Outside my window… sunny but very cold – temperatures in the 20’s tonight – that’s January weather, not Spring!
I am thinking… that I know exactly what Russ is going through, trying to recover his files and put his Grampy blog back together following a mistake in renovating and the resulting crash.
I am thankful for… the opportunity to nap this afternoon.
From the learning rooms… a planned trip to the nature center we discovered in a neighboring town.
From the kitchen… soup. Good, Hot soup!
I am wearing… a purple fleece top (a purchase I still question the wisdom of – purple???) and comfy jeans
I am creating… still plugging away at the new format for the my dollhouse site. It’s coming, I promise!
I am going… to the shore this weekend. Blessing!
I am reading… old, very old, cookbooks.
I am hoping… to have the spring cleaning of the bedroom done this week
I am hearing… the quiet, grim determination of my husband trying to restore the damage done to his blog. Sighing and the clicking of the keyboard…
Around the house… steady progress toward a Clean Spring
One of my favorite things… planning my container gardens, looking for ideas, visiting the garden center
A few plans for the rest of the week: lots of time outdoors
Here is picture thought I am sharing…

The first hike of Spring – even if it doesn’t look much like Spring. Notice the empy container held by a little girl hoping to find some polliwogs…
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Today’s post in Grandmother’s patternbook – a knit baby bunting
Today’s post in Thrifty Creativity – Sewing without a pattern – an apron/ shawl
Today’s post in Grandmother Wren’s pantry - the beginning of a series of illustrations from a very old children’s cookbook – nice graphics, there to share
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It looks like quite a good day you were having. I was, as usual, climbing the corporate ladder. I hope that damn ladder gets broken soon.