Here I am – I’ve tidied up my blog and studiously avoided tidying up my home. Truthfully, I just don’t know where to begin. The downstairs is now open for business, but every heavy piece of old family furniture we put in place is laid with the knowledge that it will have to be uprooted as the workers redo the… Read More
Archives for December 2009
The Boulder of Seeming Impossibilities
The boulder of seeming impossibilities has rolled. And it has all but flattened me in its wake. During this exhausting past week, in addition to the usual holiday “cheer”, we have finally moved into our mostly finished downstairs bedrooms, becoming Task #1 of Seeming Impossibility. After five months of cramped living in little more than a construction site disguised as… Read More
Pining Away
Our tree has arrived, and ah, the pine smells fine! With Sir Renaissance away on business this week, I set my mind to be busy so I wouldn’t miss him so much (or notice the absence of his help at bath time). It was decidedly time to prepare for Christmas – the purchase of some small gifts, the placement of… Read More