I bought this bag of leather scraps last summer when I was home visiting my parents in Wyoming. I bring it out and fondle the bits every once in a while, but now I am seriously starting to research all things leather related. My dad does beautiful leather work and it’s something that’s been on my “to-do” list for a long time now. Now is finally the time to get busy and I’m currently mulling over project ideas. Jewelry? Purses? Belts?
Work is intensely busy right now. I’m helping design (UI and front end development) for the reservation system for Washington’s Ferry system and it’s incredibly complicated and all-consuming so I am pretty much a zombie when I get home. As such, I have to take little Parisian snow globe breaks periodically during the day.
And as if to make up for that horrible storm two weeks ago, Mother Nature has decided to reward us with a sunny, beautiful weekend. It’s still mighty chilly, but warm enough for me to get the tulip bulbs out of the garage and finally into the ground. I hope it’s not too late!
Feb
05 |
First it snowed. A lot.
Then the freezing rain came. Yay! Ice storm!
Which brought trees down on things like fences and roofs.
And power lines. The Governor declared a state of emergency.
So, we had to do things by candlelight for SIX DAYS.
And then it rained. The power (and internet!) were restored and all is right in my world.
This week was so totally draining. The snow was kind of cool in the magical way snow can be, especially if it’s the first snow of the winter. The ice storm was unexpected and really sucked, yet was sort of fascinating at the same time. We listened to the trees in the wetlands that surround us SNAP! CRACK! CRASH! for two days. It got really scary when the maple tree on the neighboring property crashed on our fence, and then again on our yard and roof a few hours later. Being without power for so long was by far the hardest part. We are on a well so that also meant no water. Thank God for our wood stove…that gave us heat and a place to cook and heat water. Cold, frustrated, sleep deprived. The power finally came on, then went off, then came back on again. A week later pretty much all of the snow is gone and there are tree parts scattered all over town waiting to be chipped or turned into firewood.
I feel like I can finally relax and I’m looking forward to getting my routine back!
Jan
26 |
Just a quick update…We had a MAJOR snow/ice/wind storm last week that left us with fallen trees on our fences and roof, AND without power for six days. I finally got power back yesterday morning (yay!), but am still without the Internet. Hopefully we’ll get that soon so I can regale you with riveting disaster photos.
Jan
26 |
Afternoon walks in the sunshine.
Perfecting my sourdough technique.
Roasting tomatoes.
Painting another chalkboard surface in the hallway.
Delighting in snow. (I’m over that now.)
All photos taken with my iPhone. I know I am totally late to the game but I am having so much fun with the camera and all of the apps on it.
Jan
18 |
I never showed you my poster. I’ve had this gigantic IKEA frame lying around for an eternity and couldn’t figure out what to do with it. I finally decided to pull together some of the amazing images from my 35mm pendant lamp so they can be seen in another light, so to speak. I had it printed and foamcore mounted at Kinkos. I love how it turned out. As you can see I have yet to hang it!
Here are the images I used:
Now I want to go on a trip!
Jan
10 |
