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Winter Petals

January 26, 2012 Marie Leave a Comment

Just a few short days since my last post this little hyacinth has really started to bloom. There is a small hint of its sweet scent if you’re close enough to it – I could smell it while I took pictures – but not enough to perfume the entire room. I think I have a love of photographing flowers because they fade so quickly. Too quickly, if you ask me. Sometimes I wish I lived in a warmer climate where I could have blooming flowers year-round, but I try to remind myself that the bitter, barren winter makes me appreciate little things such as this so much more.

Though the winter equinox is over a month behind us, the days still darken early. A dismal gray fog settled among the trees and fields today, contrasted by amber-shaded grass in the ditches. It was beautiful and eerie all at once. The image brought Sleepy Hollow to mind.

Candles glow on the dining room table, the kitchen, the bathroom, etc for extra light indoors. I still have my holiday tree up simply because I love the soft glow the lights give off despite the holidays being well over. My oil lanterns are nearly out of fuel. I spend my evenings trying to make up where Mother Nature left off.

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The weekend

January 23, 2012 Marie Leave a Comment


:: Breakfast Sunday, something I’m trying hard to make a habit now.
:: Lots of spinning while being holed up in the house from snow.
:: Pretty daylight on the indoor plants thanks to aforementioned snow.
:: A much more labor-intense painting project than anticipated resulting in just a single wall painted.
:: A little hyacinth growing ever-so-carefully on a window sill
I have a to-do list full of things to get done today. The weekend was pretty tame, as you can see. I spent a good part of it just relaxing and recuperating after not feeling well, so today has become the ‘catch up’ day to get back on track. So far the day seems to be slipping away from me faster than I’d like.

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Love like winter

January 14, 2012 Marie Leave a Comment

AFI on Pandora. Practicing my embroidery on some scrap fabric (not that I need a new hobby or anything). Spinning ever so slowly through the fiber on my wheel (just some generic merino/silk blend I ordered ages ago). There is plenty to do around here, but I’m putting it off until tomorrow. One day of relaxing and playing with projects around the house won’t hurt anything.

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First snow

January 2, 2012 Marie Leave a Comment

The first real snow. It doesn’t look like much, but I promise you there’s probably about an inch or so sitting there. The grass hasn’t been mowed since sometime in October. That rose bush needs trimmed bad. The garden needed tilled. But all of that is meaningless now. Winter is upon us, and I’ve once again proven that I can’t manage even the small tasks around here. What the hell am I going to do if I get the farm I so desperately want?!

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