follow-up

random thoughts are always welcome. the scale of the walls in the living room has thus far kept them blank. which i don't mind.
i don't want a series of fillers ...patience doesn't cost me anything. i have thought about painting the window frame to match the wall.these i put up this summer in my hallway. i took a piece of scrapbook paper, rotated and copied it 4 times to frame and hang.

busy weekend

it was a very busy weekend. i had projects. tim had projects. we had unexpected mutual projects. did i think to take pictures?? noooo. we had a branch down from the snow/wind storm the other day. in order to get to it tim had to cut quite a few branches from the maple tree and several of the walnut. did i get a picture of the damage?? nope. did i record the bundles piled all over the yard?? no way. was the work in the basement recorded for posterity?? not a chance. my sewing? the plants? my spraypainting?? you get the idea. sunday night rolled around and i realized my only hope was in the furniture being moved around in the living room so here you are...


it was a productive couple of days. kind of compensated for all the reading time i've logged lately.


had a call from jacob. we leave for connecticut on thursday. i've got piles of this, that and a few other things started in the spare bedroom. we're looking forward to the trip.

movie material??

i generally don't read sets/series back to back but made an exception with appaloosa and resolution. someone at work had commented on the scarcity of dialogue in appaloosa, wondering how it could be made into a movie. so i decided to read it. if you happen to like your cowboy (pictures) long, lean and taciturn this could work just fine. it will be interesting to see what they've done with it.

but who's counting??

daniel silva is finished. tana french's the likeness is done. i'm on my way upstairs for a break (i have a sink of dishes to do) before starting the new john lecarre. i do have to work tomorrow so this can't be an all-nighter but i do want to get started

and did i mention

that tonight's reading pleasure will be maximized by the use of











the fireplace??!!

this old fiberglass unit (complete with blower fan and a revolving multicolored plastic sleeve behind the molded logs)was in the basement when we bought the house and due to the layout of the room i used it for hanging christmas stockings etc but never as a heat source. since tim divided the space down here both the room and the fireplace are more usable. today has been cold and damp - just the kind of fall day that calls for a fire, a blankie and a good book. mmmmm and a fresh-from-the-oven slice of bread with butter. mmmmm