Bluebirds and Birch trees

 A productive day, which followed a not quite so productive one. But a day where half of it was spent outside, and the other half being about as productive if not more so, inside. Taking pictures that followed to raising of large cedar posts and planting of grape vines, then switching to scholar mode, and managing to read nearly twenty pages of history. The sky today was grey for the most part, but times would come where the sun would peak out for maybe a minute, and everything would light up brilliantly! Now, in the evening and late afternoon, we have rain. And lots of it. I enjoy rain, it's nice after a week of seemingly no change, it offers a refreshing feeling once it's finished.  Well, dinner time. I'll write again later.  -Mae

 So although it's more typical to say a day off, I prefer it to be a day away, but honestly, in my case it usually will result in being away from the doldrums of day to day life.   I had forgotten the pleasure of setting a room in order after unpacking things, and getting it the way you want it to be, after it's been a wreak for a long time. Putting up old and new pictures, artwork from friends, and posters. Getting things put away, and throwing away other things, and then getting ready to sell a little bit more. Which will still leave me with quite a bit of stuff. But this is a season of new beginnings. And I welcome a change that is showing me that things go better when I embrace who I am. I'm excited for a year where things will be full of an adventure that is my life. And I'm ready, or at least as ready as I will ever be when the time comes. Adventure is always around the corner, I just have to recognize that it's there!       I'm ...

 I wish I could say I had put a whole lot of thought into that title, but reality, it only made itself known as soon as I was looking for synonyms for the word gallimaufry. Which has rapidly become one of my most favorite words. Now, they all mean something similar, which is another thing that makes me happy! Medley :   a varied mixture of people or things. Motley :   incongruously varied in appearance or character. Gallimaufry :   a confused jumble or medley of things. So to say the least, I can say that I am a medley, a motley, and a gallimaufry!  -Mae

 So today I am snow and ice bound once again. But one way to ride out the slowly but ever thawing cold is to make a cup of tea!  The one thing that I did differently this time, was add chocolate. Putting a number of large chocolate chips into my cup with the teabag while the water boiled. True, it will not be a sweet cup of tea without something else to sweeten it, but all I needed was a half spoon of honey, and a dash of milk. Now I used black tea, and I do not know how it would taste  otherwise, but for myself, I rather enjoyed it!  -Mae