A good day to stay in.

It snowed all day.  No, it was a little blizzard.  With another Christmas in the rear-view mirror, it was time to take down the rest of the Christmas decorations and pack them away.  Strings of beaded garland was wound onto skeins marked with exact lengths in a way that would have made Adrian Monk proud.  A couple of decorations hid in crevices of the tree hoping to remain un-noticed and left alone.  Their ploy didn't work.  Everything is safely tucked away for another ten or so months.  The next fun decorating theme will be Valentine's Day.  Must think of new ideas.

I just took a look at the back yard in the aftermath of the storm, and was suddenly struck by a strange inexplicable urge to devour a macaron.

Where to begin?

It's January, a new year, time for fresh beginnings.  Our house renovations are coming along swimmingly, I'd say we're about two-thirds done.  Today I reorganized my studio, which has been a dumping ground for stored articles for way too long.  There's still much more to be done, but at least I cleared my drafting table and started a new painting.  As they say, the longest journey begins with the first step.

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