If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?


-Percy Bysshe Shelley 

We Did It.

That's right, we put a lid on 2012. Wrapped it up with a tidy bow and sent it on its way. Some people came and some went. There were new things and things that stayed the same. I love the promise of the new year, when it's fresh, sparkling, and yet-to-be opened. Let's see what happens!

363/365 I Can Do Better

Went back and took a look at my posts for the year including my flopsy idea of a 365 project, and sadly and embarrassingly realized that this will only be my twentieth 365 post....pretty pathetic! But I still love the idea and might not say that I am going to try again, but I will promise to think about it. I've been creeping around looking at all the incarnations of 365 projects. Wow!

I admire those doing their project every day, almost no matter what. 

The world is full!

My eyes are open some of the time, not most maybe, but at least I know that.

There is much to share, 

hear and drink in, 

celebrate,

and find wonderful. 

 What do you think? Would you ever undertake, or contribute to a year-long project? Is anybody in?

Winter, After All

I had pretty happily, although prematurely, almost given up on winter, with those nice mid-fifty degree days and the not-needing of scarves, but I guess that's over now. We were talking about what it would be like to live in a place where it is always temperate. I wondered if I would become 'overly content' with no change of seasons. Would I forget to be grateful for all the lovely various days? Would I miss the brownness of Pennsylvania winter and the need to take an evening bath from October to April? Or would my days slide from one to the other, making time go faster or slower?

For now I am glad to be marooned in my little house, taking care of some projects I have been putting off for a long time. A long stretch of days off from work...like nine days in a row...feels much needed and delightful.

353/365 All These Things Happened.

Not all at Once but in the Recent Past.

This Happened.

Necessarily in the past year, or yesterday.

Hot Peanuts!

Gen LCJ

Hooligans

you are not going to believe this

do you believe this? 

Central Junior High School, Chambersburg, Pa 

Pete and June Think About Things.

Lael Thinks About Things.

My Ideal Self?

do you notice how much lower the sun is from start to finish? this was a long hike at first estimated to be about an hour but stretched long into the fall of afternoon. 

Happy Friday Signs.

ah, mr. yen

Vicarious Shopping

Every so often I like to pretend that I am actually going to buy something and make lists and put things in my virtual shopping cart. Like I pretend went to Ikea and had so much fun! My cart was overflowing with bounty! It was almost like actually shopping, but it was free. Oh, and the other part about about it was not actually getting anything besides a picture in my head...but I told myself that this way, I will be better prepared to actually make some decisions the next time I go to an Ikea store, rather than wandering around overwhelmed for two hours and then ending up with a Vardelfull  and a Solstrale. But never mind that, in my recent wanderings I happened upon some other neato stuff. 

But what I really want is a place to hang this hammock, like a sea shanty or a wonky treehouse. I could keep my map in there so I could find my way home.

All this fun stuff found at Best Made Company via Goop

In Case You Need Some Holiday Shopping Ideas

I am not generally a fan of the use of "Really? Really?" but it seems like the right thing to say here, because I am otherwise speechless. Here in Franklin County! 

Happy Friday Thoughts.

It's been a week, and now almost to those few special days of weekend. Yay!

Images here