Hello Splendid Readers, I hope all is well with you. We have had a fantastic little snow storm here in Seattle and many of us are loving every single flake.
I didn’t get out much today, in fact I’ve been somewhat homebound lately, “encouraging” the completion of college applications, helping the little academics to prepare for their final exams, and then, I have been on a
MAJOR organizing binge.
It’s amazing what three new drawers can do for a kitchen. These plain white drawers, with brushed nickel bin handles, replaced a bank of shelves and an irritating beverage refrigerator. The two deep bottom drawers became the home for all of my appliances, centralizing these items to a space where they are most frequently used. When I open the top drawer, there is a beautiful, slightly tilted, display of each and every jar of herbs or spices I own, organized alphabetically… oh, how I swoon over this sudden ease of accessibility to these exotic, flavorful ingredients.
Moving these things to their new home, of course, opened up other spaces. I’ve spent the past couple of weeks focused on how to make my kitchen storage space as functional as possible.
Then there was the furnace issue…more on that later, maybe.
Today, I did take a baby step towards addressing a resolution I’ve made for to myself for many years. Before she spent time with my daughter, I spent an hour with a fabulous french tutor. I must admit, it was an exhausting struggle trying to extract those words from the catacombs in my brain, then trying to put them together in an attempt to converse with this lovely Parisian. Though the attempt may have seemed pathetic to her, to me, it felt great and I plan to continue down this path.
On the local news tonight they are “concerned” that there are more storm fronts moving in, visibly distressed by the unfortunate weather pattern which has come our way.
Personally, I love this winter wonderland, and all of the uncertainty and inconvenience it offers.
Want to bundle up and join me out here for brandy later?
I say, let it snow!
Oh, I wish we had some snow here! Never will that happen. Guess I will have to visit my daughter at college to get that!
Beautiful images, Emily. Thank you for sharing.
Tereas
xoxo