I have been in my winter den hibernating these past few weeks. Everyone is going stir crazy, but I’m looking at these cold days as a time to catch up on quiet pursuits. “What are you doing?…” is  the number one question I am repeatedly asked.

I could give you the laundry list I have memorized — a sort of litany of uninteresting chores and errands I mumble when pressed for specific details — but I think I’ll come clean and give it to you straight.  I’ve been reading (The Tigers Wife), researching my future chicken coop ( i.e.picking a breed of chickens; rooster or no rooster?), knitting (a lot of knitting), connecting with old friends, making new friends, and I confess — at times — watching the snow melt.

Hope you are finding some quiet time in your life.

Quiet time reading

Almost finished baby blanket.