And, snap!

The job's a game.

I am on holiday, and so is Nathaniel. Our city has been blanketed in the best inspiration for slowing down and resting, and that is just what we're doing. This isn't to say that we're lazing about doing nothing, oh no. But what we are doing, we're doing with ease and a smile, and with Little R. along side.

This morning, when I got up after the BEST gift of having a lie-in, this is what it looked like outside our living room window:



And this is what it looked like outside Little R.'s bedroom window:



Nathaniel and Little R. gave the walkway a good going over with the wee spade. Victorians simply are not prepared for this kind of weather, and we must use what tools we have on hand, usually something of the gardening variety.

Later, while Little R. and Nathaniel napped for their snowy removal efforts, I took to cleaning up my studio and getting things organized.



I thought you might like a peek into my corner of the house, now that I have things neatly away. Sort of.

The work station my dad built into the closet of the room - a fantastic space saver, and he was able to use reclaimed wood scavenged from a home reno happening down the street at the time of our move in.



The view from my work table, the door in the corner leads to the rest of the house. I just took this picture now, so it has that cozy, evening-light look.



And, this? This is what's left to be dealt with:



This is the top of my work table. I did not stage this!! Look at how random this assortment of stuff is ... an Expo 86 tray, bottle of chili sauce (wah?!), and a roll of caution tape mixed in with my sewing kit, magnetic pin 'cushion', note books, mailing envelopes, and baskets of buttons and patterns.

Tomorrow I may think, leisurely, of putting it all away.