we got the building permit!!!

whew. my gosh, so much has been happening these days.

slowly wrapping up the loose ends on the financial decision we made a couple weeks ago.

slowwwwly moving forward on the accessory dwelling unit.

slow, slow, slow. 

I'm not doing great.

But. I'm trying to hold it together. And so for the next few days, I'm going to focus on positivity and gratitude.

And there is much to be grateful for.

It's not supposed to rain for a few days! Which means I get to get back to my bicycle commute, my lovely commute routine. And I might even catch some sunlight!

Last night we ( Read more... )

Woodworking

- a bench and shoe storage with reclaimed wine boxes for shoe baskets. I took advantage of the lovely woodshop at a nearby communal home for this, and have many thanks for the friendly faces there for getting me re-started in woodworking.


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Mm. I haven't written in a while; each evening I head off towards bed, I'll knit, or chat online, or putter with the news, and somehow or another, writing has just fallen off the radar ( Read more... )

I am a PhD Candidate, yo! Holy shit!

I love the rain.

I spent hours in the studio this afternoon putting handles on mugs, handcarving designs that simply grew out of the clay, listening to people chatter. It was perfect, it was quiet, it was simple and calm and internally driven. I needed to set my mind to something inward ( Read more... )

It's raining, and my thoughts keep wandering, aimlessly voyaging through impressions and images from this last weekend. The way the light played across Shimmer's face that evening in the park, how calmly and beautifully and naturally she speaks, the way we talked about how each of us converses with God through our work. The silent ranks of aikidoka ( Read more... )

The Burrow is on the lookout for someone to move in in July. Do you know anyone who might be interested?