The coldest, most wintery winter I have experienced in Seattle in 30 years, seems to have come to an end. We actually had snow that stayed for more than a day. Ice that didn't melt during the day and re-form at night, but stayed for WEEKS.

It was refreshing to have an actual winter season, and not just an extended wet autumn!

That changed yesterday. And I am glad to see the rain again. We Seattleites do love our rain, and hearing it on the roof, seeing it outside, and watching the last of the ice succumb under the delicate and persistent fall of rain, made me love my city even more.

In other news I am finally getting my various art framed. I've collected original art for decades. Bought from street vendors and artist friends all around the world, most of it has been pinned on the wall, or sitting in flat storage for ... well ... some of it for decades. Now, with a little extra money in savings, I have decided to finally frame much of it, and get it up on the walls in my home so I can enjoy it. This feels surprisingly good! Nesting. Settling in.

I'm also in the process of planning my garden workshop/writer's shed that I will build in the coming months. A place where I can work, whether that's on home projects or writing, a space away from the house... my man cave thing. I'm patiently excited about this project...