Skipping Town

Recently, with some downtime, I organized my Bookmarks in Google Chrome. A practical reason drove this project--a folder of bookmarks I actually need for my job was lost at the bottom of a long, long list of other bookmarks, requiring a lot of scrolling to access. I’m sure there’s a way to pin this folder of bookmarks, or something, but I don’t know how to do that, so eliminating all the items that come before it seemed the way to go. And yes, this is a wrapping-coins sort of organizational project: ultimately pointless, but satisfying nonetheless. I began deleting with abandon, rolling my eyes a little at the absurdity and/or uselessness of the websites I’d bookmarked, until I realized that what I was actually seeing as I went down the list of bookmarks was a record of several years of my life. Here were the craft ideas I collected at the start of every summer, anticipating long days at home with two little children. Ten outdoor crafts for kids; 25 outdoor activities; 50 amazing activ...

 At long last, a post. It's a New Year's resolution to post more, not just during the summer, and I guess I'm getting a late start since January is now almost over. Better late than never etc. So here we are. Christmas has come and gone. A magical one (as usual), despite covid-precaution complications for yet another year. At least this year we didn't hesitate to gather; we just rapid-tested first. What a world.  And now we're in the downswing of the worst month of the year. January is a slog. Cold and dark and all the letdown of the post-holiday weeks, undecorating, righting the house, facing the bare surfaces.  Our library is finally done--the Long Room--and now just needs furniture (a lot of furniture). Our whole house, actually, needs a lot of furniture. Also curtains. These are not easy things to choose and buy, but we need to focus and get at least a few things soon.  Nutmeg continues to charm us all. How have I reached this age and only now have a bunny? A bu...