View from the porch of our new house.
“I always take Scotch whiskey at night as a preventative of toothache. I have never had the toothache; and what is more, I never intend to have it.”-Mark Twain
Staircase-Sepia
Staircase-Black and White
She has great priorities.
My in-progress studio is her new favourite place to relax.
Moving in to the new studio!
Can you spy the fireplace?
…looks like this.
A key to the future.
There are no quotes about moving or change that match the happiness I feel deep in my heart. Our new house is 6 1/2 miles away, but it feels like a different world. An opening into something calm and beautiful. A psychological awakening, ripe with satisfaction and intense anticipation. I can, almost, open my clenched fists. Almost.
“There are no ordinary cats.”-Colette
Zig Zig (aka Miss Zizi Jeanmaire) agrees.
ZigZig
My future writing studio.
“A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.”-Anthony Trollope
Two shelves of books, just before being packed.
Books, History
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”-Marcus Tullius Cicero
We are moving in a couple of weeks. Next year, my window tree will bloom for someone else. Nothing is permanent, but I will never forget my beautiful friend.
Window Tree Blooming
“Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.”-Winston Churchill
My Green Friend
“I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do.”-Willa Cather
If you need me today, I’ll be in this chair: legs thrown over the side, disheveled, peaceful. Reading, sipping tea, staring out open windows. Living life with the timer off. Collecting quotes, not thinking, blissfully unaware. Ruffling doggie ears, painting my toe nails, napping. Tomorrow, I’ll be back. Ready to jump into the fray. But that is in the future and today, today, is about the now.
A great place for solitude.
Thank you to the lovely Vickie Lester, for reminding me that I do not need permission or justification for taking some alone time.
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 