7: 20 AM

we've a real winter sunrise this AM.  and even a bit of ice.

 but a warm fire and a big stack of wood as well.  we are lucky.  a note to self, not to forget that.

snow cloth. hoping for snow. but not too much.

some can weather a storm.

probably depends how strong your heart is.

8:03 AM

even then, there is a fine line that holds us. i suppose today i am thinking about warm and cold, and rings again, but after a little thinking i am realizing that the warm and cold is not just about temperature.

and home. that is such a big subject for consideration.

7:44 PM

it took me hours to create the  softness that i wanted in this face . i wanted something caring and worn. something safe. a sense of age and perhaps weariness but not without satisfaction.  something simple and familiar.

i like the honesty that the tattered cloth adds.

i think i'm done.

i feel myself winding down,  considering a break from here until after the holiday. i will stitch a few gifts, and spend time transitioning into Magic Diaries part 2. I will be around, but with less to say. I've said so much already.

 i wonder if i will still be blogging when my hair has turned white.

santa cloth continued here.