satisfied
Posted on | December 2, 2007 |
Outside a wood pecker hammers into the trunk of a poplar and the sky is the color of snow. I finished my manuscript yesterday, and couldn’t have felt better about it. The stories work, I think, and they’ve begun to carry themselves, the characters leading me to new discoveries and scenes. It’s how I mostly imagine writing should feel–and I’ve decided there is absolutely nothing better writing for two days straight, hours blurring, in a quiet house. DH too Bean over to the inlaws, and I cozied up by the wood stove, clacking away at the keyboard as content as a clam.
Other delights:
My lovely hens have started to lay eggs! Regularly! I’ve been particularly enjoying them soft boiled with a little salt and pepper.
I was inspired by Ali’s beautiful advent boxes to make a set of my own for Bean, and he’s delighted at the advent fairy’s tiny gifts: yesterday a miniature tape measure; today a handful of tiny dinosaurs that grow when submerged in warm water (remember those? So fun.)
I spent the morning vacuuming and straightening, and mopping. The floors now gleam, and this makes me happy.
This afternoon, after a wee nap, I think we’ll head to the craft store to pick up tissue paper and card stock to prepare for the holidays; and also to a home store for throw pillows. Every couch needs a good collection of throw pillows, and we have too few.
What are you doing/eating this Sunday afternoon?
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December 2nd, 2007 @ 3:15 pm
This Sunday afternoon was spent working on getting the last few sections of our big new website launch ready and then finishing a book. It’s been raining solidly forever and I feel like I haven’t been outside in simply AGES. It’s making me sad, if truth be told.
December 2nd, 2007 @ 3:16 pm
and O!!! the advent takeout containers!! How I love them!!
December 2nd, 2007 @ 3:52 pm
I spent the day cleaning and am finally getting to work on some crafts. I just have to have a clean house before I can get anything done or else I get distracted.
December 2nd, 2007 @ 4:41 pm
delicious…i just posted some of my sunday nibbles on my blog. have a look if you would like!
warmly,
gem
December 2nd, 2007 @ 10:26 pm
I finished making some of those personalized ornaments from Ali’s site…
Decorated our tree…the lights and surrounding candles are so very comforting tonight and roasted a few marshmellows with my grandson…
Signed some Christmas cards while listening to some soft music…
And now, I’m delighted to read that you finished your manuscript and feel so good about it!
Congrats…sincerely.
December 3rd, 2007 @ 1:12 am
peanut butter cookies + homemade potato/corn soup with bacon, red peppers, carrots… finishing up a project while the boys trim the tree. a blissful sunday, all in all.
December 3rd, 2007 @ 9:07 am
eggs, toast, bacon, grapes, oranges, biscuts, orange juice, and coffee for breakfast at my mom and dad’s, trip to the craft store, decorating the tree, hanging the garland, broccoli and cheese soup, homemade chocolate chip cookies, candles twinkle while we snuggle on the couch and listen to it rain.
December 3rd, 2007 @ 12:12 pm
what a lovely post, as always…
you remind me to seek joy from the simpler things rather than getting caught up in the chaos…
December 3rd, 2007 @ 3:24 pm
oh magic woman– you are living the life! each of these details adds up to sweet wonder— oh my. Congrats on the manuscript!! You are an inspiration. Bisous.
December 3rd, 2007 @ 3:31 pm
Love the advent boxes idea. Spent Sunday myself surrounded by boxes of the moving kind trying to sort and give up and pack.
December 3rd, 2007 @ 3:33 pm
oooo - and CONGRATULATIONS on the manuscript!
December 5th, 2007 @ 4:16 pm
… you burned your toast …
December 6th, 2007 @ 6:11 pm
mmmm to the photos
and the way you string words together
very pleasing