It's only when I get up in the morning, and I'm sitting here, and I happen to glance out the window and realize that the sky is starting to get light long before Teapot and the girls go out the door, that I realize too that January is almost over. Normally January drifts by in a lazy turn of days, but for some reason this January flew past so quickly that now I'm sitting here trying to figure out where it went. Blazing by in a flurry of days, this month has left me gasping in an effort to finish the first three sections of my level 4 books. That was my goal... I haven't reached it... but I'm close, so we will see if this can be accomplished. I haven't looked at section three yet, since I'm still finishing the last question in section two. I should have that finished today. Then I will do the required reading before embarking on the next section. I just have to remember steady on... I guess.
Teapot and Daughter #2 are leaving for school. This is exam week. Daughter #2 has two exams today and will be finished after that. Daughter #1 had her first exam yesterday, her second will be tomorrow and then her last one will be on Thursday. It is a very easy week though there is lots of studying going on.
As Teapot leaves the driveway there is a little green sky on the horizon... I know that sounds kind of weird because if I were to describe the sky, I would say that it is lime green on the horizon, then yellow fading out to a greyish yellow with darker grey clouds drifting passively by, then a soft baby blue changing into a medium blue and then darkening as you go west where it is still quite a dark blue with a half moon shining as it sinks towards the opposite horizon. It is quite lovely and I'd take a picture but Teapot seems to have taken his camera with him this morning since I can't find it in all the usual places. (Definitely time to get one of my own.)
It has not sunken below zero degrees for days now and all through the night you can hear the water dripping from the roof of the house. I do believe that we will get more snow before winter's grip has loosened, but it is nice to have this mid-winter reprieve. I have been walking out every day lately which is so nice after a month of cold temperatures and bitter winds. I would walk down through the forest... my forest, but there is deep snow in there and even though the ski-doos have the trails compacted it is still quite treacherous to walk there. I miss the woods. So I walk the road here in an effort to hear the birds and see the deer, and hear the squirrels chirping on a beautiful winter day.... but I am looking forward to a walk through the woods again and smell the rich brown earthy scents that call me out there.
The sky is quite light now and I must get back to my work... I hope your mid-winter day is as fine as mine.
I'm off to spin some camel/silk/bison blend yarn.... and dream of that Lopi sweater.... will I or won't I????
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