What a delightful re-discovery I made yesterday: Jane Brocket's new blog. Ages ago, my bookmarked link pulled up nothing, and I thought she'd gone away to the world of print and the blog was gone for good. I'm so glad she's still sharing her pictures of candy colored socks, stunning flowers, and mouth-watering baking. As I clicked through months of old entries, she reminded me about a wintertime hobby I'd forgotten about for a while: forcing bulbs. Life with cats (read: JOE) has required me to abandon some indoor gardening pursuits, but the idea of a fragrant hyacinth in the middle of a Minnesota winter - in my very own house - makes me swoon for the snow a bit. Timely, as we have more coming tomorrow.
Want to see some of the great windows I'll have in the new house for growing bulbs this winter?
Front windows - facing east, all of the other light in this room is coming from the five south facing windows that run the length of the house.
My little kitchen - yes, the green alone is sunny and cheerful (a bit of a strange choice with the rest of the house, but fine for now). I love a window over the sink. When we first walked through the house, we noticed that the neighbors have a corresponding window over their kitchen sink. Wonder if we'll be friendly and wave to one another? Tonight, when we stopped by to see the progress on our new roof, it smelled like they were making soup. People who make good smelling soup must be nice neighbors, right?
We are hoping that this room will be our bedroom and we'll have this nice view of a tree lilac to wake up to. The room is a bit wee, but I think we can make it work.
And some day, we hope to finish the attic and make this space a nice, roomy, master bedroom. Until then, it will be a nice quilting, guitar-playing, guest-rooming sort of place.
Before I go - wondering what I knit on yesterday? A mitten. I know, all of that sweater talk and I go and knit a mitten. One down, one to go!
Your house looks great (although I would have to immediately paint that green wall in the kitchen red)! And I'm a big Jane Brocket fan, too - in fact, hers is one of the blogs that I sometimes have a backlog to read, because I want to make sure I savor her posts, rather than do a quick drive-by reading at work. I think I'll go check it now....
Posted by: janna | October 11, 2009 at 10:45 PM
There are some rather nice boxes chez mom and dad that we've been saving for you -
Posted by: Mommy | October 17, 2009 at 08:37 PM
Well!! I leave town on October 1 for a fused glass class, and when I finally get back in town and over the flu, you and Chris have gone and bought a house. It is lovely, and will suit you and your animal brood. Much happiness in your new space,
Linda
Posted by: Linda Peterson | October 18, 2009 at 11:41 AM