Some Spring Cleaning

A thick blanket of clouds blocked yesterday's sun - but still the temperatures reached into the 70's! 

You may have seen over the past year that Pete and Forrest have grown quite a friendly relationship.  Forrest loves Pete.  He's his cat - just ask him, he'll tell you!  He frequently walks up to Pete and places a paw on his back to push him to the ground.  Then Forrest lies down in front of him and the fun begins.

Yesterday that included a jab with the left,

a right hook 

followed by yet another right hook.

And with that, playtime was over.  "Time to feed the cats!" rang out from the barn - Jack's "front and center" call to all felines and canines.  The cats get their wet breakfast, and the dogs get to lick the cans - Mmmm, delicious!

After morning chores I took a walk out to check the vernal pool where all of the wood frogs had laid their eggs weeks ago.  Earlier, I had seen tadpoles.  However, now there appears to be nothing in these puddles but water and algae.  I sure hope those frogs know what they were doing!

Of course, Forrest ran through the mud puddles in the vicinity, getting his paws and legs muddy.

A quick trip to the pond,  and our filthy puppy was good as new!

Because I am caught up with garden work (for the time being) I used yesterday's clouds as an excuse to deep-clean, re-organize, and rearrange my sewing room.  In the almost 15 years since we built this house, I had never rearranged this room.  I felt it needed an infusion of some fresh energy.  (I forgot to take a before photo)

Now, the view from the doorway is this...

A daybed (with a trundle beneath) provides a third room with sleeping arrangements for overnight guests.

In front of the largest windows are my sewing machines so that I can look out over the woods and see the squirrels and birds while I sew.

On the opposite side of the room, I have my painting corner.

The table doubles as a cutting area for fabric on the left, and a painting area on the right.

The pie safe to the left of the table houses fabric scraps and painting supplies.

It almost feels like a brand new room!

Yesterday's blog elicited some questions about our 250+ year old log cabin.  Perhaps the best way to show you more about it is through a few old blog posts - linked below.

For those who have never seen the inside of our old log cabin... HERE is a blog post with a little tour of the inside.  HERE is another post showing a little more of the inside (written quite a few years ago!)