Fire and snow

 

After the frigid temperatures earlier this week, it seemed almost balmy yesterday afternoon (it felt like 17F), and I decided to build a fire outside. 

Birch and pine

 

Project

  Often, when you're working on a project, things look worse than when you started. 

Pecan pie

 

Purple

 

Orange

 

Sun

  Proof that the sun can shine in Michigan in mid-January. 

Partial

 

At my desk

 

Books

Frozen

 

Fallen

 

Reading stories

 

Soup season

 

Time to grow

  Libby created this arrangement, which includes an amaryllis bulb. 

Slush

 

Should old acquaintance be forgotten

 

Tea party

Kathryn planned a tea party for us while she was on Christmas break. 

Brown

 

Sugar shack

Libby invited us to her sugar shack to sip hot chocolate, admire the completed paint job, and see the (unassembled) evaporator. 
 

Boots and coats

It's the time of year when there's a heap of boots and coats piled near the door. 

Unbroken