( january 12, 2019 / oregon )
January has not exactly flown by, but it has felt a bit like a gray blur.
The first week of the month I was under the weather and read four books, one right after the other. The only one I really liked was Miquel Reina's Lights On the Sea. I also binged a few series these last few months. I know it's unpopular to admit such a thing, but I am not at all above lots of quality screen time.
We have been talking about making some house interior changes and drawing out yard/garden projects. Nothing major, just some cosmetic things, and completely replacing all the back yard grass we have with garden beds. Sounds drastic, but it is a very small strip of grass. We have very limited space and it feels more important to be growing vegetables and flowers than watering and mowing a lawn. I miss walking out the back door to beds of herbs and kale and tomatoes. I can't wait to have homegrown tomatoes at our fingertips again.
My husband has been working in Portland most of this week, so I have gotten a little more time with T. Last night we went to see Green Book. I love, love going to the movies with him, especially now that he's old enough to be interested in movies that aren't specifically made for kids and can watch something that is entertaining and makes him think.
We have been getting outside as much as we can, but some weekends other things seem to take over. We are very lucky that we can be in the forest in about 40 minutes. Pictures above show a favorite hike a few weeks ago. I have been remembering all the beautiful flowers that were there last spring and getting excited about the change of seasons.
Daffodil and hyacinth greens are coming up at my folks' house. Our clematis is loaded with buds. The finches are back at our feeders. I'm just waiting for the hummingbirds. Then I'll know we've turned a corner.