Today

This morning we actually had some sunshine and no rain. So I got out side to stack some wood for kindling...it will get cut down to usable sizes later after it dries. It's scrap wood from the little cabin, Fred. (Craig's been out there working very hard to change it into an office/guest room.) After that was done, I moved back into the garden to work on getting all of the old grapevines down. I made some headway, but there's  a lot more to do. It was so nice out...a little chilly, but not bad. I wish I could be out there chipping away at that a little every day. But, since the rain prevents that, I have to find other projects to do indoors.

My indoor project for today and tomorrow is to make two of these therapy books:

I made this one for Josh when he worked at the kid's therapy place. Now that he's working as a hand therapist for adults, he's asked me for two more. People in the places he works now want them. It's a tool to help with dexterity. There are different sized buttons that the patient has to button and unbutton. Apparently it's pretty useful. So I'm working on those for a day or two.

Craig's also been working on the pen for the chickens we'll buy. We will order the chicks the end of Feb. and they'll arrive early March. We're both looking forward to raising chickens again. They're fun to watch. And it's nice to have the eggs. When we bring them home, they'll live in the 2nd bedroom in a little container... we have to keep them warm and that's the easiest way. So we'll some little house guests for about 6 weeks.