When I am Mudcatting, I am surrounded by a very fully furnished (you might even call it cluttered) living room. My workstation is a desk with a hutch. The design really suits me, as it has a shelf down low about 6 inches off the ground, where I can put my feet on a cushion, instead of having them dangling down. This puts my legs at a very comfortable angle to the rest of my body when I am sitting.

I found my chair in a council cleanup - probably thrown out because the height adjustment is no longer working, but it happens to be just the right height for me. It has arms, and is the most comfortable chair in the house. I can sit in it for hours without any back strain - a real bonus because my back is not easy to please! Right next to me at the moment also is a fan heater - turned on. We are finally starting to get some very chilly winter nights.

On my desk in front of me there is my monitor with an assortment of odd objects on it - my fluffy toy Y2K bug, a little viking figure that I got in Sweden, a lump of rose quartz, a little felt cat from Sandra in Sydney, and a calendar. Tucked in under the desktop, just above the keyboard shelf, is a little tray that swings out, where I keep pens and a few other odd little things. On the shelf underneath, next to where I put my feet, are two stacked trays where I keep important papers that I need to deal with. Above the monitor is a rack with CD ROMs etc.

On a low shelf to the right sit the router and computer, with one of those USB hubs that Susan needs, so I don't have to scrabble behind the computer too often, above that a sliding shelf stocked with a lot of recycled paper for scribbling on, and above that my multifunction printer which is a bit of a monster. There are a few pages of Morris tune music on top of it at the moment. Also tucked in between the monitor and printer is the speaker for my skype connection which really needs a longer cord - it only just reaches the desktop, a box of tissues, a cordless phone in its base, and a small air ionizer. On a shelf above the printer is a lamp, a small clock, a figure of a witch holding a crystal ball, and a lovely framed artwork of a Celtic knot that CatsPHiddle sent me. Right on top are some of my favourite and most used books and a few other little "toys". There's a model of a Morris dancer that John made, up there too. Yes, sounds pretty cluttered, but it's my little corner and I like it.

I'm situated near the corner of the living room, with a large window round the corner to the right. When the blind is pulled up, I can see some bits of my garden along the fence - sometimes tomatoes and a passionfruit vine in summer, and a large straggly rose bush over to the left. The road is just the other side of the fence, so I tend to keep the blind down for privacy - particularly at night. Under the window is a sofa bed which is not often used as a bed. At the moment it has a pile of catalogues, a couple of bills, a violin in an open case and a bunch of cushions on it. Next to the sofa bed in the corner behind me is a set of drawers where I keep most of my stationary. On top of it is a lamp, a sculpture of two dolphins that my son gave me, a vase with some wattle in it, and the St Albans Folk Festival Chorus Cup - a huge mulga wood monstrosity that I have to house till next year's festival.

On my left is my TV, stereo, DVD player etc - the sound from my computer comes from the stereo speakers, so they all have to be together. I don't mind having the TV close because I can sort of watch it out of the corner of my eye while I am on the computer.

Further over to the left, round the other corner are racks of CDs, a piano with family photos and candles on it, a darabukka next to the piano stool, and another corner full of instruments in cases - guitars, a mandolin, a bouzouki, a banjo, a couple of bodhrans, and numerous whistles and percussion of every kind.

On the wall behind me are two lounge chairs facing the TV, with a half-finished fireplace between them. It will never be a real one, as the chimney has been bricked in, but I'm hoping there will soon be a heater in there that looks like glowing logs. A lovely old fashioned fireplace surround, which we bought second hand ages ago, is leaning against the wall, waiting to be attached to it - one of many unfinished projects around here :-(

In spite of that, I'm really fond of this space. It's cosy!