Thanks, Dean...Christmas by ambush, hmmm?

I've spent most of the day fighting the bitter wind that tore off the heavy plastic over the screened-in shed attached to our old cape. It had to be replaced before night, but the wind pulled and snarled, tugging the roll out of my hands.

It's done, now, though. I stapled one end of it around a piece of lathing, took it outside, and nailed that thing up before pulling and stapling the roll along the side of the shed. A couple dozen pre-nailed laths slapped up and nailed, and Voila! All that was left was to haul some of our remaining firewood inside to heat the parlor/bedroom side of the house before night. It's not even January and we're running low.

Tomorrow I must do some baking for a new experience coming up- a cookie swap with my small Frugality group.I don't have any fancy ingredients, but they'll be seasoned with love.

maeve