puttering about

 When I woke up this morning, I thought it was a foggy start.

Then I put my glasses on and realized it was snowing.

 Later I noticed that the sunlight, creeping around the side of the house,

was creating a sharp line of melting.
 That Mother Nature, she is cool beans.

 In between legislative zoom calls and
conference calls with the hospital,

Batman has been keeping busy with
fun projects around the house.

I have been wanting a window box under the windows of

the "room of requirement" for ages.

The windows crank outwards,
so a box tucked under the sill is not practical.

Count on Batman to come up with a solution.

We brought this cedar window box with us from the house in CT.
Batman crafted a stand made of downed birch branches
collected here on the property.
I can't wait til it's warm enough to plant it full of flowers!
It gets morning sun, but most of the day it's in shade.
Any suggestions? 

I have a book stand for my cookbooks,
but I also use lots of recipe cards, 

recipes pulled from magazines and printed from the internet.

 I sometimes become exasperated when they flop over,
or flutter off the counter.

The other day I pulled out my toolbox and
screwed a brass cup hook into

the windowsill at eye level.
I found a paper clamp and hung it from the hook.

Voila!

Such a very simple solution. 

You can find the recipe for Leek, Celeriac and Potato Soup here.

Sometimes it's the simple, easy projects that
can provide shelter in these odd days.
My dad called time spent this way as "puttering about".

And hey Vicki...
tomorrow I'll be back to explain how
I sewed the paper onto the cover of our "staying home" book.

Hang in there friends!