Flashback // Holz Hausen

This is not a photo from today, today is Grey and Icy and is the definition of a Wintery Mix.  This photo is from mid-November when we realized we had too much wood for the normal pile, but not quite enough for another whole wall (there is a whole shed full not pictured).
Enter the Holz Hausen.
I have to say, this was all Nathaniel's doing, with me peering from my studio window in awe.  I love it so much. I have such an affinity for nice wood piles, and it makes me so happy to see this little round stack out there everyday!  Apparently it can dry the wood faster, because of the way it is stacked it creates a kind of suction vortex, and that circulation can speed up the process.  Considering it is now fairly covered in snow, well, who knows. To me it is a beautiful sculpture of my future warmth.

* So this is my third post in, after years of wanting to "blog."  (I might get into that a little more deeply later on.)  Now, looking at my three little posts I can't help but think that I have not started off with the most enticing subjects!  A chicken, a frozen river, and a wood pile.  I promise that there will be some craft and work notes soon, but I must warn you that my life, though wonderful to me,  may seem... a bit tedious to many =)

a saturday

I work on weekends, but always try to also make time for some walks and other activities that are not related to work.  Usually on a Saturday I will work early, then go to the weaving studio for a few hours, then do another activity, and then work again until dinner.  Today I was feeling a bit too overwhelmed for the weaving studio, so after dropping packages at the post in town Nathaniel and I took one of our big walks about town.  I love the river when it is half frozen.  There were geese downstream bobbing along.  I took this photo through polarized sunglasses, a little cheapie trick picked up along the way.

new here

I've been hanging out on this internet thing for a while now, and decided to try my hand at joining in with some bits from my life.  I am not terribly clever, my house is charming but sometimes messy.  I am not sure what this blog will become, but I am hoping to share some small pieces of living, along with glimpses of how I create.  There might be food, and once I figure out links, I might link to things I find interesting or inspiring..  

This first picture I have posted here is a highlight from the summer.  I got my first chickens this year, and that up above was the first to arrive.  Her name is Annie, and she is a sweetheart, and it is her egg that I eat for breakfast almost every day!  Getting chickens was really exciting for this homebody, it has been quite the learning experience (I think I finished the internets section on chickens..I'm big into research), maybe this blog will also involve some chicken talk?

Thanks for visiting!