and

thank you annie for the bubbly, and thank you comcast for the internet, and thank you UB for the xmas $ that allowed me to get a worm composter and a rain barrel. and thank you everyone for making my birthday so special. and especially thank you to fred who made this all happen. fry and i are the luckiest girls alive.

brrr out there, toasty in here

some pics of the studio. i tried to get some studio lav shots, but none came out well this go 'round. the last shot here gets me, my cool ceiling, fry, and one of my charcoals.

and about the bubbly

i came home the other night to a bottle of veuve clicquot sitting on my front stoop. and no note. what a lovely thing to come home to, but i am wanting to thank the person who delivered it! although it's a fun mystery thinking that it may be from an admirer. thank you secret bubbly admirer!!!

must be noted

although i have experienced some issues, trials and tribulations with my kit, the damn thing does what is supposed to do! if the sun is out, and it's 20 degrees outside, i am inside wearing a tank top and shorts. that thing heats up like an oven and retains it. i have gone days in a row without even turning the thermostat on. it will indeed end up saving me a BUNDLE on heat. i never thought i would look forward to those crisp cold clear days of winter. my mom sometimes will call and say something about how it is supposed to warm up outside, and here on the cape that almost always involves rain and overcast skies, and that is when the house is the coldest. ironic. but it can be 25 out there and staggeringly warm inside if the sun is out. i find myself remarking constantly (and i am sure my friends are sick of it) about how hot it is in the house and the heat is completely off. let's hope for plenty of sunny days this winter!