....why do I live in Nod?
I know full well it could be much worse - my heart hurts for those suffering in the aftermath of the tornadoes and other storms down south but, all the same, I am winter weary.
(And, unfortunately, our turn at tornado season will come as well.)
I am (desperately) trying to focus on the promise of spring.
Since I can't shut out the view of white out my windows, I tried distracting myself by pulling a few of my favorite bunnies out of hiding.
(Ok, truth? I'm also avoiding doing taxes....)
All but one of the bunnies in the below photo are antique/vintage German candy containers.
These are one of my favorite things. Ever.
But I like other bunnies too....
{Spun Cotton Bunny Baby}
And pussy willows....(not real...too cold and too much snow here yet.)
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I've also started on some more spring-like projects and, yes, located my wayward hook.
This is "Early Bird" - an adaptation of a Lori Brechlin/Notforgotten design by Kris Miller.
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And books...well, there's really no season to them. I don't think I'll ever catch up with sharing them all, but I will again try to include a recent read in posts again.
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"The Museum of Extraordinary Things" by Alice Hoffman was a most satisfying read. I know I once said I'm not much for love stories, but this one had so many other things going on that I could really forget it was, in reality, a love story too.
The protagonist, Coralie, performs as a mermaid in her father's "museum," (i.e., a Coney Island freak show). She meets a young Russian immigrant who has photographed the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and becomes tangled up in a young worker's disappearance.
It is part love story, part mystery, and part history but so artfully told it casts a spell that is hard to resist. I was especially impressed with the accuracy of the author's depiction of early 1900's New York.
And, yes, I will be reading more of this author.
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Hoping things aren't quite as white where you are.
