Last Night at the Tire House
Last night, the wind was howling. Those winter winds remind us just how un-winter-friendly and drafty this house is.
So last night we curled up with quilts and got to work at our desks. Martin ordered a space heater for us to try out. I can’t wait to hear that loud UPS truck barreling down the gravel road.
Later last night, Martin was designing a circuit board; I worked on the layout of a new journal. I think those were our ideal happy places.
I really want it to carve out a story. All the pages were being piled here and there.
Last night, I used a red pen all over the layouts. The old editing symbols my mom taught me sure came in handy. Do you remember those? Like “DS” or the fun little slash with a loop at the end? Some pages had more red than black in the end.
I love watching that creative process develop, draft after draft.
Last night, I made the final changes… at least for this draft. Then I thought about how thankful I was for each of you, and I hoped and hoped and hoped: Please don’t let your house be as drafty!
Happy *warm* Thursday.
January 13th, 2011 at 10:02 am
I’d rather be cold in your tire house than sitting in this cubicle. :)
Space heaters are really one of the best inventions ever, I think. My old condo was SO cold, no matter how much heat I used.
January 13th, 2011 at 11:09 am
Oh, I loved the loop! You know, I can’t use those at all anymore in my editing work! All my client work is done on the computer and when I correct classwork from my students -well, they have no idea what those are! It’s strange to have students not know this information b/c it seems like standard editing things would make all insturctors’ lives easier!
January 13th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Oooo, the space heater is going to make a big difference. I’ve lived in drafty houses for going on 4 years now, and it’s the space heaters and the electric blankets that get me through.