Today's quote: "If you obey all of the rules, you miss all of the fun." -Katherine Hepburn
As I said yesterday, there are so many things I want to write here, but I keep letting them rattle around in my head and I never seem to get them written down. My thoughts beg to be let out of my brain, but I keep them penned up. Could be like Pandora's box, you know. Once they are out here, I'll never get them back.
When I found this, I decided to see if HomeTime had plans for their House with Character
- and they do! Yay - two great house plans to add to my collection. I don't know why I have this fascination with house plans, but I've always had it. It's not so much the actual plans that keep me enthralled. It's imagining what the house would look like. If I was very, very rich, I'd have several houses in different styles. It would be sooo cool <g> I also love house tours and decorators show cases, because then I get to see inside the houses as well.
Some of the things I've been thinking about lately belong in the Katmudgeon's Kornertm (<g> - if it hasn't been claimed, I'm claiming it), but I've decided to only do that on Mondays. It seems appropriate.
Probably the reason I've been feeling katmudgeonlytm, is because it's January. February and March are usually the worst, but because it's January, means February and March can't be far behind. I hate this time of year. It's just so grey (my preferred spelling - seems greyer than "gray"). It's not just the fact that it gets dark early (even though at this time of year it's already starting to stay light longer). Nor is it the fact that it takes longer in the mornings to get light. It's the greyness of the days that get to me. The sky in winter is so often that dull steel color with no blue in sight. Without the brightness of the sun everything else just looks grey as well. It can get depressing.
I like the sun. The sun is my friend <g>. I feel so much more energized when the sun is
shining. The colors are rich and vibrant and I love the way the light filters through the trees and sparkles on the water. I can't wait for spring. I'm not sure what got me off on that. I suppose it was because it rained all day yesterday, and as I look out my window this morning the sky is grey once again. It seems to be clearing though, so perhaps we'll see some sun today.
On to other things ...
I drive through Ridgewood, Ho Ho Kus (yes, this is a real town in NJ) and Glen Rock on my way to work, and I have this urge (don't start that Herbal commercial - please!) to knock on some doors and ask if I can tour their house. Somehow I don't think the homeowners would find this amusing. I keep thinking I should get a job with House and Garden or Architectural Digest,then I would have an excuse. Perhaps I missed my calling.
So if you're reading this and you live in a fabulous Victorian, Tudor-revival, shingle-style or other really interesting home and you don't mind giving a stranger a tour - drop me a line
Was this too weird <g>?
Posted by Cyberkat at January 25, 2002 8:03 AM | TrackBack