I am so anxious for spring to arrive. I'm trying my best to be patient but I am just so tired of snow and cold and wearing the same stuff everyday. I know spring is coming - last week I saw a Whisky Jack outside my window and I know they do not stay here for the winter - but I feel the need to hurry things along. I'm planning some spring projects. Lovely things too impractical for winter (here anyway).

I got Denyse Schmidt Quilts* in the mail last week and have decided to make the scarf and muff . They'll look so nice with my black (spring) coat and the muff means I'll be able to put away my mittens just a little bit earlier this year. And really - a muff - how could I resist? I've always wanted a muff - they're so pretty and lady like. I think we should start a movement and bring them back.

I also stumbled across this little purse pattern - The Buttercup Purse. I'm pretty sure I have everything I need to make it. It's so cute and summery; just the thing to go with cute outfits and sweet little shoes. I'm not certain if I could use a muff and a purse at the same time but that's okay. They'll both get their chances to go out.

* I should probably say something about how lovely all the quilts are in Denyse's book and how I'm planning on making several of them and how much I love her use of solids with just a few pretty prints but truthfully, for all the other good stuff in that book, I've been craving it since I found out she had a muff pattern. A muff!

The sun was coming in and I had to follow it around the house. It's so warm and cheerful.

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I've been enjoying a new photo blog called habit. It's full of beautiful images of everyday things.

My co-worker and I found this guy when we were walking back to the office this afternoon. It's hard to tell from the picture but he's about two inches long when he stretches out (those are standard paving stones for scale). He was quite bold, working his way up the middle of a well used path, and sported a bit of a mohawk. I wonder what he turns into?