The place is "sandy". For the last several days, we had medium to mild sandstorms.  Apologies for my long absence. This week I've been home alone, with the husband overseas for work. With that, I kept myself very busy. The sandstorm prompted me to do two indoor things offline:  (1) Catch up with friends over food and movies at their place and (2) Organize the house inside out.   Coughing due to dust and cold weather prompted me to stay at home most of the time de-cluttering (or maybe all that coughing was brought about by cleaning).

#2 was motivated by house guests coming over in February.  I'll have the entire in-laws from France staying with us for a week. Parents and kids and their babies, a fun bunch of 7. I'm going to convert my studio/office into a temporary guest bedroom.  I'm excited, because I love having people over. A house filled with laughter and food and stories.