Chores

1st step to doing dishes: pile 'em up next to the sink. A habit from house we rented in college.

Christmas

Christmas puzzling with the family. The result of three days' work.

Christmas, Family

Late-night last-minute gift wrapping.

A quill and a holiday mitten my sister gave me next to her baby picture on my nightstand.

Prose

The first complete English translation of Leopardi's Zibaldone came in the mail today. A great record of the creative process.

Retreating to the reading nook at the end of a long, hot day at museums and sporting events.