A sovereign life

Yesterday I spent the day in the woodshop, which is always a treat. I finished a cold air return grate for a family member and started work on an end table enclosure for our S9 spaceheater. Our goal for the end table is that it looks nice enough to keep in our living room while also serving as a side table. Eventually I plan to build a matching dehydrator that we can connect to the cabinet when we have things we want to preserve. Aesthetic functionality for multiple purposes is the goal.

Today I'm beginng work on a cookbook for recipes from the cafe we owned in a previous life. I'm not sure where this will lead, but both Mrs. Bitmeyer and I have been drawn to making something to commemorate that season of our life. It feels good to start excavating those memories again.

Bonus: it's snowing. I've never lived in a place with enough snow, so bring it on!