of muffins and bracelets

so, at long last, i am doing this:

and this:

And, oh, it feels good to be back in the kitchen and back at my jewelry desk with the house sort of in order.  the backsplash is not done yet, but all the new appliances are in.  and the refrigerator is out of the dining room!! and the table is cleaned off!!  and we can eat at home!!

i didn't get much done these past 5 weeks since the renovation started. it was just so noisy and dirty/dusty, with displaced furniture everywhere.  it was hard for any of us to think straight.  and even harder, apparently, to get ANYTHING done.

now, finally,  i am getting to work on some new jewelry and planning an open house sometime in june.  and i will be adding some new things--at last--to my completely neglected  etsy shop.  and maybe i'll even clean out my sock drawer.

but probably not.