Productivity on a school night; Old Town quilt ... and TAXES!

Whether it was motivation or discipline... or maybe a little of both, after arriving home from school and after dinner, I parked myself at the kitchen table with the plan to crunch some tax numbers and grind out all the tax paperwork.  Mark it on the calendar!  Mid-February, and taxes are ready to be finalized;  that's a first.  We're typically pushing early April, but ... ugh, I didn't want it to loom over my head this year.
What about you - how late do you all wait before taking care of taxes?

Once the table was reorganized and cleared of piles, it wasn't even 7:00 yet.
Therefore, with some energy left if the system, time was spent up in the quilting loft.  The last of the 25 Old Town mystery quilt blocks were wrapped up and laid out on the design wall.  The color-way was chosen from what was available on my shelves, and the greens, pinks and browns have blended nicely in Bonnie's mystery layout.

With a 3-day weekend looming, I'm certainly looking forward to some quality, relaxing time in the loft. 

On the ledge at the top of our loft stairs, there are a few different holiday cactuses (cacti?) that have been collected in recent years.  One of my favorites is this large Christmas Cactus that was rehomed to me during the summer of 2023 from a former student who no longer had room in her house.

Part of it blossomed during December; the first time since I had claimed it my own.  And now, another large section of it decided to bloom.  Silly thing!  I'm glad she's starting to feel at home and happy in her location; and I can't WAIT until the entire thing decides to blossom at one time.

Keep on keepin' on.

Happy Thursday.