As the cold air settles in once again and icicles hang from our roofs, I’ve been checking in on the chickens at our farm and dreaming of spring. We have much to learn about tending to chickens, gardening, and farm life, but I am looking forward to the adventures ahead of us. If you need a little break from this bitter cold spell, check out my favorite procrastination links from around the web…

I read a lot of writing advice. This one is both profound and very applicable. 

In the category of trash to treasure, you’ll get a kick out of this. (Thanks Marjorie!) Also, RBG in quilt form.

Check out these award-winning photos of water. And then read “The Social Life of Water.” Very clever! 

These earrings and barrettes are uber chic.  

Jenny Davidson's essay compares sentences to tile grout. She's right.

Speaking of tiles, at first I couldn't figure out why this sort of bathroom design rubs me wrong. Then I realized it's because this spot calls out for reading and I get upset thinking about all the books I'd ruin in that water. 

Weezer just covered a-ha, and produced this video, a flashback to the 80s. Fun watch, starring the kid from Stranger Things!

This artist's stop motion art is charming, especially this montage to Black History Month. 

This essay about grief (thank you Chris).

And did you see how Lee Radziwill was buried? Very elegant and eco-friendly too. 

This adorable invention seems like something Temple Grandin would have thought up.

Cindy Crawford talking about her aging body.

Antiques of the Week: Who would like a house in their house?? This stunning platter, which inexplicably has words in the middle of it. Also Eiffel Tower rattan lamps? Mais oui!

Top photo by Anders Wetterstam via Unsplash.