Ben was gone for most of the week, finishing up the big stuff on the farm before winter. This week’s first burst of winter got him back. Maria’s studio is a bit porous and the chilly winds were cutting right through it. Ben came and is building storm windows which should take care of the chill. I do miss him already, we have had such a great time working together, plotting barns and hatching plans to get the place fixed up quickly and economically. Could not have happened without him. This weekend, Maria and I will be glazing (she will do that), priming and painting. Ben is getting the glass cut, and they should be up by Monday. We are going to paint her schoolhouse studio yellow.