Well, we were unexpectedly driving around in our car to see the New Year in, as our son had locked his keys in his car at his friend's house across town, and we were taking the spare set over.  Put the radio on just before midnight to hear the tone at the top of the hour, glimpsed a few fireworks and spotlights downtown, and got caught in traffic ( Read more... )

Mike and I took a couple of walks out in the cold.  I bundled up too well and steamed my glasses up and had to pull my scarf down a bit.  Nice to get some fresh air and a tiny bit of sunshine!

Yesterday we finished a jigsaw puzzle that was really hard to get going on. I really didn't think it would be that hard when I bought it.  It has a border ( Read more... )

I finally got caught up on my sleep last night, thank goodness.  I do remember waking up once, but rolled over and fell asleep again shortly.  I didn't wake up again until 9:00; that felt so good.  I may have been a bit restless though, because I checked my fitbit before I even got out of bed and it already had 96 steps on it ( Read more... )

I've been quiet lately because we've been away, and then catching up with things.  We went back to Arizona and visited my BIL and SIL again.  This time we visited the Sonoran Desert, Tubac while their Arts Festival was on (it's an artistic community anytime), the Biosphere -- remember that?  It's still in use for research, belongs to the University ( Read more... )

Last night I watched The Abominable Bride.  I guess forewarned is forearmed, because I didn't mind the confusing parts too much, as I otherwise would have.  Still, I'd rather they just made quality mysteries ( Read more... )

Well, the energy I was riding before, played itself out before Christmas arrived, so I had to push through to finish everything before my three children and future son-in-law arrived. But because I had got so much done earlier, it was a very nice holiday ( Read more... )

A few mornings ago was the slimmest crescent moon and a morning star just by ( Read more... )

I mentioned in a comment to seaivy, but I'll mention it here, too: this fall, instead of just wanting to hibernate as I usually do, I'm "nesting." I'm enjoying a gentle, slow process of clearing out my home of some of the clutter. It's not like spring cleaning, but a bit at a time, here and there, thinking about things as I go. And then in the ( Read more... )

I took a picture of one of our turkey plates when I set the table today.


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This was the first day it stayed cold -- it never got much above freezing.  And you could tell it was cold, because there was a line-up at the air pump at the gas station.  Everyone's low tire pressure indicators came on!  Mine included ( Read more... )