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Blah! I am not even going to think about regular blogging until I get caught up with the blogs of others. I want to know what is going on with all of you and leave as many comments as I can. I might only get to your most recent post or two. I will do my best to check in on everyone.
I hope that your week is chugging along nicely.
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While burgeoning with ideas and plans, I just can't seem to blog more than to wish anyone reading a happy weekend or a sweet week. I don't know what is up with that.
Life is clicking along nicely with lovely mundane things and small treats, like theother23 and I going to see The Cowboy Junkies last night. We saw them in a rather intimate show about ten years ago, where they asked the audience for participation in completing the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle. Of note, he made me a mixed tape about 21 years ago and one of the songs on it was Junkies' cover of "Sweet Jane". (I grew up on Lou Reed, so that helped to seal the deal. Deal = us.)
We are having a quiet weekend at home. X got up around three in the afternoon, while the husband and I were up at the crack of dawn ... even with going to a show the previous night! Um, not that I'm motivated right now or anything like that. Making a simple dinner is my big plan for the day.
At the moment, I'm watching a flock of grackles in some neighboring trees, waiting for an opportunity to clean the yard of miscellaneous leftovers from autumn, now revealed by spring.
Merry weekend, y'all.
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The first two photos are from a walk that we took on the vernal equinox. The rest are from a walk on the second day of spring. What a difference a day makes!
I'm tired and sore and tired and sore and tired and sore. Plus, my head hurts like my brain is swollen. (I'm quite sure that it's not.) Spring is so hard on my body. Ah, breathe deep. Carry on.
Enjoy your week!
In brief: peppermint, sage, rhubarb, catnip, sunflower, hollyhocks, coneflowers, Kin No Neko.
It was time for a new bag.
I have been NEEDING a new one for a while now. I have several good purses that tend to stay out of rotation because no other bag has ever lived up to the Kenzie non-leather saddlebag purse. I love that baby, but it is looking sad and bad. I decided a while ago that my next purchase would be from Pravina Studio, a local maker of bags and accessories. You can see her shop HERE.
I have a thing for grey and I think that it works in all seasons. I chose the ESEN bag, which is a perfect design for my needs. The bag arrived today and it is amazing. It is sturdy, yet flexible. The interior pockets are just right. The lining is lovely. I am just so very delighted. Thank you, Diana.
Now, I'm going to transfer all my stuff from the Kenzie saddle bag to the Pravina ESEN.
It was an extra long weekend since my husband, theother23, was home on Thursday and Friday.
We did all of our errands on Friday, so most of the time was spent at the house after that. We relaxed. We were mildly productive. I went shopping with Grandma Anderson. We had some family over to visit. We watched Zombieland. I putzed around online. X bought a new game and purged some old ones. We played Yahtzee. We ate a lot of guacamole. I was less grieved than usual by the melting snow. Kin had her first love-the-porch, almost-spring venture. I designed a cardboard holder for recycling and TO23 built it. We played more Yahtzee. I did the Sunday Sudoku.
Now, let's all have ourselves a grand week!
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Here are a few out takes from this week. Just picture me as the proverbial chicken running around with its head cut off.
Have a lovely March weekend, folks.
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Between November 15 and March 15, many of the riverway access points and trails are closed to provide a barrier for the American Bald Eagles that roost in our area. The VFW park in Prairie du Sac is one of the only spots that is always open. Like, last week when X and I stopped by to snap some shots of the amazing ice that ebbs and tides there, we couldn't because of the TWENTY FISHERMEN UNLOADING THEIR BOATS. (Instead, here's a different VFW park ice photo from some years back. Here's another.)
Yesterday, the whole family jumped a snowbank and we followed our own trails near August Derleth park. We skip the (snow-covered) paved paths, and we follow those of other animals and explorers. Or, we make our own.
I brought along the dreamy Diana toy lens. We've been fast friends.
If there is a running theme in this blog, it's ... s l o w i n g d o w n ...
Life races by while you're living it If one doesn't make a point to savor the moments, hours, days, weeks.
Here is where I am at now:
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