Weekly Musings of the 8th

 

Here we are again at the end of another week.  You ever think you have done really not much of anything but then as you look back you see that yup, you have gotten this or that done and that was perfect. 

Monday found us doing are usual shopping for groceries and the like even though on the weekend I was sure I really didn't feel like doing that on Monday.  

Tuesday was our sacramental anniversary and of 5 years so we went out to supper to celebrate.

I like having two anniversaries because if the weather is miserable on our January one we stay home and in May we can always go out.  It was a lovely dinner in spite of how expensive dining out has become.  Thank goodness having breakfast out is not too bad yet.  

Wednesday I was able to pick up my rings at the other jeweler and I was very pleased with his work and his price, since I felt so uncomfortable with all the security items at our old place I think I shall stick with the new place near our pet shop.  It sure is nice to have my rings back on my hand and not around my neck on a chain.

Well, we have been having locking problems with Sparky as the car locks and unlocks when you try to get in or out of the car.  It was weird and annoying to reach for the handle to open the door and have the lock go back on again.  We took the car in.  Of course Sparky being an older car they no longer have the parts for that problem but they do have a fix for it but of course they must wait for parts coming from Montreal.  We said that keeping the car was okay although the price for repairs is much higher than usual but that is what it is.  So we are without a car until Tuesday or Wednesday next week.  At least we can walk to most places to get anything we need.  

I also realized it was not too bad because it prevents us from going to brunch after Mass on Sunday and since it is Mother's Day the place we go too will be way too busy with people taking their mothers out to enjoy our time there.  It actually is good to skip it this week and I wouldn't have remembered that if the car was here.  

So this morning we shall be walking to the nearer grocery store to pick up a couple of things and probably do the same thing a few times over until Sparky is back home.  

I read this story this week and really enjoyed it as it was from another different perspective.   This time Elizabeth's life had not gone like she had thought it should, more so than just not having a child when she and her husband were young.  I found it really interesting for thought as it was so different and yet it could really have happened that way too.  

I picked up this one as a choice from my BookBub recommendations so it was only a dollar.  Those books I will sometimes take a chance on whether they are a good read or not.  Since they are either free or a dollar or two, it is worth taking a chance.  I was super surprised with this one.  There was a lot of depth and thought put into the story and I am really, really enjoying it.  

And so the week puttered along with lots of blessings both noticed and noticed after the fact.  

So whatever you are up to this weekend, I hope it is a lovely one and to all the Mother's, have a lovely Mother's Day. 

For all kinds of Mothers

 

Weekly Musings of the 1st

 

Well, here we are in May already.  Today is the 121st day of the year.  We have already lived another 121 days since we celebrated a new year.  When I think on stuff like that it just boggles my mind at how fast the year seems to slip on by.

This past week I had an appointment to see my regular doctor.  I thought since my last hearing test (which there was some blockage in one ear) might have made me miss some sounds I would have her check in my ears and clear out anything that shouldn't be there.  There was nothing, she said - clean as a whistle.  While there I spoke to the receptionist and asked for the number for the rheumatologist that the doctor referred me to as I could not seem to get the receptionist there to stop making appointments for me that I would just cancel since talking with that doctor made me realize that I (at least at this time) do not wish that kind of treatment and I am trying to make space for one who really needs it.  The doctor receptionist handed me the number and let me know if I still had trouble to let her know and she would make sure it got cancelled.  

With number in hand I called when I got home, funny thing how useless conversations in your head are because when you finally do get to handle things, most times it goes completely different than the way you thought.  This time I got the answering machine, left a message as instructed and got a confirmation email cancelling the appointment without ever having to speak to the person who treated me as if I was a two years old (because I am a senior, she spoke that way to all seniors who came to her desk).  All those conversations, useless.  

Next day I got my usual haircut and it is so much easier to get into place each morning with it being so short and it looks a lot fuller than when it is longer.  I was not a fan of the downtown area of our little town, it has changed.  According to my hairdresser the cities are moving their homeless to small towns away from them.  Sad.  The jeweler I usually go to for small repairs and the like, no longer has an unlocked door, you have to buzz to get in and the entire counter has bars all around it.  You can reach your hand in but nothing else.  They were going to be going on vacation today so I decided to take my resizing of my rings to the jeweler at the same place we get our kitty supplies.  Since my fingers have gotten a more regular size once more and have stayed that way for nearly a year I figure it is safe to get my rings fitted once more and be able to wear my wedding ring on my finger and not on a chain around my neck.  

This is the puzzle I did this week and I have to say, this one was really a lot of fun to do and I was sorry it was finished.  

I, also got working on the border of the blanket having finished off the top of it.  My hands didn't seem to mind it all that much either.  As well, I finished the book of my favourite author about another adventure in Sinful which was just as much fun as all the rest of them.  She really has made a huge variety of adventures and not stuck to a rote thing that most get into after a time.  

Headed back into my TBR pile for another biblical fiction by an author I hadn't read although it is part of a collection of stories by all different authors.  I like that because you get to discover new writers to enjoy.  

 I have read a couple of other authors who have written about Abigail and King David but each have done a different perspective and made me think about it from another view which is what I love.  I may know the story but different people's ideas make me think on it a different way.  So far it is a really good read.

Yup, I know I finished my cookbook but I know my pages are out of order with new recipes that I, of course found the moment I said I was finished.  I have an idea to fix that up with coming week.  

Did some exercises with the watercolours as well and enjoying the playoffs by the women's hockey teams of the PWHL.  The Frost (Minn.) have won the cup the first two years of the PWHL so I am really hoping that another team takes the cup with year.  The women's hockey is so much faster with hardly any fights, just some pushing when tempers flare.  It reminds me of how the men use to play hockey before it became the huge moneymaker it is now.  If you haven't check out the PWHL, truly give it a try, they are pretty amazing. 

Anyway, another playoff game tonight on Prime so we shall be watching.  So, a pretty productive week all around.  

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sounds like a great thing for a rainy day.  

 

Weekly Musings of the 24th

 

So, another week flew by and today we shall be off to the reserve for hubby's smokes and probably to fill the car.  We are lucky with the cost as for what little driving we do, we only need to fill up about once a month and the reserve is usually 20 cents cheaper than anywhere else.  It makes it worth the drive for us for both things.  

I said I was looking to new things to do through my days to keep from the trap of sitting in front of the television or scrolling on screens.  I have managed pretty good so far.  I am finishing up that crochet blanket that I started several years back and only needs about 10 rows and a border to be done.  As well, there are two kits to work on and some book creating I am doing.  I did get to the dollar store and got the items needed to learn about water colour painting and that is going to be a lot of fun.  As well as ongoing puzzles too. 

Of course, there is no way that I could go any day without reading.  Right now I am reading Sarah Mother of Nations, which is the beginning of another series that I am liking very much - 

This new collections of books called Biblical Fiction truly give a lot of food for thought.  Taking a story from the bible or a character and then building a full story around it.  It may be fiction but it makes you think more of the people who lived so long ago, what their lives were like, their loves, how they may have felt about events happening.  

As well my most favourite cozy mystery author has come out with her latest about favourite characters as well and when I am finished Sarah I am sure I will jump back into Sinful, Louisiana and the characters that are so much fun to read about. 

So, all in all another fun week here in our little town.  Morning walks continue as is being bossed around by Tigger. 

As well as a visitor, who seemed to be enjoying walking below our balcony and checking out if he could find food anywhere close.  

Hubby had been working on his lighting for this new layout and as promised here is a night picture of his work.

He really doesn't realize the really nice work he does.  Nor does he realize not everyone could figure this out as he does.  

He had been still working on the newly created stone walls for the houses.  More on those in the future.  

I, also finished up tidying up my cookbook which had so more 'For 2' recipes as well as cleaning up some recipes that needed tweeking.

I can't help wanting to freshen up my cover either - LOL.  

As well as another finished puzzle which I picked up because this was just too cute a picture to ignore. 

And so now it is off for a drive this morning and I am wishing you all, who stop by, a lovely weekend whatever the weather gets up to where you are.