Mamie Allie's Place

Just a blog by myself MamieAllie (Alicia) where I share photos, family history and just life in general with family and friends.

Wednesday 31 January 2024

January Musings

 

Well, here we are already at the last day of January.  The month kind of flew by even with the weird weather.  I decided to continue my blogs with more of a once a month kind of thing (unless things get busy for some reason) now that the family history and photos have been shared and saved.  Being retired means that the day to day stuff is pretty quiet.

 I am enjoying many cozy mystery series from my favourite authors.  They are favourite because they are those that I would read the series more than once because they are just so fun with interesting characters that you come to love.  

I enjoy the Coffeehouse Mysteries by Cleo Coyle, the Tea Shoppe Mysteries by Laura Childs and her Scrapbooking Mysteries too.  I enjoy the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries by Miranda James and the Quilting Mysteries by Mary Marks.  The Rachel Prince series is a great read too, but the bargain of 10 books for .99 cents was what caught me first and I was happy to find I really enjoyed them too.  Still waiting on the next Miss Fortune series book to come out, I think it is number 26 by Jana Deleon.  

I saw an ad on Facebook and I normally ignore those but this one was really special and so I ordered it for hubby.  

I ordered it for our 35th wedding anniversary and it came the day before.  I was so excited to see it that I just couldn't wait one more day and gave it to him the day before.  

Don't tell his brothers because I think he is thinking of giving one to each of them for their birthdays.  https://makezbrightgifts.com/ 

Putting in the link if it is something that you might be interested in.  I was very impressed that they made the mug and got it from California to our home in Canada in just a week and a half.  Good service, but they are a bit nuts when it comes to promo emails that can come several times a day if you let them.  

Still dealing with estate stuff, especially probate because you have to wait on everyone else.  Couple other things could be handled quickly but the rest has to sit and wait.  I really can't wait to file the final taxes and close those accounts.  Another fun thing was that they had sent a carbon tax refund to the estate account and then a few weeks later I got a notice to give it back for reasons they say are listed on the back of the notice.  Since it was addressed to the Estate of... I assume it is because she is dead.  So went in a paid that back.  


Tigger is still very interested in watching the birds on the TV and will watch for hours.  

https://www.youtube.com/@RedSquirrelStudios 

Bet dogs would like the squirrels that show up too - LOL


I think we have seen the sun only two days here and it has been very foggy and cloudy with only a few days of snow that melt shortly after it arrives and lots of rain.  More like March weather instead of January but it is what it is.  

And so that was our quiet January.  Hope you had a peaceful one too.




4 comments:

  1. speded2 (Jeanne)31 January 2024 at 09:52

    Reading a good book is the perfect way to spend the winter days of January and February.

    A cup similar to this was featured in another post. An original way to celebrate family.

    Although it's shining today, and a warm-up is predicted, it's been cloudy, gloomy, and bitterly cold for the greater part of the month. Welcome February! Another month closer to spring; I'm ready!

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    1. Yes, a good book it the best way to spend the winter... oh, and sitting under a tree or on the porch in the spring, summer and fall too - LOL. Yes, I saw that post too. Me too, I am ready to be able to sit outside again. Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. This is perfect cold weather to curl up and read a book or two.

    That is a wonderful cup that you have there.

    Our weather has been very nice, but the cold and snow is coming back.

    Have a wonderful weekend! (((BIG HUGS)))

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    1. It sure is, just finding more and more too with BookBub they really give out some great bargains to boot. Thanks, hubby really liked it a lot.

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