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. 

Weekly Musings of the 17th

 

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Good Morning my friends and family.  Yup, back again with my usual Friday morning looking back at the week.  

It has been fun gathering stuff once more for my weekly writing time.  It also makes me take the pictures off my phone and put them into a folder on an external hard drive.  I don't care to have hundreds of pictures to scroll through and have them tucked away by year instead.  As I pulled the pictures off it made me realize how much had gone along and that I hadn't used them to write another blog and I could have - LOL.  One daughter pointed out that she loves to read my blogs as it is her way of knowing what's up and gives her a laugh sometimes at my way of looking at things.  

Loving the morning sky, I was so blest this week as the rain through the nights stopped before my morning walks at 7 and didn't start up again until I was back inside again so I had some very pretty skies to enjoy as I took my rosary walk.  

Hubby has been busy tinkering on his train layout.  He has been working on some walls and new lighting.  (I will have to take some pictures at night to share next week) 

I think his layouts are really cute and well thought out of by items from recycle stuff or from the dollar store.  

Me?  I worked on some seasonal puzzles of gnomes.  Which reminds me, it is no wonder Amazon is a lot of people's go-to when I went to the site that sold this puzzle (the actual company that makes them) this puzzle was 8 dollars more at the site than Amazon and it would have cost $15 in shipping rather than my usual free Amazon shipping.  I am sorry, I love to support small companies but when they send their product to Amazon and then Amazon can do it cheaper in both item cost and shipping.  I just have to buy from Amazon.

  You might think the winter one was the tough one but although harder than spring and summer, autumn was actually the toughest one.  Anyway, now I am working on some plastic canvas projects.  I got kinda tired not working with my hands at all now that they are a bit temperamental so I am doing light stuff and not for hours at a time.  I have also thought that perhaps in the future I make look at watercolour painting.  After all YouTube has great instruction videos and the dollar store is a good place to get beginner supplies.  If I do I will be sure to share it here.  

Anyway, that is the week (and a bit of previous weeks) and I wish you all a fine weekend.