Good morning (or hello whenever you read this!) on the last day of November. One of my most favorite months of the year, but also bittersweet. It's the month that my father died, and every year I am more aware of all of the things I have gotten to experience that he missed out on. It makes me feel bad, but it also makes me aware that my life has a lot going for it, even if there are blips along the way.
This past November had a lot going for it. There was our weekend trip to New York, lots of sunny days and good walks, good knitting time, of course Thanksgiving, and then yesterday - finally after years of waiting for it to happen - our roof finally got fixed!! No more mini-Niagara Falls experience from the ceiling in the bedroom when it rains, no more buckets to have to maneuver around when getting to the closet. The work crew showed up yesterday around 7:30 a.m., and they were finished by 2 p.m. It was a wonderful way to end the month, and since yesterday was my middle sister's birthday, I told her that we were celebrating a new roof in her honor. 😂
So today I have some laundry already underway, and I want to put away the few fall/Thanksgiving decorations that we have. Then I am planning to do a good cleaning of the first floor. Today or tomorrow I'll sit down and pay some bills, so as you can see, glamor is still a large part of my life ...
In knitting news, I started a scarf for The Tim, which I hope to have finished by Christmas:
There are five sections of the scarf, and this is the first section completed. Now it's time to change up the red color to a navy for the next section. It's kind of an addictive knit, so I am hoping that fact will make it all doable over the next couple of weeks. If not, it will be ready for next Christmas, so it works either way.
Do you remember the story of the former co-worker/friend who sort of inexplicably sends us homemade cookies every year for Christmastime? Well, just like clockwork, the package of cookies arrived yesterday, and to say The Tim was excited is an understatement. For someone who never even met this co-worker, he really counts on her coming through every year! I'm grateful that she sends them (they are so good, she is a former pastry chef, so they are nothing like the cookies we make), but it still amuses/puzzles me when they get here. It's nice to have a friend who you never really realized was a friend, I guess.
That's it for now. I hope you have a good last day of November, and that you enjoy many more Novembers to come. The timer on the washing machine just dinged, so time for me to move some things around and get going on the rest of my day. I'm the sort of person who likes to get things done earlier in the day, and then have some time in the afternoon to myself. Tonight is The Tim's turn to cook, so I don't even have to figure out what is for dinner (and I also know if he is cooking, it will be something yummy!).
5 comments:
The cookie story is just wonderful! I bet she just really loves making them so it's a good excuse to do so!
November certainly flew by! I could use a slower December, but I dont think it's going to happen
I like November too. It's the calm before the storm. I lost my mom in November and I also am painfully reminded of how much she missed and how much I miss her.
Congrats on the new roof. It's no fun to spend money on such things but when you need to-you need to.
The Mister had a customer on his mail route that always gave him a rum cake every Christmas and we really looked forward to it. It was delicious. We were so sad when he was moved off that route. I think it's one of the reasons he retired when he did...lol.
What is the pattern? I'm kind of loving it.
Hat time did you say dinner is served?
Is the trade off you have to wash the dishes?
What a lovely update/post, Bridget! It seems such a perfect way to end November -- with gratitude and abundance. (And how wonderful to have a far-away pastry chef kind of friend!) XO
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