Category: Sometimes Mondays

sometimes mondays | 3.25.19…

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“Coffee, Tea and Me…

I started drinking coffee when I was 17 and pretty much did so until 2005 – when I switched to tea. Mainly because the addition was being built – and we were without a kitchen and stove, just the microwave. Heating water for tea was was easy and I do not like instant coffee. Besides, microwave cooking has been a staple with me since 1985! All in all, it just made plain sense.

Fast forward to today: The microwave died over the weekend. To heat water, I use the electric stove. Earlier this year I opined that I might buy an electric tea kettle; suffice it to say, I have not, yet.

  • News Flash! I just remembered: I do, however, have a brand-spanking-new -still-in-the-box, electric coffee maker! I can use it for boiling water until I decide to:
    • resume morning coffee drinking or
    • buy an electric tea kettle and
    • replace the microwave – which, quiet as it’s kept, will be #3 – since we replaced the first one, bought in 2005, in 2014.

    Today’s sunrise was lovely and I’ve a lot to do this morning before I leave for my Monday Morning quilt meeting. And no doubt, shopping for a new microwave oven!

    Wishing you a great day!

    Cheers~

    sometimes mondays | 3.4.19…

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    …are off …to a much slower start… than usual…. slept later… not up til 6am… puttered. wasted time… slow down…BREATHE… catch my breath… inhale… exhale… s-l-o-w-l-y. again… cloudy now – sun’s breaking through… tea mug is warm in my hand…tea, tasty in my mouth… blend of ginger peach and peach…yum… running through my mind ~ today’s agenda, this week’s, this month’s … this moment’s…BREATHE…

    (Thanks to Michelle GD for today’s take on Sometimes Mondays…)

    sometimes mondays| 2.18.19…

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    … are very leisurely. Today,  Presidents’ Day,  has been filled with making lists, plans, menus and layouts (I am doing a layout a day, LOAD 219 that I’ve done every year the month of February for about 9 years) and a very extended MSQT (Morning Solitude and Quiet Time)! Just about 10 minutes ago,  I looked up at the clock and realized the day is well on its way to being over…

    Today, it’s quiet and windy, sometimes sunny; other times, not! I think I will pause doing not much of anything and take a quick walk.  That should help me refocus my attention (and energy ) and get back to my lists, plans, menus and today’s layout/s – featuring a bit o’ green…hmmm, I just realized that yesterday was St Patrick’s Day.*

    Trust you are enjoying a leisurely day, too!

    Cheers~

    *PS. 3:15 PM. Oops, as I walked I realized St. Patrick’s Day is in March.

    sometimes mondays | 2.11.2019 …

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    (I went to IKEA yesterday and treated myself to a frozen yogurt…yes, it was cold out!)

    …are messy! It appears that winter has returned, despite Phil’s declaration, throwing a monkey wrench in everyone’s plans. I’m sure the school kids are delighted – especially if they have snow. We just had a dusting followed by rain and now: frozen snow! I am not complaining for my drive north was cancelled. As I see it, time returned to my schedule and an opportunity for me to finish – or at least get close –  the quilt I’m making… there, on the ironing board:  24 stitched blocks.

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    Once I’ve pressed the set on the right, I will join all 24 …and voila: a quilt top. I think first, tho’, I’ll straighten the chaos in my sewing studio – there’s only so much disorganization that 72 sq foot room can accommodate*.

    Time to get on with this day. What’s on your agenda? Whatever, enjoy!

    Cheers~

    *Note to Self: I probably need to consult with IKEA’s design team; they have a knack for maximizing small spaces.

    sometimes mondays | 1.14.19…

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    9c0274dd-4e07-4380-a472-a99a1f6cb1d4…are snowbound! Doubting Thomasina, aka Honoré, is sitting at the table, enjoying the fruits of Mother Nature’s 30 + hours of soft and steady snowfall. The snowflakes were the type that made you want to stick your tongue out and catch a few…and they also reminded me of making snow ice cream; yummy!

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    Sunday morning, about 9:30 am, an unscientific count by moi: eyeballing and using a ruler to approximate the ledge of snow on the deck bannister gave me a measurement of 3.5 and growing inches…I’m afraid I’ll be housebound today as I don’t think I can get out of the garage until the snow plow and/or warmer temps come through…

    The snow interlude has been very helpful to my Döstädning : Master Bedroom closet cleared! Sewing Studio tackled and completed!  A lot – not that which I’m discarding or donating – of what I removed from the closet made its way across the hall and that  72 square feet was already filled to the gills. Garage here we come – just as soon as I can get out of the house. To be continued…

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    ~today’s morning sunrise~

    We totaled about 9 – 11 inches of snow! Any snow in your neck of the woods? Here’s to a good week.

    Cheers~

    PS. The first two photos were taken Saturday! I couldn’t get out on the deck this morning!

    sometimes mondays | 1.7.2019

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    are spectacular sunrises and new kimono sweaters:

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    sunrise at 7:23:13 am

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    new kimono sweaters

    The story behind the kimono: shortly before Christmas, my friend Diane sent me a text inviting me to look at the above kimono on HSN…she thought I’d like it, especially since it came in my favorite color…and she’d bought one for herself – in red (her fave color, I do believe). I thought, why not and told her to go ahead and order. They came; we both liked and decided to wear to quilt meeting today…

    I thought is was fun that Mother Nature also decided to display reds and yellows for today’s sunrise…t’was very dramatic and a delight to watch. Tomorrow, Tuesday 8 January, the temperature’s set to rise to 60 degrees…and come Wednesday, drop precipitously, rain and perhaps even snow by week’s end. Guess that’s January.

    Cheers~

    sometimes mondays | 12.31.18…

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    are gloomy … yet this Morning Solitude and Quiet Time (MSQT), and days to come, is brightened by a Flower Garden quilt hanging in the Great Room! Yesterday, friends Ed and Margaret hung the quilt. Today, t’is a delight to sit, sip (tea) and enjoy the colorful blooms of the quilt I made and completed (after 4 years!) January 2017!

    We are looking forward to watching the ball drop at midnight in NYC and toasting the New Year! Big things are on the horizon!

    Wishing all the very best in 2019! Back again Wednesday 2 January 2019.

    Cheers~

     

    sometimes mondays | 12.24.2018 …

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    … look like an amaryllis in bloom.

    Several weekends ago, I went to Lowe’s for an electric baseboard heater…it was bitter cold and we decided we’d best get the heater just in case the 20+ years’ old furnace decided to quit…just in case. While there, I saw these containers with amaryllis and the promise that a) it did not need to be watered or transplanted and b)  blooms in 3 -6 weeks. Intrigued and skeptical, I bought 5 – oh why not? They made fun and interesting gifts for my Sunday Friendstitchers and by golly, they bloom !

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    I wasn’t sure what to expect but I am delighted…

    Wishing all a wonderful holiday. I’ll return Wednesday!

    Cheers~

    sometimes mondays | 12.10.2018 …

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    7:40 am  30° F

    • microwave running ~ boiling water for a second cuppa tea …
    • thinking maybe I will ask Santa to bring me an electric tea kettle – hmmm …
    • sweater blanket around my shoulders to keep me warm – it’s kinda cold this morning …
    • blue sky dotted with white clouds, some tinged with pink, here n there …
    • I stop to breathe for 5 minutes and …
    • hear the distant sound of a train’s whistle.

    My tea’s steeped and soon I will end MSQT to fix a salad.  Today is my quilt group’s annual holiday luncheon. The salad is simple, tasty and colorfully Christmasy . Here’s the recipe:

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    I diced some of the red pepper and used the slices as garnishment.

    Hope you’ve had a quiet start to your Monday too. Have a grand day!

    Cheers~