....like the first morning. Can't you hear the Cat Stevens song running through your mind? I suppose that's a sign of my age, but it's a song I've always liked, and it's suited to my mood this morning.
I rose early. I'm pretty much on my own today. Dear Husband will be sailing until late afternoon. Elegante Mother has gone to visit my Second Sister for a few days. Second Son has plans to picnic with friends. I was touched when he sounded worried about my being alone. I reassured him that I'd be just fine, that his father should be home in time for dinner, and I planned to enjoy the day doing "just me" things.
I made a quick stop at the grocery store. I'd planned to get just a few things for dinner tonight and tomorrow, but I saw several "Buy One, Get One Free" sales. Yesterday, at church, I saw a display asking for donated items to defray the cost of Bible School. I chose three of the items for Elegante Mother to provide. *G* One of the three was "five boxes of Ritz Crackers." Today they were on sale, Buy One, Get One Free! Talk about serendipity!
I've started the laundry, and cooked some pasta for a cold pasta salad. I watered the indoor plants and the container garden. I'll get some time in on the sidewalk garden, and maybe even the garden along the front of the house. There's still stuff to plant.
It's been lovely to have such a laid-back weekend. I put up my quilting frame again. It was possible to have both a Christmas tree and the quilting frame in the living room, but it looked awkward, so I dismantled the frame and stored it for the holidays. It's taken me this long to get back to it. My quilting bee is bound to rib me about it.
I watched a little TV. I ate Denver scrambled eggs for dinner last night. I worked on a crossword puzzle, and answered some e-mail. I just simply vegged out! Sometimes it's good to be able to direct your own life, and work at your internal pace, rather than having to meet demands of your job or your family's needs. I hope you all have the chance to find a few days like this.
Comments (9)
firstly, i love that song.
secondly, what are denver scrambled eggs?
Posted by bod | May 28, 2007 6:30 PM
Posted on May 28, 2007 18:30
Well, at our house you finely dice some green pepper and yellow onion and saute it in a little bit of butter. I finely dice ham and add it to the mix to warm it, and then add two or three scrambled eggs to the mix, and cook until the eggs are dry. Anywhere else, this would be done as an omlet, but I've given up trying to get omlettes cooked through. If I have it, I sprinkle a little finely shredded cheddar cheese over the top of the eggs after they come out of the pan. Yummy, huh??
And for all of you who are wincing, I don't do this every day, or even once a week. I just had a taste for them recently.
Posted by buffy | May 28, 2007 7:24 PM
Posted on May 28, 2007 19:24
My weekend could best be described as indolent. Sounds like yours was, too. We had a quiet uneventful three days - stayed home . . . a little gardening, a little reading, a little napping, a movie . . . all at a snail's pace. Thought about you!
Posted by Nan | May 29, 2007 9:09 AM
Posted on May 29, 2007 09:09
ooh i want some of those eggs!
Posted by bod | May 29, 2007 11:28 AM
Posted on May 29, 2007 11:28
Nan, I'm glad you were able to have a lazy weekend. I don't know anyone who works harder than you do, and I can only hope that you rest the same way.
Hugsssss, Sis!
Posted by Buffy | May 29, 2007 12:01 PM
Posted on May 29, 2007 12:01
Bod, come stay for a while, and I'll be happy to cook for you! *S*
Posted by Buffy | May 29, 2007 12:01 PM
Posted on May 29, 2007 12:01
It's nice to have the odd day or so with no-one else around. On those days when John is out (say off to the opera in London with friends from his music class) I really enjoy having some time when I can do exactly what I want to do.
Enjoy yourself.
Posted by Adele | May 31, 2007 9:18 AM
Posted on May 31, 2007 09:18
Adele, what kind of class is John taking? I think we've talked about this, but I've forgotten. What a great idea for him.....a class in something he clearly loves, with people of a like mind. I'll have to watch to see if there are Mozart seminars for Dear Husband.
I so rarely have the house to myself that those few minutes I do seem just a little odd. It's very nice to be able to laze along as you please, rather than having to keep to a schedule for someone else. *S*
Posted by Buffy | June 1, 2007 10:07 AM
Posted on June 1, 2007 10:07
Buffy, John's taking a music appreciation course one evening a week and they also go to concerts, and one one occasion an opera, both ocally and in London. He thoroughly enjoys it, and it's nice at times to have the house to myself. The silence though takes a whie for me to get used to.
Posted by Adele | June 1, 2007 12:36 PM
Posted on June 1, 2007 12:36