Monday, December 2, 2024

trouble and pain (but not really)

 The Thanksgiving dinner came out very well. We had leftovers once, and I had to put what remained into the freezer - we will appreciate it better after a bit of distance.

I'm taking a different approach to Christmas decorations this year, and I spent part of the day working on the living room. 


A red bow would be nicer, but this is good for now; I may change this picture anyway, but I love this one, with the warm colored flowers of late summer, something discovered at a rummage sale.

I want to start making cookies, but may have to do it piecemeal: mixing up dry ingredients ahead, mixing up the dough the day before, baking one or two batches at a time, etc.. Whatever will work. It seems I do lots of things like that. It's another way of going forward. 

I ran out at the blue hour, just to get some air. Very briefly.


Some leaves hanging on.  I keep forgetting the bulbs I just bought - will I be able to get them in before the ground freezes? It's in the twenties at night, and will only reach into the thirties much of this week! Why can't I remember these bulbs??

"On the first weekday of Advent, we are reminded that the full coming of the reign of God through Christ, for whom we long, will bring trouble and pain to all of us in whatever sinfulness we are engaged in, but only to cleanse us to dwell in justice and peace in his presence."

- Magnificat, December 2024

4 comments:

  1. I bought some bulbs just before Mum got ill and they are still unplanted. Whenever I notice them I feel guilty because either I don't have the time to go out and do some gardening or the weather is too awful. Perhaps they'll forgive me?

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    1. Oh, I'm sure the bulbs will forgive you! But, will you forgive yourself? :D I wonder if they can go in the freezer till next time.

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    2. I'll probably find some time to put them somewhere. We don't have such cold weather as you do and the ground will still be easy to work for a while yet. Or, I could plant them in a tub or a few pots. Who knows what I might decide to do in a hurry!

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    3. Yes, a tub is one of the ideas I saw online. Good luck, Clare - we had snow overnight - yippee! - so it may be too late for me.

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