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It’s so bleak out there today – rainy and very, very windy – that I felt the need to look at some pretty pottery; said pottery being some of my Roseville. (It truly is crazy windy out there as I write this!) I like taking occasional pictures of the Roseville or McCoy or any of the pottery I collect because I see it with fresh eyes and am reminded of what I loved about it to begin with. Like anything, it’s easy to ‘not see it’ because it becomes part of the daily landscape.

Well, both Don and I woke up at 4 am this morning. I heard him get up and assumed it was later than it was and then I couldn’t turn my brain off – I had an unsettling conversation with someone yesterday and it was on my mind. So I gave up and got up. I’m sure we’ll both crash this afternoon, but I do have errands to run today so I’ll get to those as soon as possible.

I finished Hi Five  by Joe Ide this morning. Terrific read! Now I have to return it to the library and figure out what I want to read next. I have Thirst  by Jo Nesbo here (also from the library) and I have three stacks of books that I’ve purchased ready and waiting to be read. Since I’m sleep deprived and a bit off, I’m finding it a bit hard to make a choice.

I couldn’t get to your comments yesterday and as I’m so tired today, I probably won’t. Thanks for understanding. I will answer today’s comments.

Which brings me to our favorite question – what are you  reading? Please share! I love hearing your answers and I always find new titles to write down and eventually read.

Happy Thursday.

 

Bird Sightings

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Saturday morning. Sunny. Cold, but not as cold as yesterday. We’ve had four sunny days in a row and I’m not taking that for granted. It’s lovely out there.

We had a busy day yesterday, both of us off running our respective errands. But the larder is now full, every box has been checked, and we can now relax for the weekend. Though Don, swearing yesterday that he just wanted to stay home all day today, has suddenly made an appointment to get his hair cut and has all sorts of ideas in his head about what he wants to do – what we  should do. He wakes up quite early and has been up since 5 am. I got up around 6:45 and, not being a morning person, am still waking up. I don’t think we’re going to be on the same page today!

Yesterday I heard a mourning dove for the first time in several months. The mourning doves around here take off for part of the winter. I was so happy to hear that beautiful sound. We saw a cardinal (they’re around all winter) and we saw two bluebirds. I know bluebirds are seen in the Northeast, but I never see them here during the spring and summer. In fact, I’ve only seen them once before and it was during the winter a few years back. I think it was in February or March. I love bluebirds, so I was grateful for an unimpeded view of them yesterday. I hope they hang around again today.

I heard a little birdsong this morning. Is it a sign of an early spring?

Other than that, still reading, cleaning, laughing and, this morning, talking with my husband about how much we love Paris.

Happy Saturday.

 

 

Plants, Movies & Books

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I do my best to keep this fern going during the winter months, knowing that if I can, it will blossom once it’s outside again. But there are lots of dead fronds along the way, lots of vacuuming, lots of worrying. As long as I see new growth – and I do – I know it’s okay. It’s just in dry, inside-the-house, winter mode.

This is the only place I can keep it – upstairs in the office – where it gets enough light and we aren’t bumping into it all the time. I have to do some nifty maneuvering to get to my desk but I’m a pro at it now.

We watched Dr. Strangelove  last night. It was on TCM. It’s one of our favorite movies. Don had been in the city all day and as he was doing something in the kitchen he mentioned that he’d like to watch something funny that night. As if on cue, we saw that Strangelove was on. It’s simply brilliant on every level.

It’s quite cold here today and I think it will remain that way for a few days. But it’s partly sunny, so I’m happy. Actually, I don’t mind the cold. I grew up in Michigan and have spent most of my life beyond the Michigan years in the Northeast. That’s really all I know, except for 8 years in San Diego, which were nice and refreshing for a while until I realized that I missed the seasons. Even my Southern California born-and-bred husband now loves winter.

I’m reading Hi Five  by Joe Ide. This is his fourth book in the IQ series. I can’t recommend his books enough. Ide is a terrific writer, funny and irreverent and Isaiah Quintabe, IQ, is such a wonderfully drawn character. When I learn that Ide has written a new book, I’m so happy. After my experience with Lock Every Door, it feels so good to read a book in which the plot is complex, as are the characters, and I know I’m being guided along by a pro.

We’re going to lay low today and hang out here in the cottage. I’m looking forward to it.

Happy Thursday.

 

 

 

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