Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Post Celebration

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We had a lovely Christmas and I hope you did, too. Even with our usual low-key celebration, we still feel tired on the ‘day after.’

So does Monty.

The year of jewelry: Don bought me a watch and some earrings, both of which I had on my list. He gets nervous about things like that, but he nailed it. Also, a jigsaw puzzle, and these:

He said he saw an ad featuring the socks a month ago and immediately bought them. According to Don, he’s never purchased any present a month ahead of time. I love them.

We plan on taking it easy today. I’m working on a jigsaw puzzle of Shakespeare’s London and it’s very detailed and will take a long time to complete. Perfect! By the way, it was suggested to me on Amazon. They’ve got me pegged.

And then we’ll take a walk, because we are determined to keep walking this winter. I’m in better shape than I’ve been for a long time and I don’t want to be a slug.

We have leftovers (hurrah!) and sugar-free apple pie (Don’s specialty) that we didn’t even touch yesterday because we were so full after finishing our dinner.

Stay safe.

Happy Sunday.

 

 

Have a Merry Christmas

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We had a little snow overnight, so I ran outside to get some pictures. As it’s going to get warmer later today, rain is on the way for Christmas. This will be long gone. But hey, we have a White Christmas Eve!

We have to run to the store this morning to get a few things that we forgot when we shopped the other day. Then we’ll be in for the next couple of days, enjoying the holiday season. I have to wrap presents, as does Don. Thankfully, I don’t have to wrap the guitar!

Merry Christmas to all of you from Don and me! We wish you all joy and wonder and peace. However you celebrate during this holiday season, we hope you are surrounded by love and find pockets of time for quiet reflection.

And Merry Christmas from the girls!

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

Two Days

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How is everyone doing?

Since our Christmas is fairly low-key, we’re fine.

We are laying low today. I have some things to do, as does Don, but mostly, we’re going to listen to holiday music, read, eat, and watch It’s a Wonderful Life  tonight.

I spent some time trying to get all the girls lined up on the music cabinet in order to take a picture. I was worried one of them would fall off. But I figured it out and here they are:

Sophie, Maeve, Imogen, Olivia, Pippa, and Zoe.

They now live in the den – and they’re still in this position. If I put them upstairs in the office, I’d barely see them. Better here, where I can look at them while I’m writing this blog post.

I’m finishing up a Maigret mystery – Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses. I find Simenon’s rather short mysteries are perfect when I’m not ready to commit to a long novel. They’re a little apértif.

We watched The Kennedy Center Honors last night and I cried several times. Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler, Berry Gordy – music that I have loved most of my life. Hearing that music, seeing them honored, hearing their stories, was a perfect way to spend an evening. For several years recently, the Honors were not what they used to be. The choices made by the producers resulted in a rather shallow production, instead of a grand salute to talented and brilliant artists who have performed and created and innovated over a lifetime. Some of the honorees were far too young, in my opinion, to have earned an Honor. This time, they got it right. Fingers crossed for the future.

Okay. Time for our second cup of coffee.

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

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