Here's to found puppies, and remorseful moms. To new jobs, actual and in the making. Here's to a wonderful, NEW, healthy, happy and productive new year!!
Talked to Thankful tonight -- she's sounding much better! Is spending a sweet, quiet evening with her very cute and funny hunny!
Touched bases with lots of peeps I love and who loves me back. Life is GOOD!!
Thank you all for your part in that goodness in my life -- it is considerable to say the least!
And, Cat, congrats on your youtube followership! Sounds like they give you as much pleasure as you give them!
Not a bad final day of 2011. I got a bunch of e-books bought, opened up my computer and dusted it with blasts of air -- it runs MUCH quieter now -- and completed the state and federal reports for the Disability Pride Parade's fiscal year ending this past September. Now I can start looking at what other e-books to start buying in the next few weeks. And I have my sherry ready to toast the New Year when it arrives in a half hour.
Going to be a sweet warm first day. And Firstday. Had this wonderful dinner planned for last night, but the timing was off: I was too full already, at the wrong place in the meds cycle (you're not wanting to take fast acting pain meds on a full tummy), so had cheese and crackers instead (understand, cheese and crackers is a REAL treat!). So instead, rescheduled, and am having it for breakfast:
Chilled pate of turkey with seasoned salt and pepper Candied yams, hot Cheesy garlicky hot buttered spicy smashed potatoes Cold cramberry sauce
What a lovely way to usher in the Year of Good Eating. . . .
After a toast with Rhine wine and a kiss, we discussed our hopes for the year. After awhile we retired to read awhile and I finished reading L.M. Montgomery's book Rilla of Ingleside, which takes place in WWI. So now I'm all ready for the new season of Downton Abbey, which also takes place in WWI. Those of you who haven't seen the first season are truly missing a classic! And, puddle, it's available as DVD, so see if your "local" library has a copy or can get it for you on InterLibrary Loan!! It's worth buying, too, as you'll want to watch it multiple times. Dame Maggie Smith gives her best performance ever, and that's saying much!!
This morning I got up nice and late, took a few shots of the fog here, then read the Introduction and beginning of J.R.R. Tolkien's book Roverandom! I hadn't even heard of it before, but it got published in 1998, with the blessing of Christopher Tolkien.
Despite the many years and the multiple readings thereof, I can never read Rilla of Ingleside without tears. It is, in my view, L.M.M.'s best writing...especially as it was written with clips from her actual journals of during WWI.
We also watched *Midnight in Paris* last night. It's okay. Creative. But not something I'd be likely to rent again. That was followed by another viewing of *Miss Potter* ~ which I still dearly love and am glad I purchased.
Here in Vermont First Day was beautiful. We had temps into the 40's and half the day included sunshine. I went for a walk, then convinced Mah*Sweetie (who is still suffering with a mean cold) to go for a short drive to watch the sunset. I even got him some Dunkin Donuts coffee on the way by. The sunset was pretty in places, but also included a line of clouds moving in, in a pattern like long fingers, that have now brought rain showers. We're okay for tomorrow, but then expect some Arctic air for a day or two before the weather moderates again.
It was warm here today too, relatively speaking, with highs in the high 40s, and the afternoon was sunny. An altogether lovely and hopeful start to the year.
Yeah, that's coming our way. We've been told to expect a high of 9 on Tuesday and a low of -10, then you factor in winds of up to 30-35mph. Heh. But we'll just have two days like that, then the temps moderate again. So we're not ready for Spring yet. For that, we need two weeks of subzeros temperatures. Then we know we've done what's necessary.
Pardon my absence of late; no problems here, just work and some moderately voracious reading. Vert rough weekend at the hospital; the ER was really jumping. Will finish another Darkover novel, imbibe very modestly, and hit the sack early. It's really wonderful that I needn't go to work tomorrow.
I never much liked Dinah Shore's singing, but just Now I was listening to a 1959 recording of "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me," and it's quite good. The orchestra wasn't identified, so it must have been a studio outfit, but they swung nicely, and so did Dinah. Never really thought of her in Jazz or Swing terms. Guess you learn something new every day.
This was on a Smithsonian compilation of music by Duke Ellington.
It's great to hear from you!! I thought maybe you'd traveled over the weekend; sounds like you were tending all the travelers instead. Whoo! So glad you can party a little at last. Sometimes when I think of you working hard in the ER, I think of that pithy prayer in the service of Compline in the Book of Common Prayer...
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work or watch or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ, give rest to the weary; bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.
Happy New Year, everybody!
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ReplyDeleteListener, I started 2012 with an act of larceny. I stole the pic out front for Arty. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHere's to found puppies, and remorseful moms. To new jobs, actual and in the making. Here's to a wonderful, NEW, healthy, happy and productive new year!!
ReplyDeleteTalked to Thankful tonight -- she's sounding much better! Is spending a sweet, quiet evening with her very cute and funny hunny!
Touched bases with lots of peeps I love and who loves me back. Life is GOOD!!
Thank you all for your part in that goodness in my life -- it is considerable to say the least!
And, Cat, congrats on your youtube followership! Sounds like they give you as much pleasure as you give them!
Not a bad final day of 2011. I got a bunch of e-books bought, opened up my computer and dusted it with blasts of air -- it runs MUCH quieter now -- and completed the state and federal reports for the Disability Pride Parade's fiscal year ending this past September. Now I can start looking at what other e-books to start buying in the next few weeks. And I have my sherry ready to toast the New Year when it arrives in a half hour.
ReplyDeleteI'll drink to all that!
ReplyDeleteAnd, thanks. It gives me surprising pleasure.
All sounds very good, Bill!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year from the Midwest!!
ReplyDeleteToast!!
Happy New Year, Bill!
ReplyDeleteGoing to be a sweet warm first day. And Firstday. Had this wonderful dinner planned for last night, but the timing was off: I was too full already, at the wrong place in the meds cycle (you're not wanting to take fast acting pain meds on a full tummy), so had cheese and crackers instead (understand, cheese and crackers is a REAL treat!). So instead, rescheduled, and am having it for breakfast:
ReplyDeleteChilled pate of turkey with seasoned salt and pepper
Candied yams, hot
Cheesy garlicky hot buttered spicy smashed potatoes
Cold cramberry sauce
What a lovely way to usher in the Year of Good Eating. . . .
Life's looking up.
LOL! You are ALWAYS welcome to my photos out front, Catreona!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a photo I took, myself, too, so no worries.
After a toast with Rhine wine and a kiss, we discussed our hopes for the year. After awhile we retired to read awhile and I finished reading L.M. Montgomery's book Rilla of Ingleside, which takes place in WWI. So now I'm all ready for the new season of Downton Abbey, which also takes place in WWI. Those of you who haven't seen the first season are truly missing a classic! And, puddle, it's available as DVD, so see if your "local" library has a copy or can get it for you on InterLibrary Loan!! It's worth buying, too, as you'll want to watch it multiple times. Dame Maggie Smith gives her best performance ever, and that's saying much!!
ReplyDeleteThis morning I got up nice and late, took a few shots of the fog here, then read the Introduction and beginning of J.R.R. Tolkien's book Roverandom! I hadn't even heard of it before, but it got published in 1998, with the blessing of Christopher Tolkien.
Despite the many years and the multiple readings thereof, I can never read Rilla of Ingleside without tears. It is, in my view, L.M.M.'s best writing...especially as it was written with clips from her actual journals of during WWI.
ReplyDeleteWe also watched *Midnight in Paris* last night. It's okay. Creative. But not something I'd be likely to rent again. That was followed by another viewing of *Miss Potter* ~ which I still dearly love and am glad I purchased.
Lol! Lovely idear, but first I'd need to own something in which to *play* a DVD. . . .
ReplyDeleteon which/with which ?
ReplyDeleteDVDs and their players are super!
ReplyDeletelistener, thanks for reminding me of Miss Potter. Should get that for Sis.
Last I knew you can rent those too! Check with a video store or a rental shop.
ReplyDeleteHere in Vermont First Day was beautiful. We had temps into the 40's and half the day included sunshine. I went for a walk, then convinced Mah*Sweetie (who is still suffering with a mean cold) to go for a short drive to watch the sunset. I even got him some Dunkin Donuts coffee on the way by. The sunset was pretty in places, but also included a line of clouds moving in, in a pattern like long fingers, that have now brought rain showers. We're okay for tomorrow, but then expect some Arctic air for a day or two before the weather moderates again.
ReplyDeleteIt was warm here today too, relatively speaking, with highs in the high 40s, and the afternoon was sunny. An altogether lovely and hopeful start to the year.
ReplyDeleteIt was in the 40s here, too, but mostly cloudy and VERY windy. Expected to drop into the single digits tonight with wind chills below zero.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's coming our way. We've been told to expect a high of 9 on Tuesday and a low of -10, then you factor in winds of up to 30-35mph. Heh. But we'll just have two days like that, then the temps moderate again. So we're not ready for Spring yet. For that, we need two weeks of subzeros temperatures. Then we know we've done what's necessary.
ReplyDeletePardon my absence of late; no problems here, just work and some moderately voracious reading. Vert rough weekend at the hospital; the ER was really jumping. Will finish another Darkover novel, imbibe very modestly, and hit the sack early. It's really wonderful that I needn't go to work tomorrow.
ReplyDelete"Vert" sould be "Very"...
ReplyDeleteGotta go back and get caught up on the blog--sounds like the surgery was a total success for puddle!
ReplyDeleteI never much liked Dinah Shore's singing, but just Now I was listening to a 1959 recording of "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me," and it's quite good. The orchestra wasn't identified, so it must have been a studio outfit, but they swung nicely, and so did Dinah. Never really thought of her in Jazz or Swing terms. Guess you learn something new every day.
ReplyDeleteThis was on a Smithsonian compilation of music by Duke Ellington.
After about 5 seconds puzzlement, I figured that out.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to hear from you!! I thought maybe you'd traveled over the weekend; sounds like you were tending all the travelers instead. Whoo! So glad you can party a little at last. Sometimes when I think of you working hard in the ER, I think of that pithy prayer in the service of Compline in the Book of Common Prayer...
ReplyDeleteKeep watch, dear Lord, with those who work or watch or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ, give rest to the weary; bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.
(This is the "shield the joyous" part!) HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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