Quiet time with family. Fire in the grate. Pumpkin pie. Sleeping deeply. Crossword puzzles. Carpet of red and brown leaves. In pajamas 24/7. Brunch at my sister’s house. Bloody Mary’s, shrimp, bagels, French toast, coffee. Oh, and there were 3 dogs cavorting around, wreaking havoc, looking for scraps. Back at parents. Quiet, sometimes talking, sometimes not. Reading. Doing dishes.
Oh, and we had a small birthday gathering for me. Ya gotta watch out there with my mother. I said to her casually, a couple weeks ago, “I hate my French press, I miss having a real coffee maker” (I wasn’t hinting, I swear) and voila. Coffee maker for the birthday girl. Love that. Now that I have a car I can transport it back without having to bring the damn thing on the train.
Getting mani/pedis with sisters today. Then going clothes shopping and walking the dog on the beach. It’s freezing out today.
Walked around on campus this morning, visiting all my old haunts from when I was a student there. Eerie, and strangely comforting. Magical, but echoey, too. I took pictures, I’ll post them later.
Here’s to 2008, man. Let’s cross 2007 off the list and move ON.
Happy Thanksgiving!
When is your birthday? Mine was Wed. Happy Birthday to you and Happy Thanksgiving as well. I love your opening paragraph, it makes me feel all warm and safe. I wish you a wonderful weekend.
Happy birthday, Sheila!
(And I had the same reaction as Carl to the first paragraph.)
Happy Birthday Sheila. Mine is coming up as well (I share with Churchill!) and I too need a new coffee maker. Enjoy yours- Oh and I started The Gathering last night. Only 30 pages into it but I love it. Can’t wait to hear what you think about it. Have a great, fuzzilicious weekend at home-
Happy Birthday! But just so you know I absolutely love my French press, or as Jean and Lionel call it, The Bodum (“As Time Goes By”). In fact, Jean Pargetter and Lional Hardcastle are the two reasons I got it in the first place. I love the simplicity of it.
Hope your holidays are/were wondeful.