A Quiet Week in January

Some weeks are exciting and adventurous.  Other weeks are quiet and boring.  Sometimes, I appreciate boring.  This week was one.  But that's okay.  I am sharing my Friday Fave Fives, five things that I have found to be blessings in my life this week.  Susanne hosts us every week.  You can find her blog HERE.

1.  Well Read Mom monthly meeting.  I am enjoying reading a book each month with my daughter-in-law.  This month's book was a tome.  And I struggled a bit with it.  Hunchback of Notre Dame.  But sitting and discussing the book with a dozen other women of all ages helped me see much more in the book.  I am glad to be a part of this group.  (And it's fun to visit home in different parts of the big city where most likely I would never venture.)

2.  Our usual coffee time with T and S lasted three hours.  I guess we had lots to discuss.  And another lady joined us, a friend of all of us.

3.  Two good walks with Nurse Girl and the dogs.  The second one included PAL and her mom too.  And we walked on a trail that has been closed for over a year for renovations.  Being able to walk that trail made it extra fun.

4.  Working on a couple of projects.  I realized this week that I needed to order seeds for this year's gardens.  So I pulled out my seed box and have been organizing and deciding what I need to order.  Definitely red kale and some herbs...

5.  I've been working on a couple of knitting projects that have challenged me.  One is a pair of gloves for which I wrote the pattern.  Part way through the second glove, I realized that I hadn't done a great job writing down part of the pattern.  I think I have it fixed now and the gloves are almost finished.  (photos to come when they're done)  The other project is a shrug for a friend.  No pattern.  I'm copying the one she owns and loves to wear.  I'm in the muddling middle of that.  I do enjoy the challenge.

Bonus.  Last night, the whole family enjoyed a yummy Chinese dinner at a local restaurant.  It's near Younger Son's birthday (Dr Mike) who is still visiting over Christmas time, so we included that in our dinner celebration.

Bonus2.  In the fall, I shared a few photos of Tall Boy because he is a high school senior and evidently it's a thing to do a weekly Senior photo on social media. Then I quit.  So here is a picture of Tall Boy from many years ago. (2016)