And no, I don't mean them darkening early in winter. Actually, we have no light at least an hour longer than, say, in early December. But the usable hours fly by with such a frightening speed - how is it Thursday evening again ( Read more... )

As I mentioned in the comments to yesterday's entry, Mum is up and hobbling again. She managed to get to the loo with the help of her walking frame and did a great deal of rearranging the knick-knacks, so that the cleaning lady can work properly tomorrow. We'll still use the console for the night, but during the day she's pretty much back to her ( Read more... )

Today, I mean. Not that I'd have been exceptionally lazy - aside from the two short naps I simply had to take - but all activities of the day were for my own delight. Lots of me-time, which doesn't happen too frequently ( Read more... )

Also, Christmas Eve this year. I hope you all are having a peaceful, lovely evening ( Read more... )

This was a hard day - hopefully the last such one until Christmas ( Read more... )

How is it the 3rd Sunday of Advent already? It's insane! But I've finally written all my Christmas cards and readied them for the big journey on which they'll start tomorrow. So I'll ask the following lovely ladies to watch their post boxes and drop me a line, should their card arrive somewhen before next Christmas:

- meathiel
- chocolate_frapp
- curiouswombat
- adafrog
- mirasaui
- aeris444
- badly_knitted
- the_wild_iris
- akane42me
- noadvertising
- ( Read more... )

I've packed my last surprise gift box and finished my last Christmas card. I hoped to make a round number - that would have been 40 - but I seem to have lost motivation to make a mad dash one day before the fair. So, it's 39 cards; I'm sure noadvertising will approve. *g ( Read more... )

Happy St. Nicholas Day!

That said, we didn't celebrate today at all. Unless the big cleaning frenzy and the crazed battle at Lidl disguised as food shopping counts. I'm really tired now, but I'm glad I did the shopping when I did because shortly after I got home it started snowing! Fortunately, there was no wind involved, so the balcony could ( Read more... )

... will eat up your day as surely as a few big ones.

Today, I did the second part of the weekly grocery shopping (the offers changing every two or three days). Then I helped Mum take her weekly shower and wash her hair. She volunteered to cook today, so I could take a hour-long nap, which was sorely needed after two very short nights ( Read more... )

... although I'm wildly determined to have one tomorrow. Let's hope I can because my feet are killing me, and I'm in serious need of some sleeping in, quiet crafting and a bit of writing ( Read more... )