Another doctor appointment today, routine, no big discoveries, the last till May, yay. May the Fourth, and we all complete the sentence: be with you!
This week I outlived yet another friend. It's the downside of living old and well. I'm all ready to play, and the friends have gone. But it's fine, really, for this particular friend, better to be at peace.
So today, despite the icy wind knocking twenty degrees off the perceived temperature, I muffled up and strode, or straggled, out.
This lovely walking route is the result of management cooperating with my pressure, I mean repeated polite requests, to clean up all kinds of large debris. It was thrown over the back fences by residents who evidently think out of sight, out of mind, includes large household objects and flooring. Not any more. They're doing much better now, good for them.
On the less welcome side, Gary called me to say he's tested positive for Covid. Not feeling too sick, but isolating. He was in my house a week ago to visit and show me the new puppy, Billy, so I'm hoping I wasn't exposed. We'll see. I'll test if I get symptoms.
Meanwhile Billy is learning to bark, not a real bark yet, just apparently a squeaky noise, while he gets stuck into chewing Gary's sneakers. Situation normal.
And this puzzle was hilarious to work
Loads of funny details that weren't obvious on the small box picture. It was 300 pieces but not as easy as you might expect. Many similar motifs all over the place. I'm going to donate it to the library as a suggestion for the public puzzle table. I think it could be fun.
* Misfits tells me not to expect delivery till Friday, oh. Meanwhile, yesterday's winnowing was minimal.
This happened
I chipped my favorite teapot right where it now dribbles when you pour, so I repurposed it as a starter for cuttings. Maybe a flower vase when there's anything to put in it. Currently you see yet another begonia start.
And this
This is more home improvement than winnowing, since nothing left the house except the spent bulb.
Today is either handknit scarves or paper files, decisions, decisions.
*Right after I finished the preceding paragraph, a thump at the doorstep, man cheerily waving as he got back in his van. Misfits box had arrived.
Communication between Misfits and the Imperfect delivery folks is, imperfect. Not a problem when delivery is on time in the end.
Here's this week's supplies. Expensive week because I needed olive oil and vanilla essence.
So I thought oh well, a treat will be fine
Tony's caramel chocolate. Look at the design. Afternoon cup of tea and piece of TCC.
The Misfits box is now in the supplies for the Big Figure. Where the handholds are, the pop out pieces will be useful.
And the foil insulated coolpack bag will be fine for Freecycling things in. Nothing wasted!
I need to set up my light somewhere and keep that area as my crafting spot. Unfortunately I don’t have any power points near any of he seats.
ReplyDeleteThe chocolate looks tasty. Unfortunately I’ve been treating myself quite a bit lately and it’s starting to show. I’ll get back on track or I’ll have to buy new clothes
It's good to have a light over your shoulder, saves strain. Chocolate helps save strain to, up to a point!
DeleteWhat a wonderful slice of life, like a good conversation! Your puzzle is great, and I hope you have avoided the Covid. Thanks for the reminder on the light bulb. I need to do that.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it feels like a conversation roaming over different topics. That way there's going to be something that interests you.
DeleteI was going to answer with something vaguely Egyptian but Sphinx doesn't fit. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteA good light source makes all the difference between pleasure and pain.
Good clue, Caro.
DeleteI winnowed some stuff today that I will donate to a senior's recreation centre for its garage sale in April. Between a big sort-and-cull during the pandemic to a clean-out of anything I could spare for displaced Ukrainians setting up new households, I'm getting down to brass tacks here. Donatable pickins are pretty slim, as they say.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting to that point, too, mainly because of the Great Winnowing in January 20. The olden days before the pandemic. Last chance though I didn't know it, for person to person donations, for a while. Thank you for helping Ukrainian families get set up.
DeleteLots of winnowing to be done here yet. Slow but certain! Hope Gary is ok and you stay Covid free.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have no symptoms, but plan to test tomorrow morning because of knitting group in the afternoon. Hoping I'm clear.
DeleteI think winnowing is endless!
Ohhh, I am so sorry that you lost your friend.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It never gets any easier. I've outlived s lot of my generation.
DeleteThe trouble with Covid is you’re most infectious before you test positive.
ReplyDeleteThe puzzle looks like fun…..lots of little sheep, cows, flowers, trees - In the top section. Then all those faces! And how on earth do you break a bar of chocolate shaped like that into pieces?? Or will you just nibble along the edges???
The covid situation is why I'm being cautious. He probably caught it in traveling and didn't know when he first got back. About the chocolate, it's not easy, but somehow I managed.
DeleteCondolences on the death of your friend. The work light looks the business; every bit of fixing, improving, rationalizing is as good as winnowing when it comes to analysis of the 'TO DO' list. A couple of times a year F will start a day with no particular plan other than to do the first thing and see what presents itself, and find at the end of the day she has been really busy, and done loads of little things that would never have felt big enough to make it onto a to do list. The word puzzle ends with a kind of primate we think.
ReplyDeleteYes, the winnowing has triggered all sorts of very small incidental tasks too small for a list. Pieces of string too small to save! About the puzzle, you may have come up with another solution.
DeleteYour neighbourhood looks good to me, so congrats on the cleanup. Too bad about the C. Our kids have it too.
ReplyDeleteCovid complicates everything. I hope they get well uneventfully. The neighborhood in general is beautiful, a mixture of old and new trees, areas of grass and wildflowers. It's just that section started to get blighted, but I think we've fixed it. Or maybe the blighters moved away.
DeleteAdmittedly, I was at first puzzled over the term, winnowing, but came to understand its meaning as decluttering, which is ongoing here. Sorry to read about your friend’s passing, and sometimes that person is in a better place than suffering. Also hope you will not test positive.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the good wishes. I'm hopeful, because my app didn't register an alert, and I have no symptoms. But I'll test anyway.
DeleteWinnowing is more elegant than decluttering, and it encourages me to think in those terms!
And thank you for the condolences.
I love that Tony's chocolate! I've had it in my Gin Club box now and then. Sorry about Gary's Covid! Keep an eye out for atypical symptoms like stuffy nose -- that's the way it manifested for us.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what's wrong with people, throwing old appliances and flooring over a fence. Honestly.
It's cheaper to throw household appliances than pay the installer to take them away. Until you start being fined for doing it.
DeleteThanks for the symptom tip, I'll be alert.
The chocolate is fortunately too rich for me to overdo it, but it's very good.
Your Misfits reveal is always fun for me. I am not sure why but it is! I am curious, every week, to see what you will create with the contents. That vanilla should last you for awhile. I bet it is very fine vanilla.
ReplyDeleteYour teapot, repurposed, makes a fine rooting vessel. I have little rootlings all over this house. It's the getting them planted that I am slow at.
I usually have you in mind when I post misfits. I'm always interested in other people's shopping, and bookcases, and other bio materials! The vanilla will last ages. Expensive but worth it for flavor. I just couldn't part with the little teapot, and when I get a few flowers, it will be involved.
DeleteThat makes me happy!
DeleteMy sympathy for you for the death of your friend. I really hope you aren't infected with Covid. That looks like a very good order from Misfits. The chocolate, oh would I like that! I have some winnowing of dog hair to do. If you wove with dog hair I could be your main supplier!
ReplyDeleteIf anyone can figure out how to eradicate the static from cat and dog hair, it could be a resource. It's certainly warm fiber.
DeleteThank you for the condolences.
So sorry about your friend. There seems to always be a doctor's appt these days. I love your photos and where you sit to create. The puzzle is fabulous. We do puzzles here too. You should enter this in FFO with all those faces. Have a lovely day today.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the condolences. And the other appreciative words.
DeleteSympathies to you on another loss. I do wonder as we get older does it get easier or harder? Maybe that's a terrible question to even ask. After losing my brother 2 years ago, the next loss, just a few weeks ago, was (who I remember to be) my first childhood friend. I had moved around a number of times, as had she, until she finally landed in Florida. I hadn't seen her in decades and I suddenly regretted not having tried harder to connect with her. I can see on FB that she had a good life, and a son and even a step son. For some reason that makes me feel better about things.
ReplyDeleteI looked my own mortality in the eyes first when my parents died 22 and 27 years ago. Then again when my brother died, and on a different level again this year when my friend died. I'm sorry you've experienced more loss, and so close together. I have the beginnings of understanding some of the mental and emotional processes each new death brings. To survive so many losses, though I have no reference point. Hugs to you, Liz.
Thoughtful words, thank you.
ReplyDeletePrayers no covid, and Gary is well soon
ReplyDeleteAdorable to hear Billy's bark is developing. The walking path looks good. Bravo
Enjoy your day
I expect I'll know when billy's bark comes in! And thank you for the good wishes.
DeleteTwo upsetting things for you to deal with. I'm so sorry to hear about your friend and now the concern about the dreaded covid. I'm hoping Gary's case is a mild one and that he didn't share it with you. Our #2 son and his entire family are just getting over it and oddly enough, even though he knew he had it, he didn't test postitive until 4 days in. The testing is obviously hit and miss.
ReplyDeleteThat chocolate has an interesting design...you can choose whether you're wanting a larger piece or a smaller.
I waited several days before testing, just for that reason, also to feel ok about the group. I think Gary's doing ok, too, not feeling too bad when we last talked.
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