Ten things for which I give thanks this week…
1 – The sun is shining out of an all-blue sky today, in the midst of a run of rainy days…
2 – My rapper Grandson was up for a couple of days as he had a gig in Leeds and on Friday I cooked a sumptuous vegetarian curry feast for him and his cousin, and his girlfriend, which went down very well with all!
3 – Grammarly believes in the Oxford comma – yayyy!
4 – Barbara managed some housework and washing-up on two days!!!
5 – I have finally finished the list of topics for my A to Z 2026 which will be on Fabrics
6 – I therefore moved on, to step 2 – making some samples of weaving to illustrate the A to Z.
7 – I have bought a Christmas present for Barbara – in recent years, we have eschewed giving presents to each other on the grounds that we have most everything we might want but this year, I decided to rebel…
8 – Grateful to be doing this gratitude paractice and for all the kind comments it garners…
9 – I have had two poems accepted by GAS: Poetry, Art and Music, which will be published on Christmas Day!
10 – Barbara’s eldest daughter is on a solo trip to Bali for three weeks – she has been estranged for much of the last year, but bridges have been mended and we shall see her at Christmas…
A very good week ahead, to everyone!
Good things happened for you, like a shower of gifts. Positive news are always pleasing to read. Warm wishes for a good week.
Congrats on the publication of your work, very cool
Respect (for the) discipline of proper preparation (for the Antimatter-to-Zenobia Challenge)! I participated (once, I think) years ago.
Pretty sure my theme was: Stream-of-Consciousness (lol)
Funny about the Christmas thing… like so many aspects of childhood, the destination is different from the starting point, i.e. kid: “…when I grow up, I’m gonna have ice cream for dinner or …I’ll buy two bicycles for Christmas!!”
(We’re the same here, pretty much look for things to buy for the house/property (and yet, I still cheat and buy something if for no other reason that to see how badly I can wrap a present)
and thanks for joining us here at the TToT as Host
Clark, I would love to have read your stream of consciousness – one reason I would like to have everything done in advance this year is to spend more time exploring the other blogs – there are returning friends for sure, but there are always new people and writings to find, too…
Hooray for the Oxford comma! I try hard to remember it every time, but so often the program on which I am writing flags it and tells me it’s unneeded. Boo, I say!
It’s a delight to see the sky and trees in your area.
I’m very heart glad Barbara’s eldest daughter will be home for Christmas. It’s so hard when children grow up and grow distant.
Thanks Mimi, I hope your programme lets you dismiss its erroneous claims! The Oxford fits the way we pause when speaking and it therfore needs to be there to indicate the pause…
Have a great week!
Andrew, silver birch and veggie curry; a visit from your grandson; Barbara finding her way with your kindness; and a Christmas gift for her — truly, a week that made me smile.
Wishing you a week that brings you much joy.
Oh and to you too, my friend, to you too…