I am SO SLEEPY right now that I cannot guarantee that the
following post will make any sense. We spent today roaming around the mountains
like we used to do back in the day, and as usually happens when I spend any
time in a warm moving car on a sunshiny day, I got so sleepy. I was foiled in
my attempt to nap on the way home by the fact that I was driving. Humph!
Sunday,
April 9th
Let’s start the week off with the State of the Bug. Which is…
I’m not actually sure what’s going on here. Dressed up for church? Checking for
stray chin hair? Who knows!
Monday,
April 10th
I thought the little tomatoes I
got at the grocery store were so pretty that I had to take a picture.
I mowed after work. I decided
that the front yard exercise route looked like a woman with wild red hair
wearing a mask & eating a grape. Ha! That evening I used the giant tub for
the first (and possibly last?) time. It ran out of hot water before it was half
full. I did enjoy my soak though.
Tuesday,
April 11th
The moon! By the way, the Moon
Man has a new post over on his blog. Check
it out!
Wednesday,
April 12th
I went to get a library card
today & was tickled to see Hog Hill
Pottery in the display case in the lobby! My cousin Scottie & her
husband John do such good work.
Thursday,
April 13th
Date night on a Thursday –
watched Iron Man. Robert Downey Jr. is hilarious in this movie.
Friday,
April 14th
OK, we had date night again on
Friday. Went out to get a burger (BurgerFi
veggie burger – so good!), picked up a few things at Target, then I ran into
Michael’s to get some yarn for a baby shower gift. Somehow I ended up bringing
this yarn home too. I don’t know how it happened, because I wasn’t supposed to
be buying new yarn, right?
Saturday,
April 15th
As mentioned
previously, we rambled in the mountains today, driving up to Mt. Mitchell. I
was laughing at the road we were on – Holy Hairpin Batman! It was a lovely day.
We stopped for
dinner on the way home. I had seaweed salad, sushi, and sugar donuts (yes,
three out of these four pictures were MY food). I didn’t actually eat it all.
Now I’m
watching Braves baseball & contemplating the leftover donuts in the fridge.
How was your week?
I guess I'm at that age where the weeks seem to be flying by. How was my week? All too brief.
ReplyDeleteRight?!? All too brief. Peace be with you, Stephen.
DeleteYour week sounds like what the prescription written for me! Alas, I was unable to get it filled this week. Holy Week, ya know? The nerve! But I've gotten really good at living vicariously through others (sort of), so I'm grateful for all the goodies you shared. Libraries, and pottery, and chinese food, and mountains, and tomatoes, oh my! Yeah, the lawn, too--a good form of exercise. Can't wait to see what next week delivers to you! (and me). Happy Easter!
ReplyDelete<3 you, dear friend.
DeleteYour food looks delicious. It's been ages since I had Chinese food. Your mountains are beautiful and inviting. You are seemingly enjoying being back in Carolina. You've shared so many happy family moments and places you remember. Happy Easter to both of you, J Michael and Dana. xoxo
ReplyDeleteMuch love to you, dear friend! Here's to new beginnings this Eastertide...
DeleteI'm a big fan of Robert Downey, he was the perfect person to play the billionaire/playboy Tony Stark.
ReplyDeleteHe really was perfect for Stark. But I'll never forgive him for killing Deputy Marshal Newman in U.S. Marshals ;)
Deleteyou go shopping on date night? sheesh, Dana.
ReplyDeleteI did get a new fan for my office and an awesome vegie burger out of it, lol.
DeleteThat pottery is beautiful and so are those tomatoes. I always think that vegetables and fruits are every bit as pretty as flowers. LOL at the wild-haired woman eating a grape. You must get Dr. M to boil water on the stove and fill that fab tub for you. :)
ReplyDeleteAh...hot bath the old-fashioned way! I can do that...
DeleteDoughnuts in the fridge?! Horrors. And remember...every single one takes twenty minutes off of your life (although lil doughnut holes, probably about 5-6, but that's for EACH ONE)!
ReplyDeleteI'll bet Krispy Kreme takes more than 20 minutes! These are the chinese dough balls fried and sprinkled with sugar. Yeah, probably at least 15 minutes.
DeleteI've found myself photographing store-bought tomatoes before, too! They're so pretty when they're all together like that. The trip into the mountains sounds great! I went to Mt. Mitchell once about 15 years ago. Looked about the same, I expect. :)
ReplyDeletePretty much the same :) Actually, the spruce and fir trees looked a little healthier than they did last time we were up there.
DeleteRobert Downey Jr is the PERFECT Ironman.
ReplyDeleteI have 2 Caron Cakes & dont know what to make with it.
I thought she was going for carrot cake :( Downey Jr nailed the role!
DeleteYour posts are so rich, I love the look of that tub, and I think you look super serene and happy in that selfie, the move is obviously suiting big time, Delighted for ye.
ReplyDeleteShe is very happy to be home! Thank you for your kind words.
DeleteA struggle. But it will all pay off. Some day.
ReplyDeleteI hope your move is as without struggle as possible!
DeleteYour yarn addiction is serious. Any YA group in your area? ;)
ReplyDeleteLOL! I'll check, Rita...
DeleteI had no idea you're so close to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Some day I need to get out a map and look at something east of St. Louis. This much is sure -- if you have sushi, and yarn, and moons, and doughnuts over there, it's pretty much a perfect place to live. Especially when you throw in a mountain.
ReplyDeleteTechnically speaking, we are in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. On any given clear day, we see the mountains on the horizon if we go out for a drive. Our house is in a hollow, but once we get on the main roads, there they are! We are home, and it is pretty much a perfect place to live. <3
DeleteI remember seeing tomatoes and sushi...were there other photos in your post? LOL.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering how far you are from Greenville, SC. My oldest son, his wife, and my youngest granddaughter live there, and I have plans to visit them sometime this year. They were just here over Easter (that's why I'm so late catching up with blogging and commenting).
Not that far!!! Same general foothills geography. Keep us posted...would love to dine with you and chat!
DeleteI replied by email, but thought I would comment here too - we've about an hour and a half from Greenville, so we should DEFINITELY meet up!!
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