Once again there seem to be an inordinate number of pictures
of me this week. But I have good
reasons! There aren’t any gratuitous selfies (well, except the one of my hair).
I hit two more milestones in my recovery, and I’ve decided that I really am
done with it now. Not that I won’t continue to talk about it…
Sunday,
October 15th
My mother wore this diamond necklace almost every day until
shortly before she died. The diamond came from her original engagement ring (it
was replaced by a ring that my father found,
if you can believe it! No one ever claimed it, so it was given to him). I’ve been
wanting to wear the necklace for quite some time, but I’ve been defeated by the
tiny clasp. Today I got the thing to work, and now I may not ever take it off
again! (Yes, I’m wearing it right now.)
Photo op for the shawlette I finished the day before. A
friend had requested a navy & orange one.
Monday,
October 16th
I continue to have the growing my
hair out blues.
LOOK!! Very pleased with myself – and I hit 10,000 on 2 more days
this week. I actually averaged nearly 9,000 steps per day – an increase of
almost 3,000 steps per day. Woot!
Tuesday,
October 17th
Heather the sheep is in from the
fields for the winter. She did a great job with her impatiens!
Wednesday,
October 18th
My friend the fabulous jewelry maker sent this lovely little
painting! I found a nice temporary home for it.
I went out to a soccer game
& wore that bizarre ruana that I made. Still weird!
Thursday,
October 19th
From today’s walk. It’s looking like
Halloween around here.
It’s also looking like Halloween
in our house!
Friday,
October 20th
Dr. M & I were out on the deck watching this bit of red
in the yard. We were wondering why the cardinal never moved & I decided to
just walk on down there (because I can
now), and check it out. A rogue impatiens!
That night I went to a football game at my old high school for
the first time since 1983! The reason was this
– the players all wore pink jerseys honoring someone with cancer. My cousin’s
son, Drew (who mowed our yard this summer), wore a jersey in honor of Amy. Amy’s
daughter cut short a beach trip to come back and be presented with the jersey.
It was a pretty special night. Oh, and they won the football game.
While I was watching Friday Night Lights, Dr. M was
completing the transformation of our home into Halloween central. He is a nut.
Saturday,
October 21st
Today I mowed!!! Just the back yard, but still I was pretty
pleased with myself.
Did I say that the Halloweenification of our house was
complete? Now it is. Ha!
This week had me thinking about the brevity of life and
missing my mom and Amy. Of course, autumn often puts me in that frame of mind –
no matter how cute the sweater is, I know that I’m wearing it because the year
is dying away. Fortunately, the older I get the more I realize that the natural
world is just going dormant for a season. I can hunker down & get through
it & then there will be spring! Achoo!
That ruana(?) looks like it keeps at least parts of you warm. :D
ReplyDeleteYou look great in all your pictures! And Dr. M did a wonderful job decorating for the season. Would he want to do our house? I never decorate for anything (except Christmas). All I do is just eat the appropriate candy for the season.
ReplyDeleteI love all your steps on your Fitbit, but I'm wondering about your sleeping habits (not that I can see a lot of it) - but shouldn't there be more dark blue? Ignore this question if it's too nosy!
These pictures are filled with wonderful colors and textures. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt’s also looking like Halloween in our house!
ReplyDeleteWalked into Lowes Friday morning and saw Halloween stuff down the left side of an aisle and Christmas stuff on the right. That just ain't right.
Autumn is always bitter sweet, isn't it. I love it. It's my favorite season, but I also know what follows. I'm so happy that you're doing well. We have a hundred rogue impatient that are sprouting up through the seams in our patio. They're tiny, and I'm not going to bother to pull them up. They will die in the first frost. Love your decorations. Fun stuff.
ReplyDeleteThat is a LOT of Halloween. Where on earth will you put it all when you're done with it?
ReplyDeleteI love how impatiens just show up here and there all of a sudden. At my house, dill does that. I just found a few rogue sprigs near the pond.
yep, looking pretty Halloweeny. not around here though.
ReplyDeleteYou were right about the decorations! You all definitely go all-out! And bravo for that. I've never had the autumnal sense of loss that some people experience. To me, it's all just part of a cycle. As you said, Spring will come again!
ReplyDeleteI've got a ruana, but it doesn't look like yours. It's more of a cape-like thingie. Of course, it came from Ireland, so it could be an Irish version of a ruana -- a strange thought all on its own.
ReplyDeleteI love the Halloween decorations, although it doesn't seem at all time for Halloween. And then comes the time change, and then Thanksgiving and Christmas and and and.... I think I'll just go to bed. The thought of it all exhausts me.
Love your decor. none here :(
ReplyDeleteMy fav: the rogue impatiens.
10,000 already??? Congrats!!!