The Third Day of Christmas - A Day on the Couch

Friday, December 27, 2019

The Third Day of Christmas

A day with nothing planned! I hung around the house all day. 

I got in a lot of reading. Many Christmas books to look at. I've enjoyed re-reading parts of The Christmas Chronicles by Nigel Slater. I appreciate his full embrace of the Christmas season and his desire and effort to create a truly festive atmosphere in his home. 

I also had time to listen to Christmas music including some Bing Crosby. All in all is was a great day of relaxation. Extended time on the couch is what I've needed for a while. 

Holiday Season 2018: Martinmas Day - Winter Weather and Walking Athena

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Inspired by Sasha's (see previous post) desire to be up and about and brave the world I decided to take on the cold and snow and go on a walk with Athena immediately upon arriving home. The Christmas cards I bought at Squire House yesterday features a linoleum print titled Morgan's First Snow by Leslie Evans. 

Now, Athena's been out in the snow many times  so it's nothing new to her. She loves it and it continues to amuse me how much so. 

I'm reading a book titled The Christmas Chronicles by Nigel Slater. It features notes, stories and recipes for the winter season. I'm taken by the author's true love of winter and Christmas and all the sentiment behind it. The man really adores the season and looks for to it every year -  cold, snow, and all. He reminds me of Dale and his deep love of winter time. 

The author lives in London and he laments how little snow they actually get there now with climate change. He states that the last substantial snow they got was back in 2013. I may be feeling differently about it in March but I'm really appreciating the snow right now and how pretty and calming it is. 

We weren't able to quite get up all the leaves before the snow fell this year.

Out and about on a walk with Athena. Enjoying the cold, snow, and winter in general. So good to be mobile and able to explore my world. Thanks for the inspiration, Sasha.