Had a great day hanging out with friends who were kind enough to have us over for a few. Hope you enjoyed your holiday as well.
Month: December 2024
Morning Routines
I don’t know if I ever told you guys what I do when I get up in the morning after doing the usual morning stuff that everyone does. I go and work my brain. First I head on over to The NYT games sections and bust out sessions of Wordle, Spelling Bee, Strands, and Connections. Then I go on my phone and get out my daily morning session of Boggle. I’ve been doing this routine for years now, Just something to get my gears to start spinning for the day.
Ended up doing a lot of baking yesterday evening. All kinds of treats for the holidays.
All Lit Up for the Holidays
This house in Somerville always does up their holiday lights like crazy.
The Solstice Viewing That Wasn’t
Started the day by making lemon orzo soup again! Great day for it as it’s been snowing all day. The star of tonight’s show though was attending the SOLSTICE EVENT this evening down at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge. Unfortunely when it was time to go it really started snowing pretty heavy here. We gave it the old college try but took forever just to get to the highway and then that was backed up like crazy. So we decided then and there to abort the mission. It was becoming too stressful and might even be dangerous. Kind of sucks because it’s hard to get tickets but there’s always next year. We were supposed to meet up with some friends there who actually did brave the snow and got there but they were in the car for like 3 hours. So below would have been some cool pics from the event but since we couldn’t make it, there aren’t any.
Currently Reading: Tits Up: What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts by Sarah Thornton and Oh, the Pics That You’ll Post! by Maiana Rose. That ought to finish out my year of books read. I’ll do a post of my favorites I read this year along with my usual top ten or so moments from the year. I already starting looking a little bit about what I’m going to post but that probably won’t see the light until after the new year so stay tuned for that.
Sunsets on the Cape and a Throwback
Check out this throwback photo. Our family photos are a little different than other folks. Circa 1996ish maybe?
Gametime: Mummy Maze! I remember this game!!!
Lots of Love for Carson’s Gotcha Day!
My calendar today reminded me it was Carson’s Gotcha Day! How could I have forgotten? Carson, we love you! From the moment we first saw you on Petfinder and that day we 1st met in the shelter, we knew! So lot’s of celebrating with this little guy today and giving him lots of loves.
Here’s some text I wrote about when he first came to us:
Carson Comes Home
Today was the day that we were to meet Carson, the cat that had been living in a shelter in Millis for two months. I don’t know what is was about him when we saw his picture on the website but his big round eyes, dashing grey coat with white paws, and heart-shaped nose cuteness just spoke to us like he could be the one. Around noontime was the appointment and we arrived a little early. When we were finally introduced he looked a little scared at first, but not too bad. He allowed us to brush and pet him and play with him and it was almost like an instant connection. Yes, he is a bit shy and skittish at first, because it’s all new to him, but I could tell he will adjust really fast. I could tell he would be a gentle and friendly cat. Plus, he apparently loves face-scratches which is something LD had become an expert at with Oreo, so right there is a connection that could work for us. He’s shy (but I found not overly so) and he didn’t hiss or scratch, he seemed like a real catch. I knew we could love this cat and that he also has the capability to return the favor.
It was pretty much a done deal after spending some time with the little guy. Carson was getting an all expenses paid trip to his new forever home. After all the paperwork was signed, he got placed in the carrier and I let him say goodbye to his other cat friends at the shelter, who in their own way, probably felt bittersweet. Sad that he was leaving them, but happy that he could find a loving home to be in. I’m sure the volunteers who help out at the shelter felt the same way. Also, I have to say this shelter was amazing so I’m giving a plug to Purr-fect Cat Shelter. They are really a wonderful folks doing good work there so if you’re looking for cat, check them out.
So with that, I’m happy to say that Carson is now a member of the family! I’ll get some nice pictures of him up after he gets a little more adjusted to his new home, that grey and white handsome bundle of joy. Interestingly I had found a Xmas tree ornament while shopping at Target last night with his exact name on it. What are the odds of that? I don’t think that’s an everyday name but it does seem to suit him, so we’ll be keeping that. Naturally we ended up buying it, so I guess it was fate that he would be coming home with us today. The shelter folks told us to keep him in a room for the time being to adjust to his new surroundings and slowly let him acclimate to the rest of the house over time, so for the time being he’s hanging upstairs in the home office room. So far, I think he seems to be adjusting quite well – it being fairly quiet here and no other cat shenanigans to worry about.Welcome home, Carson!
Currently reading: Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America by Rebecca L. Davis
Got Through the Rainy Spell
Another shot from the archives. Actually ate at this place a couple of times, including once when we were able to dine in one of their seasonal fish shacks (a private little outdoor dwelling). Being out in the crazy rain yesterday wasn’t the greatest but I survived. Thankfully one of the reindeer’s also survived getting knocked down a few times (the big daddy). He’s been put back into upright status now.
Currently Reading: The Book of Murder: A Prosecutor’s Journey Through Love and Death by Matt Murphy.
One of my Favorites
Although I was going to wait until later in the week, the weather outside today seemed pretty nice so I went ahead and installed the three lighted reindeer out front, Momma, Daddy and Baby, Other than that I really didn’t do too much today, just playing a lot of Mahjongg and some crosswords and television watching. Real couch potato action Sunday.
Union Square Holiday Stroll
Confession: I only did this to be entered to possibly win some free stuff. We’ll see if it happens. The idea was to snap shots of yourself while visiting the various businesses around the square. So that’s what this is all about.
Winter Wonderland
Like I said, we got a little snow yesterday but believe it or not most of it’s gone from here already, although other parts of the state got a lot more and it’s sticking around, but it’s supposed to hit the 50s again next week so it’ll surely be all gone then. Which is fine with me and actually I prefer it. We spent a part of today beginning to bring out the holiday decorations, including setting up the tree. I plan on assembling all the outdoor decorations sometime next week when it’s a little warmer. It was pretty frigid here today.
It’s Beginning to Look Like the Holiday Season!
It’s a snowy morning here today. I’ve been pretty busy this week so I haven’t had time to update but I will let you know that over the next few days I’ll be posting some holiday photos, both new and some classic ones that I’ve taken in the past. Maybe it’ll be the first time seeing them for some of you, and others can just like them all over again. There’s a couple of cool things planned coming up over the next few weeks as the year winds down, so I’m ;looking forward to that.
Oh, I finally did get through all 550 levels of the Tomb of the Mask game last week. Now I’m contemplating downloading the Android version….In the aches and pains department I seem to have acquired a pinched nerve in my shoulder which actually makes my left arm bother me. Joys of joys. I wanted to get a massage on it soon but it’ll have to wait as I found out my massage therapist is in Seattle and then driving up to Vancouver to see Taylor Swift. I never knew she was so big a Swiftie!
Saco and Small Business Saturday Pajama Shenanigans
Back from a relaxing weekend getaway in Saco and Kennebunkport Maine. The sunrises in Saco were amazing and we stayed in the cutest little Airbnb right on the water. Would stay there again for sure! On Small business Saturday KPT had all these sales if you wore your pajamas so that’s what we did! Oh, we met up with our pal Em to hang out this weekend as well, and we got to meet Boomer and Pippa (not shown) again! A lot of shopping and laughs were had. It’s not as busy there as it would be during prelude but it’s pretty much the same vibe more or less so in some ways it’s better. Again, it was fun hanging out with Em, and the dogs with her pops, and again, the amazing sunrises right on the water. Thankfully it wasn’t even that cold, considering. It was nice to be able to have a little getaway to take a break from all the stressors of life.
You can click the pics below for a bigger version. There’s a new version of the gallery tool now even though I preferred the old one but that currently isn’t working with the latest update so I have to use this. The snow globe I climbed in could have been inflated more (thanks town!) and a quick side trip to OOB didn’t really add too much but KPT is always top notch. Ultimately it’s all about the views, the scenery, the friends and the laughs. Oh, the pajama Saturday shot of the three of us was actually taken by someone on the Chamber of Commerce pages for the towns of Kennebunk, KPT, and Arundel so we’re also on those websites. That wasn’t a planned thing, the lady just saw us and wanted to post us!
Oh, and yes, I am wearing Pac man pajamas and believe it or not, I actually got quite a lot of comments on compliments on then from many different people!
