My weekend included:

• Working late on Friday to put a dent in the work that got put off by two unexpected days off at the start of the week.
• Preparing an egg sandwich using eggs that had frozen in my fridge (they’d been sitting against the fridge roof for a couple weeks).
• Sleeping in on Saturday.
• Having brunch with Sarah.
• Meandering my way home and finding a giveaway pile (city folks leave unwanted items curbside in hopes you might want their junk; I’ve brought home a bread maker and books and gotten rid of furniture and a spare blender that way) that included Billy Crystal and George Harrison dvds and packets of seeds.
• Making sandwiches for Rudi’s and my supper.
• Hitting the farmers market today.
• Attending the annual meeting of my community garden. (This will be my ninth year gardening!)
• Playing volleyball.
• Watching the live performance of Grease.
• Talking to family and friends.

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Weekending along with Karen at Pumpkin Sunrise.
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This long weekend included:

• Attending the Wizards-Celtics game, which came down to a shot taken so close to the buzzer that it had to be reviewed by the officials:
  
• A pre-cold snap visit to the garden to pull the last of the stakes and cages out of the ground (and any veg I hoped to salvage)
• Reading (I finished three books)
• Homemade tomato soup and paninis
• Knitting
• Hanging with the cats:
  
  
  
• A trip to the farmers market
• Enjoying the final weekend of the Christmas tree
• Watching the snow
• Playing volleyball for the first time this winter
• Sleeping in
• Eating homemade waffles with Rudi:
  
• Going on a chilly walking date with Rudi that included a stop for veggie tacos and one for hot drinks
• Putting the Christmas decorations away

I know, I know. We’re down to the last day of the year. But I figured I had some things I’d like to do before it’s over:

1. Sleep.
2. Deal with the two Groupons that expire tomorrow. (One is transferring money onto my Starbucks card, so that’s easy.)
3. Finish one last book. (We’re into the final 50 pages or so of a mystery, and I actually don’t know who the murderer is OR who the PI works for. Shocking!)
4. Complete one last knitting project. (I’ve just got a couple rows to finish, plus two thumbs to knit on my Christmas fingerless mitts that it’s been too warm to wear this year.)
5. Pay the phone bills.
6. Send out the last of the Christmas cards. (I like real mail no matter when it arrives. I assume other people will, too.
7. Unpack. (My carry-on is jam-packed.)
8. Compose a three beautiful things post.
9. Go to the movies with Sarah. (We’ve got a trio of films we’re planning to see as this year transitions out and 2016 moves in.)
10. Call Rudi to wish him a happy new year before he goes to bed. (He’s coaching up in Vermont and likely will be asleep by the time Sarah and I get out of the theater.)

How about you? Are you trying to finish anything up before the clock strikes twelve and the calendar flips over?

This weekend was spent in Connecticut. We drove up early in the day on Wednesday and came back in the wee smalls tonight.

I got to spend time with my folks, making Christmas cookies and watching movies and playing pool and sitting in front of the fire and baking scones and listening to music. We got a few tasks accomplished — like hauling some wood and setting up (but not decorating) Christmas trees — too.

There was a lot of napping — on the drive up and during the parade on Thanksgiving and during CBS Sunday Morning and when I went upstairs to get dressed yesterday afternoon — and some reading and a little knitting.

My best friend, Karen, and I got to spend some time together, which is always wonderful, with the bonus surprise of getting to see her kids for the first time in ages. They change the dynamic of the visit and it is definitely less restful for her, but it was really nice to see them.

It was the first holiday without Gramma, which was sad and weird. For the first time in a decade, no one stole the doughnuts Rudi and I were coveting most for Thanksgiving breakfast. No one did any crossword puzzles. No one wandered out midway through Thanksgiving afternoon to tell Mum “it smells good enough to eat” and to inquire if we’d be dining anytime soon, forcing us to have a snack of cheese and crackers. And no one trundled off to bed at ten with a warm mug of milk and a “Well, I’m going to bed!” I missed her, and her absence was felt all weekend long.

Weekending along with Karen at Pumpkin Sunrise.

I’m tired and want to go to sleep, so instead of finishing my March book report, I’m going to share another three random thoughts on three random things:

Small Business Saturday
1. President Obama and his daughters went shopping at one of my local bookstores and stopped for popsicles at a cafe I frequent. I’m excited for these businesses, because his patronage will definitely net them some new customers.
2. While I enjoy my holiday weekend in Connecticut, I am always sad to miss the to-do’s some of my local shops put on, particularly Labyrinth (a game shop) and Fantom (my local comic book shop).
3. The Yarn Harlot used her reach to share tweets about sales from indie dyers and yarn shops across her country and mine. I think that’s a really awesome way to use your fame.

Things I’m Looking Forward to Next Month
1. A Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings concert at Lincoln Theatre.
2. Writing Christmas cards.
3. Our New Year’s Eve movie marathon.

Movies I Want to Watch before Christmas
1. The Holiday
2. Miracle on 34th Street
3. The Polar Express

I just dozed off and had a dream where I kept being attacked by hordes of butterflies who wanted to land on me and lick me.

It’s not as nice as it sounds.