All the Christmas things
are almost put away up there in our attic.
I still have to put them in their big plastic boxes, but that will take only
a moment or two. The lights are coming
down. I will wind them on their spools
while he unhooks them. I’ll really miss
the light and dimension these decorations bring to our house, but it’s time to
move on to other things.
I won’t pull the quilt out
to work on today. G is constructing his
new computer on my drawing board. I am
grateful that he says he will work with me on the quilting math so I can get
the weeds at the bottom finished. I will
fix the pulled threads in my favorite sweater.
I’ll polish silver pins and rings and bracelets that grew blackish in
their storage. I’ll write of the daily
things in my blog for today as these things are comfort me after the holidays.
You will laugh with me as
I no longer have to get all dressed up on Sundays, but I am planning to dress
up this evening. I now am working as a
greeter….not very important but taking part.
I don’t do well shaking hands now.
My right thumb is bone on bone.
Someone suggested “fist bumping.”
I can do that. Much to my
surprise, it makes all the young kids laugh.
I guess it’s something only the young do. Wait until their hands
wear out.
Basic maintenance is
taking part in my own life even if it is just greeting people at the door.
Busy, busy. Hope you take a rest too! Feel completely better soon.
ReplyDeleteI, too, miss the tree lights and the outdoor lights...but I also love the less cluttered look of the home now too.
ReplyDeleteSeems dull without the lights but last year our condo board decided to leave the white fairy lights up until later and they look wonderful in all the snow and ice.
ReplyDeleteI love lights. I have them everywhere!
ReplyDeleteShaking hands can be an adventure for some of us. I have had my arthritic hand put into a vice grip more than once, and it darn well smarts.
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