Speed Blogging

 In an attempt to post more often and not overthink things, I will be doing some speed blogging from time to time. I will blog for however long it is on my timer. Currently, that's 16 minutes. I haven't been using the timer much today, but that's what's on it from the last time I used it. Without further ado...

Out the kitchen window

We have been having winter weather like much of the rest of the country. Luckily, we have not seen its extremes. This past week, we had a couple of snowfalls (maybe 8-9" total) with temps in the teens and high winds. Enough bad weather to cancel several things, including our dancing class on Monday night and the line dancing party we were going to go to on Friday. The latter has been rescheduled for next week.

We also missed a stargazing party at a local brewery because of the bitter cold and wind. There's another one scheduled for next month. Ward used to do these kinds of events where he would set up his telescope with others for people to look at different things in the night sky. I was so amazed the first time he showed me some of Jupiter's moons and the rings of Saturn. Maybe this will get him back into star gazing. His telescope has been packed up in the basement for several years. Sometimes, when I look at stars and think about what I'm actually seeing, my brain has a hard time comprehending the vastness of it all, and it sort of freaks me out. There. Now you know some more about my peculiarities. :)

I mentioned earlier that we had car problems and are getting a new car. After being unsuccessful last week, we tried again on Saturday to buy the car that had come in for us. After a couple of hours, they determined that the person who had to approve the paperwork wasn't in, and it would have to wait. Hopefully, we will have a new car by tomorrow evening.

Ward worked another puzzle this week. This one was 1000 pieces, and he completed it in just a few hours. Have I mentioned that Ward is good at puzzles? :)

I had been wanting to do some decluttering in the new year. We started with our bedroom and bathroom. I am happy to say that we have completed that area. We have looked through the closets, every drawer, shelf, and cabinet, gotten rid of what we didn't need, and reorganized the rest. One benefit of this exercise is that I found some things I had forgotten I had that I want to start wearing or using again. 

This weekend, we started on our office. I don't know how long this will take because an awful lot of papers can be crammed into a small space. And our space is not that small. I sorted two major folders today. It's just a drop in the bucket, but I feel pretty good about it. Ward and I usually have different ideas about what we want to keep, so part of the job is reaching a compromise on that.

Last night, we went out to dinner with my brother and sister-in-law. Wally and Theo came along since they hadn't seen them at Christmas. You may remember that "the boys," as I call them, both had COVID at Christmas. A good time was had by all. 

Today, I made a big pot of vegetable soup - always a favorite of mine. I was especially pleased because I was able to rescue a few things from the fridge and pantry. Other than that, we've been eating a lot of hummus, tzatziki, and crackers. 

The timer is beeping, so I guess my time's up for this post.

Until next time...