19°f, -7°C, frosty frozen morning that eventually became sunny and 32°f. Some snow lingers, most has melted away.
We spent most of Saturday cleaning house ...again. How do two people make so much dirt! I know the answer: we are constantly busy, constantly in and out. And then there are the dogs. I have never had housepets, but this winter there's poor old Daisy, 15 years old and arthritic. Well, she has to come in, doesn't she, poor old girl. Then Buddy, who won't stay home, has to be inside as well, and can only go out if we take him. And poor Little Boy can't be left outside by himself! So, everyone is inside in this cold weather, and that means a ton of extra cleaning every day. It's like having my herd of little boys again to clean up after.
Still. We swept and mopped and dusted and waxed and cleaned the glass door and put away clutter. And then we were off to a Christmas carols singalong at our favorite café, Shari's, where we had a good time with a few good friends. Afterwards we stopped at the Yacht Club for a drink and a visit with our son Derek and some other friends. When we returned home (early, really, by 9:00pm) we lit the fireplace and watched A Christmas Memory, about a particular Christmas in Truman Capote's childhood, a poignant movie we watch almost every year. (If you want to see a bit of how fruitcake is made, it will enlighten you.) It was a nice way to celebrate the Solstice, and see in this new season.
Today I slept in until 9:30am, so rare! A leisurely breakfast, a little laundry done, then I picked up my friend Suzy and we drove to Charleston for a pleasant afternoon, stopping at Taylor Books for a little book browsing, coffee and cake,
before attending a "Celtic Christmas" music program at a Presbyterian church. The program turned out to be more religious than Celtic, but the music was beautiful all the same, and the church was just stunning.
Mary and Joseph. I hope they enjoyed the concert.
When I returned home, Larry had the fire lit, and the dogs were a rambunctious welcoming committee. I put in the movie, The Man Who Christmas, a great story about Charles Dickens and the creation of A Christmas Carol, and we settled in for another cozy evening.
Oh, and did I mention that we did find another van on Friday? Car shopping is grueling, and it was a long day, but we found what we were looking for over in Athens, Ohio--a 2020 all-wheel-drive Toyota Sienna, which oddly enough is the same color as our smashed van. Neighbors who have seen us in it are a little confused, I think, wondering if we managed to get the old one fixed! It's a big relief to get this off our to-do list. This is our third Sienna, so you know we like them a lot.
Tomorrow, back to the usual life here. It will be pie-baking day, I think.
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