Hi friends,
I'm a bit late with the post but it is still Friday where I live so I am posting my Skywatch Friday pics.
I took these about two weeks ago when I was in a different part of the city running errands. I am not usually out at dinner hour looking at the sky so I often miss the beautiful sunsets.
I hope you like these photos of the one I caught that day.
I had a busy day today dealing with my mother and her needs. There is a flu outbreak at her residence and she and 13 other residents are quarantined. It sounds rather serious. I pray that she and the others will be better soon and that the staff will give them the very best care. In all honesty, I am not pleased with the level of care she has been receiving since she moved in there 4 months ago and I've put in a request to move her to another residence on a priority basis. We are now waiting for an available room.
After discovering mother was in quarantine and that I'd done what I could to ensure her needs were taken care, I decided to go downtown for a few errands and a distraction. I wanted to buy some yarn, crochet thread, snack foods to send to mother, and a lot of smaller items for gifts to friends near and far. I also thought I might get some flannel pajamas or some flannel sheets as it is now quite cold where I live.
Despite the fact that I don't really need more yarn, I continue to purchase a few skeins here and there of colours that I like and don't think I will easily come across again. I'm actually thinking of starting to purchase skeins on line so I can have more colour options. This way I will have what I want on hand for new projects. I want to make another African Flower Afghan once I've finished with the first one I'm making for a gift (
see here if you like). Truth be told I already have far too much yarn and other craft supplies on hand. But it is the age old problem of never having quite what you need when you need it. I think other crafters can relate.
Tonight after I got home and had dinner there was a brief rap at my door. I looked out the peephole to discover that there was no one there but something red was sitting on the ground outside my door.
When I opened the door, there was this HUGE RED surprise there to greet me. I joked that the poinsettia is so huge (you can't really tell from the photo) that it could take the place of my Christmas tree.
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My nephew & his girlfriend left this surprise at my door but couldn't stay to visit. He called me to let me know. I was very touched that he remembered I get poinsettias every year to brighten my home at Christmas. |
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I had a another happy surprise yesterday when I went to the Post Office. I won this beautiful Christmas book in a giveaway hosted by blogging friend Terra from Terra Garden. |
The win was a delightful surprise as I don't tend to win things. The small Christmas book is beautifully presented and chock full of wonderful Christmas items such as recipes, heart warming stories and crafts. Terra also sent me a note card with a delicious sounding recipe on it. Thank you so much Terra for your generous heart!