Weekends


Weekends are for memory making, 
relaxing and enjoying quiet moments of our days.  
If you would like, please share your weekend moments 
  in the comment section with a link to your blog.


How was your weekend?  I hope you had a good one like I did.  No traveling this weekend, just staying at home catching up on the outside chores.  Well....my husband did that.  I did the inside stuff, it's in the marriage contract.


Friday night was dinner out just the two of us at our new favorite pizza place.  We walked about in a few stores mainly window shopping.  I really should start Christmas shopping but I'm just holding off a bit more.  I want to see what I can get done in my Christmas knitting.


Saturday I visited a craft store to stock up on paper supplies and basic wool.  Today we are having burger and fries for dinner and when the kitchen is cleaned up I'm gonna knit.  Are you surprised?  The turtle was hanging out in my front yard when I spied him.  He's a bit shy.  The deer was from this morning.  Kind of blurry but if you knew how far away I was you'd be impressed with the shot.  I need some steadier hands!!  

Wasn't the time change glorious?  I love that extra hour, it's golden.

How was your weekend?

Comments

  1. Pom PomNovember 1, 2015 at 5:06 PM

    Hi Karen!
    The turtle is interesting! When I was a child we had one named Snurt.
    I like the sound of your weekend. I like inside chores, too! Now to vacuum.

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  2. DiannaNovember 1, 2015 at 5:14 PM

    Your weekend sounds peaceful and quiet...my favorite kind! Christmas shopping has begun here, but I do still have two crocheting projects that I want to do as Christmas gifts. Five more rows to finish off a shawl and I'll be ready to start on one of those projects! The shawl is a gift for our daughter.

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    1. karenNovember 4, 2015 at 4:03 PM

      she will love it!! I'm working on my knitting gifts slowly but surely.

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  3. Caffeine GirlNovember 1, 2015 at 6:19 PM

    My weekend was a nice balance of social and quiet -- unfortunately I developed a cold/sinus something but at least I got to rest!

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  4. stephNovember 1, 2015 at 6:39 PM

    with the time change.....i'm OFFICIALLY in my favorite season!!! Sounds like you all have been enjoying it, too!!!! :)

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  5. Kim November 1, 2015 at 6:40 PM

    Love all the wildlife Karen :) Your weekend sounds wonderful. I had a lovely, quiet weekend, that included lots of reading, knitting, and walks in the woods with my little man.

    Wishing you a lovely week ahead Karen.

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  6. AnkeNovember 1, 2015 at 6:46 PM

    Sounds like a very relaxing weekend Karen. Ours was spent pretty much hanging out at home, relaxing. I went for a 2 hour walk with a friend Saturday morning and Greg and I walked in the woods this morning. In the afternoon I was able to squeeze in another run before it started raining again. We've had quite a bit of rain this weekend, but it didn't put a damper on anything. Watched some movies, started a new knitting project, cooked, baked, got some laundry done...

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  7. Tracey ~ CloverNovember 1, 2015 at 7:11 PM

    You are really getting the wildlife lately, and I love seeing the deer. I saw a deer yesterday, but we saw each other at the same time and he was Gone!
    Sounds like Mike and I have the same marriage contract, it just makes things so much easier.
    How are you liking All the light we cannot see?

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    1. karenNovember 4, 2015 at 4:04 PM

      maybe we were married in the mid to late eighties and it was a trend :)

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  8. StefanieNovember 1, 2015 at 7:32 PM

    This time change is the best! I get an extra hour to relax. LOL'd at the marriage contract bit.

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  9. margeneNovember 1, 2015 at 7:33 PM

    You live in a very beautiful place. It was 70 here today, although the clouds moved in a made the day gray.

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  10. Andrea @ This Knitted LifeNovember 1, 2015 at 8:08 PM

    Lots of house cleaning happened this weekend. I mean, LOTS. and already, it is messy again?!? Happy Sunday and Happy November! Xoxo

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  11. JaneNovember 1, 2015 at 9:02 PM

    We had a fun time hosting two grandsons and their parents for dinner and trick and treating. The two year old was so excited about being outdoors after dark, " stars, night, look, moon!" that he didn't collect much candy. His five year old brother was cute too - collecting candy for himself and his brother telling neighbors, "I am going to split this with my brother." Lovely warm day today for a walk. Now I'm about to rip out the foot of a sock as I didn't count stitches after I finished the gusset. Darn. Your weekend sounds lovely.

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  12. kathy bNovember 1, 2015 at 9:40 PM

    A busy weekend of knitting and visiting. Friday another retired nurse and I visited our old Neonatal unit and brought the staff goodies. VERY FUN.
    Halloween: poured rain.
    TOday: a glorious sunny warm day. Windows open Visited my mom in the nursing home tonight, she is so dear

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  13. CarolineNovember 1, 2015 at 10:07 PM

    What a wonderful weekend you've had! I loved the photo of the turtle especially :-)
    It was a concert weekend for me with dress rehearsals and the concert was today. We had a lovely family dinner with a friend and my FIL with a delicious curry made by my DH. I'm really enjoying this weekend posting of yours and reading about everyone else's special times. Sunday evening - now time to knit!

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    1. karenNovember 4, 2015 at 4:05 PM

      both of my children did instruments and I loved going to concerts!!

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  14. debby emadianNovember 2, 2015 at 3:16 AM

    It does sound like a golden weekend Karen. The sweet deer. I miss the little muntjac deers that used to come and play in our garden in Oxford. So glad that you had lots of knitting time and tasty food. We had a mixture of fun and chores too.
    Here's a link to mine:http://cookingupastorminateacup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/country-living-work-and-play-fireworks.html

    Hope the rest of the week is just as good.
    debx

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  15. sustainablemumNovember 2, 2015 at 3:50 AM

    Sounds like a lovely weekend, hanging out at home is a good place to be isn't it. Have a lovely week.

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  16. AnonymousNovember 2, 2015 at 9:28 AM

    that sounds like my kind of weekend! I was alone most of the weekend. with teens in the house they were all off to various parties and friends. *sigh* it was quiet and knitting was worked on so theres that. have a lovely week!

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  17. DonnaNovember 2, 2015 at 9:33 AM

    The photo of the deer actually looks like a watercolor painting. I'm glad you had a relaxing weekend Karen!

    http://knit1spin2.blogspot.com/2015/11/weekending.html

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  18. momto5November 2, 2015 at 9:38 AM

    sounds like an amazing weekend. i wish i had more time to knit, but other than that, the weekend was sweet! http://onemamasjourney.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-weekend.html

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  19. LisaNovember 2, 2015 at 9:52 AM

    love the turtle, the deer, and that extra hour! We had pizza this weekend, too. :)
    Happy Monday!
    http://happyindolevalley.blogspot.com/2015/11/52.html

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  20. thecrazysheepladyNovember 2, 2015 at 10:58 AM

    I love box turtles! Don't see many anymore. You made my day :-).

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  21. VickiSCNovember 2, 2015 at 11:24 AM

    Love your animal photos! Sounds like a perfect weekend to me. Usually my weekends are pretty much spent at home or with one of my daughters but this weekend I went to the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair (SAFF) near Asheville, NC and spent all day Saturday just walking the vendor hall booth to booth admiring all the beautiful yarn, fleece, roving, fibers, etc. and then went outside to meet the sheep, llamas and alpacas--all beautiful animals. Enjoyed it very much--it was my first time going (and to any fiber festival). On Sunday finally got to see Jersey Boys which returned to Greenville, SC--another day I enjoyed very much.

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    1. karenNovember 4, 2015 at 4:07 PM

      Oh I would have loved to gone! We have one that is 1 1/2 hours drive away and it's little. I love it and just dream of the bigger ones but that would be a weekend stay away and we travel so much already due to family!

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  22. Hena TayebNovember 2, 2015 at 12:06 PM

    aww turtle!
    not a fan of the time change.. it's dark before 5 and that is just depressing.

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  23. flyingjenNovember 2, 2015 at 12:24 PM

    Cool turtle picture!

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  24. Kat RiddellNovember 2, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    Sounds like a great weekend! I love the turtle and deer visitors you had :)

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  25. JanetNovember 2, 2015 at 1:15 PM

    Love your photos! We had a quiet weekend and enjoyed the extra hour.

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  26. zAzANovember 2, 2015 at 1:39 PM

    We spent part of the weekend celebrating Halloween with my sweet grand girl Miss D.
    Hope you all have a great week.
    BTW this a fantastic idea Karen as it helps in meeting other bloggers :-)

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    1. karenNovember 4, 2015 at 4:07 PM

      so glad you love it and are meeting new "friends"!

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  27. SueNovember 2, 2015 at 4:10 PM

    Loving the time change. And I love your photos of the turtle and deer. I am always most amazed by the wildlife right in my own backyard and neighborhood. I haven't started Christmas shopping yet, either.

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  28. GraceNovember 2, 2015 at 6:24 PM

    Such a lovely weekend, Karen! I love the time change as well. Our weekend was lovely, we got to see our daughter Kate, who is in NYC on business. We had a fun night out in Brooklyn with her and Mary. Sunday was spent relaxing and watching football. : ) It's that time of year! xx

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  29. This little lifeNovember 2, 2015 at 6:25 PM

    Love the photo of the turtle! I actually forgot to change our main clock and then remembered it was off last night when I was putting my kids to bed, it was magical. :) Have a good week!

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  30. Mama Gone GreenNovember 2, 2015 at 9:39 PM

    I love the time change too! Here is our weekend: http://mamagonegreen.blogspot.com/2015/11/our-halloween-weekend.html

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  31. ericaNovember 2, 2015 at 11:01 PM

    What wonderful wildlife you have around you !!! The division of labour around here is pretty much the same as yours (thank goodness because Ian would take all day just trying to figure where everything goes in the kitchen...HAHA) Have a good week. xo

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    1. karenNovember 4, 2015 at 4:08 PM

      must be the same contract that Tracey and I have :)

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  32. TahneeNovember 4, 2015 at 3:17 AM

    How cool that you found a turtle in your garden! The most exotic creature I ever found in my garden (besides my cat and dog) is a frog.. I had a similar weekend, catching up on some chores and enjoying all the sunshine by going for some biketrips.

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  33. YanicNovember 9, 2015 at 4:57 PM

    I love turtles... we supposedly have them this far north, but I'm yet to see one. Used to see plenty in VA when I lived in Richmond. Haha! The marriage contract... so much fine print, don't you think?

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