Weekends



Weekends are for memory making, 
relaxing and enjoying quiet moments of our days.  
If you would like, please share your weekend moments 
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My weekend started with my wireless mouse dying.  It was a good mouse, I've replaced it but it's just not the same...funny how certain little unassuming things make a huge impact on our days.  Oh and another event, my favorite tea drinking pottery mug has a chip in the lip.

Can that be fixed?  I'm guessing not.  Luckily the chip is on the opposite side of where I drink but still now the mug is not perfectly perfect.  sigh.

So with those two little sadnesses out of the way let's talk about a fun weekend!


-helping my husband on Saturday afternoon clean his office, I just say "throw it away" every five seconds and the job was finished four hours later :)
-big salad for dinner yesterday and the simpleness was delicious
-Superbowl! I don't watch the game but passively listen to it (while knitting of course)
-wings, wings, wings.  Trying a new to me recipe-fingers crossed!
-abundance of veggies and dips and fruit
-good friends coming over later today
-brownies
-chats with the kids, all is well


How was your weekend?  

Comments

  1. Tracey ~ CloverFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:19 PM

    I get it Karen and I'm sorry about your mug, I have one of those too.
    I hope your recipe turns out and you enjoy lots of knitting time during the game.
    Have fun!

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  2. MariaFebruary 1, 2015 at 5:14 PM

    Sorry about your mug, my favorite one has chip too and there is a crack and I am not sure if it is just in the glaze or if it goes deeper, so I had to retire it.
    Have fun knitting tonight.

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  3. Kim February 1, 2015 at 6:40 PM

    Sorry about your mug Karen, I guess it is now perfectly imperfect, much like us humans :) Hope you enjoy your wings, and all that knitting. Wishing you a lovely week ahead.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2015 at 8:07 PM

    Hooray for kick off knitting! Best part of the game. Let us know how your wings turn out!

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  5. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 8:11 PM

    All day wrestling on Saturday, not me, the girl's beau, then I was too tired to even knit! But I did manage to mess up the end of the hat I was trying to knit.

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  6. Lily LauFebruary 1, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    Oh, now your mug is unique! Not like your wireless mouse, that's definitely knocked out...!

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  7. ericaFebruary 1, 2015 at 8:30 PM

    LOL...everytime i need a good clearing out... i start with my husband's closet and desk (so much easier to detach from his stuff)...i hope you find a solution for your mug.
    http://pajamacasual.blogspot.ca/2015/02/weekending.html

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  8. Caffeine GirlFebruary 1, 2015 at 8:48 PM

    My weekend was very quiet, thanks to a major snowstorm. It was just what I needed!

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  9. stephFebruary 1, 2015 at 10:01 PM

    just did a paper on wabi-sabi which embraces the imperfections...making things more interesting....your cup is now unique, more special because of that little chip. embrace it!!!

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  10. apicturebookmindFebruary 2, 2015 at 4:11 AM

    Sorry about the mug and the mouse....oh I know those clean ups, I do it just the same as you, mostly I also say: 'I thought you had thrown that away during the previous clean up, why is it still here?' ;-)

    My weekend was fine, did some major life changes: on Friday I probably got a new job, on Saturday I bought a car, and on Sunday I drew and knitted my first shawl! I think that qualifies as a great weekend.

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  11. sylvia - artsy antsFebruary 2, 2015 at 5:19 AM

    oh no too bad about your mug. I had something like this happen to a fave mug of mine (I blame our farmhouse sink, it's a mug destructor!) have a good start to the week, Karen!

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  12. UnknownFebruary 2, 2015 at 5:54 AM

    I wonder if you could fix up your mug with dishwasher safe Mod Podge?...

    My weekend:

    Cowl knitting - finished one and started a new one in natural tones
    Scarf crocheting - in a Rowan Kidsilk Haze lilac like shade called 'Dewberry'
    Walk in the muddy woods staring longingly at the small patches of ice left over by our pathetically small snowfall on Saturday
    Roasting a chicken with lemon
    Watching Mr Selfridge

    Hope you have a happy week :)


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  13. Amy at love made my homeFebruary 2, 2015 at 6:24 AM

    Sad about your mug! Funny how we get attached to them isn't it. Your weekend sounds like far more fun than mine - a lot of time spent sorting and chucking here too!! xx

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  14. AnkeFebruary 2, 2015 at 7:49 AM

    Sounds like it was the weekend for things to break. My coffee maker started acting up and we realized a part of the grinder broke. Hopefully we can order the part and get it fixed. Other than that we visited our neighbor in the hospital, took care of her dog, watched the superbowl. It all seems like a blur to be honest...

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  15. DiannaFebruary 2, 2015 at 8:18 AM

    Sounds like a lovely weekend, Karen. Well...except for the chip in your tea mug. I need you to come help me clean out my "office " area! We'd be done in nothing flat! :) Love the cup and saucer at the end. Those colors are so beautiful together! Our weekend was spent trying to get over some sort of a virus or bug, hence, I did not get a Weekends post done. I did do some reading and some crocheting though. :)

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  16. margeneFebruary 2, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    Find yourself a new mug that tickles your fancy to replace the chipped mug. Your heart will be happy every time you see the new mug instead of loss for the old one.

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  17. LisaFebruary 2, 2015 at 9:25 AM

    I am rather attached to my favorite mug(s) and have retired several (ie: moved them to the back of the cabinet) when chipped rather than tossing them. My weekend was spent on grandma duty and welcoming our second granddaughter!
    http://happyindolevalley.blogspot.com/2015/02/in-which-i-spend-weekend-with-charlotte.html

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  18. kristieinbcFebruary 2, 2015 at 10:28 AM

    I can so identify with being sad about a favourite mug getting damaged. Tea just doesn't taste the same when it isn't in our favourite mug. :-)

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  19. DonnaFebruary 2, 2015 at 11:03 AM

    You mean your husband listens when you say "throw it out"? You do have to tell me your secret. Sorry about your mug - I don't like when that happens at all!

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  20. elizabethFebruary 2, 2015 at 3:22 PM

    glad for all the good things! Some of our best mugs are cracking from top to bottom... will take a picture to commemorate them once they are fully 'goners'. Glad that there are many GOOD things :)

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  21. TannaFebruary 2, 2015 at 4:22 PM

    sounds like you had a wonderful weekend!! we went in to dallas to have my car serviced... visited IKEA... had a wonderful lunch date and drove home in the rain! yuk! All in all we had a wonderful weekend, too. blessings ~ tanna

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  22. kathy bFebruary 2, 2015 at 5:15 PM

    Hi
    My weekend was fun. Reading food a love story by comedian. Jim gaffigan. Hysterical
    Knitting socks
    Getting my vitamin d

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  23. Melissa Marie February 2, 2015 at 5:44 PM

    Your weekend looked like fun! :) I also listened to the Superbowl with my knitting in hand, this is the best way to listen to it. Sorry about the mug, I always dislike when stuff like that happen!

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  24. fjord girlFebruary 2, 2015 at 5:58 PM

    Ah yes the super bowl here too...thank goodness for knitting. Salad sounds good, nice break from all the heaviness of winter food I think....had to smile about you helping your hubby, sounds familiar :)

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  25. amandaFebruary 2, 2015 at 6:08 PM

    ours was all about Claire's fifth birthday!
    http://www.sweetpotatoclaire.blogspot.com/2015/02/weekending-big-0-five.html

    your weekend sounds quite nice, dead mouse aside ;)

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  26. NicoleFebruary 2, 2015 at 7:42 PM

    Besides a ton of laundry, I had a good weekend just because I had no obligations to go anywhere :) I'm sorry about your mug (I've been there, too), and I love that china with the leaves on it!

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    1. karenFebruary 3, 2015 at 12:16 PM

      It was my mother in law's something she brought from England to Canada.

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  27. evensong's januarylilyFebruary 2, 2015 at 9:14 PM

    lovely piano!

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    1. karenFebruary 3, 2015 at 12:16 PM

      thank you! It only gets played when the kids are home anymore.

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  28. Annie CholewaFebruary 3, 2015 at 6:17 AM

    A fraught weekend here ... my elderly parents are becoming ever more frail. But there were good bits too.

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    1. karenFebruary 3, 2015 at 12:17 PM

      sorry about your parents, that must be stressful.

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  29. mamasmercantileFebruary 3, 2015 at 6:30 AM

    Beautiful piano, I had a wonderful weekend with family.

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  30. Yanic A.February 11, 2015 at 1:00 PM

    Very sorry about your mug. Maybe you could see your mug as "well loved" instead of "not perfectly perfect"?

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