Weekends


How was your weekend?  I spent all day yesterday getting ready for Easter.  I am seeing lots of family and, well, I wanted to create Easter bags for everyone.  My weekdays are so busy I really needed to work on the gift bags on the weekend.


I worked more on my never ending sweater and while the realist in me believes I will get by with the yarn I have, the crazy little voice in my head keeps whispering panic thoughts.  I know I will have just enough yarn....really!

Yesterday we walked the dirt road with Frodo and enjoyed plenty of sunshine and blue skies.


Today it's raining (the drippy drizzly kind of rain).  I have the back door opened and love listening to the rain, such a springlike sound to hear. 


This weekend also contained: 

-curry dinner - apple crumble -  big salads - episodes of Endeavor - tea sipping and book reading in tandem - cat dog chases that Holly the cat always wins - watercolor painting -

The weekend was great!  How was your weekend?



Comments

  1. JaneApril 14, 2019 at 7:28 PM

    A nice weekend. Coffee, knitting, hand washing of winter woolens, Friday evening with book group friends. Face Time and a nice Sunday afternoon walk on a cool Spring afternoon. Really I love a sunny day that requires a light jacket.

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  2. VeraApril 14, 2019 at 8:03 PM

    Sounds like a very nice weekend! I love to fall asleep listening to rain. So soothing. You can food sounds delicious I love your watercolor.

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  3. LisaApril 14, 2019 at 9:07 PM

    Your watercolor of the barn is beautiful! I hope you share more of your art. Yesterday I was productive with household chores. Today was all about knitting a sock. All is going well, I’m not to the heel. It’s a toe up pattern.

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  4. StefanieApril 14, 2019 at 9:52 PM

    Your drawing/watercolor is so fun! It'd be perfect in a children's picture book. Love your little jars also.

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  5. BonnyApril 15, 2019 at 6:10 AM

    I love the scenes around your house and your weekend words! My weekend involved lots of yard work and reveling in the fact that it's spring.

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  6. AsKatKnitsApril 15, 2019 at 8:25 AM

    You watercolor barn! Lovely, Karen! The rain just smelled so good!

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  7. EileenApril 15, 2019 at 8:29 AM

    Your watercolor painting is beautiful. My weekend was quiet and productive! enjoy your up coming week.

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  8. DebbieApril 15, 2019 at 9:30 AM

    Your watercolor is beautiful! My weekend was busy, I was cantor at 5pm Mass and had to be back to sing in choir for 8:30am Mass, followed by a long Holy Week rehearsal. The best part of the weekend was going to a community theater production of Steel Magnolias with a group of friends yesterday afternoon. Hope your week is a good one!

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  9. Jeannie Gray KnitsApril 15, 2019 at 11:29 AM

    I'm a little jealous. I'm SO unprepared for Easter this year. My weekend was spent at work but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. It was a wet, stormy weekend and I was tucked safely away inside so I stayed dry. I really can't complain. And today, my day off, it's gorgeous blue skies (and crazy wind, but we won't think about that.)

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  10. Hena TayebApril 15, 2019 at 12:46 PM

    We had a nice slow weekend.. it's rainy today but we didn't get much over the weekend.. which was good so the boys go to play outside.
    That's a lovely watercolor.

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  11. Judy S.April 15, 2019 at 1:23 PM

    I've been fighting a cold since Saturday, so this weekend wasn't the best ever!

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  12. DiannaApril 15, 2019 at 7:36 PM

    Love your watercolor, Friend! xx

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  13. CathieJApril 15, 2019 at 7:53 PM

    It sounds like you had a wonderful, somewhat relaxing weekend. Your watercolor is pretty. Good luck with the sweater.

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  14. kathy bApril 15, 2019 at 8:09 PM

    Oh I LOVE your watercolor barn! WOW>
    We are having a low key Easter. Glad someone got a good dry walk in this weekend! We had snow as you know !it is nearly melted after just another day! Wow. So glad it is nearly gone

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  15. Two Cables and a FrappApril 16, 2019 at 8:59 AM

    Glad you had a good one ! How sweet of you to give Easter gifts. As usual I had Easter outfits sent to my three grands. This year I was able to find matching colors for them. My daughter-in-law was quite pleased. It's always fun shopping for them.

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