Weekends

 


My weekend was really nice, calm and relaxing. I spent most of each day reading both fiction and non-fiction. I usually sit on the patio and watch the birds come to the feeders. I'm reading 'Full Catastrophe Living' by Jon Kabat-Zinn. It's going to be a long time before I finish this book, it is huge!

Friday evening we went over to my sister and brother in law's house for dinner and a quick board game. Saturday was lots of reading and enjoying being outside with Frodo, who by the way, seems to be adjusted to our new home. He loves to sit outside and watch the world go by and he is barking less. Sunday was more reading along with those pesky chores (laundry and cleaning). I watched Mass on You-Tube in the afternoon. 

How was your weekend?

Comments

  1. AsKatKnitsAugust 23, 2021 at 7:43 AM

    I am back to watching worship as well. It feels more comfortable right now. I love the cover of that book!

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  2. BonnyAugust 23, 2021 at 8:28 AM

    I'm glad you had a relaxing weekend, and I'm also envious. My weekend was full of heavy lifting, moving, putting together furniture, and some unpacking. But it's finally done!

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  3. LeftycrafterAugust 23, 2021 at 9:26 AM

    Your weekend sounded idyllic until you mentioned laundry. Although, I am one of those people who actually enjoys doing the laundry. My weekend was filled with knitting, a baby shower, and laundry as well as Mass on TV. So glad Frodo is adjusting so well. That didn't take him very long.

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  4. Hena TayebAugust 23, 2021 at 11:08 AM

    That is a great book cover. Sounds like the perfect way to spend the weekend.
    Our entire weekend was rained out.

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  5. VeraAugust 23, 2021 at 11:36 AM

    My weekend was great and it sounds like you had a good one too. How is Holly adjusting??? Or not???

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  6. thecrazysheepladyAugust 23, 2021 at 12:07 PM

    The cover of that book is making me go look it up :-).

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  7. Caffeine GirlAugust 23, 2021 at 2:28 PM

    With my neck in a collar, I can't say I had a very exciting weekend. I am very lucky in that my friends have been taking turns visiting me, so I get a visitor a day. So, I can't complain!

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  8. MaryAugust 23, 2021 at 5:44 PM

    That view, that book, Frodo adjusting, and dinner at your sister's sounds like the perfect weekend!

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  9. JaneAugust 23, 2021 at 7:55 PM

    What a nice weekend. We walked Sat and Sun a.m. Just for Saturday morning, the air was cool and felt like fall. I savored every step. Sunday we watched worship and that evening we went to our great niece's birthday party. She was 2. It was nice to see some family.

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  10. Deb J. in UtahAugust 24, 2021 at 7:53 AM

    So glad you had a restful and relaxing weekend. That book looks interesting. It's so great that you can get together with your sister more. Hope the week is going well.

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  11. affectioknitAugust 24, 2021 at 11:55 AM

    Hi Karen,
    ...that does sound like a nice weekend...it's so nice to be close to family...
    ~have a lovely day!

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  12. kathy bAugust 24, 2021 at 2:15 PM

    Watering watering watering. Some good friends drove up and we hiked the mansion traiil Iwas tuckered out socially!

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  13. MeredithAugust 24, 2021 at 7:03 PM

    Very calm, much like yours but crocheting and not reading. Stay safe.

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  14. AnonymousAugust 26, 2021 at 11:09 PM

    It always goes by too fast. Made myself hit the cardio but more of mellow/no incline walks on the treadmill while blasting my tunes away.

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  15. MarthaAugust 28, 2021 at 6:51 AM

    Perfect weekend! Dinner with friends here and it's so hot, so we had waterballoons for the kids...even I had so much fun.

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  16. azwoolgirlSeptember 2, 2021 at 8:18 PM

    That book looks interesting and sounds like it was a great weekend!

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