My Simple Woman's Daybook

It is a while since I put my thoughts to a Daybook. 

Outside my window... Dark now. It was hot the last few days, very windy last night and cooler today.   Coming into Summer and over 100F last Saturday.

I am thinking... back to when I first heard about blogging, and followed a link to the Daybook from a contact on Multiply.

I am thankful...  Yes I am always thankful, for family, friends, our home and way of life.

In the kitchen... Barry is checking out our latest fermented vetetables. In our hot climate we only make up about 5-6 litres at a time. We are pleased how delicious they are.

I am wearing... just changed into nightwear

I am creating... working out a new banner for my friend Lynn.  I see I have already posted a pic of the last one I made for her. Here it is anyway.

I am reading... I'm beween fiction at the moment, but have a delightful little book 'The Celtic Heart - Reflections for Life's Journey' by Liz Babbs with a CD that I am dipping into again.  Wow Amazon has it for $167+ post, surely that is an error, and at a UK store GBP7.99

I am looking forward to... a couple of weeks away after Christmas, just phoned for details today.

Around the house... trying to keep tidy as usual.

A favorite quote for today...  from The Celtic Heart: "There are many ways of taking 'time out' to become still: silence, music, visual imagery, reading the Bible... or sitting in the garden or going for a walk. Your spiritual journey is precious and unique, so there is no 'right' or 'wrong' way to be with God."

One of my favorite things... the obvious is my laptop, keeps me in touch with my family and allows me to entertain myself on here, or look up anything I require, such as when we hear in  a phone call that a relative has a particular condition.  My daughter was holidaying in UK and France the last few weeks and she put masses of pics on Facebook... and I have a Grand living in UK, and the others in Sydney area.... I would be out of it all without my laptop.  Here's my daughter posing as a statue at Avignon.

A few plans for the rest of the week: Just normal routine, concert in Lismore tomorrow, exercise class on Thursday. We were expecting visitors, and they were halfway here, had a call that Julie took ill and they have returned home to Sydney area.

A peek into my day... I stayed home all day... doesn't happn very often, cleaning and gardening this morning, cooked our main meal at lunchtime and relaxed this afternoon.  Actually Barry was out and I ate a packet of biscuits, which doesn't help my aspirations to weigh less by Christmas! 

This is pic of Jacarandas that I promised, that I saved from my son's Facebook.

Thanks to Peggy for her inspiration for the Simple Woman's Daybook.  Click here to join in.

Hugs and Blessings,
Jan