December 19, 2007
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On Monday I met a few pals from my local book group for our annual holiday luncheon. There was supposed to be 4 of us, but Ruth Ann had slipped on ice that morning & broken her wrist, so was in too much pain to join us. She missed a great outing, with good food & a cute red-haired, bearded waiter. We went to an upscale little restaurant, where they were serving free mocha lattes & we were so busy talking & laughing that the waiter had to return 3 times before we were ready to order. Peg, who'd made the reservations, had requested a window seat, so we had a lovely view of the road construction in front of the building. lol Mary Ann showed us her father in an old-timey photo on the wall, which are filled with antique style pictures & watercolors. Since I don't do parties or revelries as most people do for the holidays, I always look forward to our low key gathering. Being with friends is a wonderful celebration of good cheer.
Got all my shopping done, decorations have been up for a week and snail mail cards are all on their way or have arrived. My sister has been toying with the idea of reading "Anna Karenina" & I found a nice edition at Barnes & Noble. After sampling a few paragraphs, I intended to read as much as I could of it before giving it to her. But then I stupidly had it gift wrapped at the store! I'll have to get the publishing info from her on Christmas Day so I can look for it at the library. I've read other things by Tolstoy, but not that one.
I bought my mom several needlework kits & lots of word search puzzle books to keep her busy. Her retirement years are proving to be quite boring & she lacks the confidence to join senior citizen groups that might help, so I try to keep books & other activities around to give her something to do, as she gets even more grouchy when she's bored.
My sister & I had a good time at the dog show, but I've not yet downloaded the photos from the camera. That will be a future post or two.
Comments (5)
You'll really enjoy 'Anna Karenina'.
Have you read 'Madame Bovary'? I enjoyed that, too.
I am so glad to hear you are enjoying the holidays! Seasonal greetings to you, with Christ the reason.
Don't slip on any ice, yourself.
I haven't found word search books around here at the dollar stores. They have all kinds of other puzzles in them.
I'm sorry your friend missed out. Brought back memories of the pain from my broken wrist thank you. Years ago it was some kid fell behind me on the roller rink and knocked my skates out from under me.
That dog show sounds fun.
I feel like abandoned by you , Jacky .
You speak of your mother . You know the retirement is not always joyful because all has changed around you , children , friends and you don' t feel yourself old . I understand your mother .
Good bye
Love
Michel
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