Happy New Year! I am awakeish. I fell asleep before I finished the book I was reading last night, and I have a ton to do before our guests show up in 3 1/2 hours.
She growls?! You made her so she growls?!
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sj - Jan 01, 2023 6:33:23 am PST #19711 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Laura - Jan 01, 2023 7:21:38 am PST #19712 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Happiest birthday wishes to Susan W! I hope it is a fabulous start to a wonderful new year. May it be filled with love and joy.
JenP - Jan 01, 2023 7:55:21 am PST #19713 of 30000
Happy Birthday, Susan!
JZ - Jan 01, 2023 8:02:17 am PST #19714 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Happy birthday, Susan!
lisah - Jan 01, 2023 8:35:11 am PST #19715 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Happy bday, Susan!
Had lots of Prosecco and delicious ham at our friends’ last night. They live around the corner so very convenient. We just got back from a long walk with the dog and now Bob is making banana pancakes. Later I’ll make black eyed pea risotto.
Calli - Jan 01, 2023 8:36:22 am PST #19716 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Happy birthday, Susan!
Jessica - Jan 01, 2023 9:01:38 am PST #19717 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I am here to report: we had an ordinary day.
I am so happy to hear that! Here's hoping the better-than-ordinary days you deserve are in your near future.
Happy birthday, Susan!
We stayed up until midnight watching Strange World and Glass Onion and drinking champagne (fizzy sour cherry lemonade for the kids) and eating too much cheese. Today we're sleeping late, taking things slowly, and kicking off a new legacy board game (Legacy of Isla Nublar, it's a Jurassic Park prequel).
beekaytee - Jan 01, 2023 2:00:24 pm PST #19718 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I stayed up until this morning, cleaning and life-prepping. Beginning as I will be going on with 2023.
Made Hoppin' John with faro, my new favorite grain. And then had a surprise client appointment that was a total delight.
This New Year was the epitome of quiet and [channeling Sybil Ramkin] a quiet joy, avec no stressing at all.
I really could get used to this.
The beginning of 2023 bears the good news/bad news of letting go of lots of friendships that I am sad to see go, but also understand the partings as being evolution in action.
I look forward to DSD (doing something different) in all areas of my life and I'm wishing each and every one of you a moving forward that happens exactly as you choose.
Now, I'm off to cook up a mess of collard greens and possibly weilding my Uproot some more. I really am obsessed.
sj - Jan 01, 2023 3:16:08 pm PST #19719 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The party went very well. The house is clean and I have enough food leftover for a small army if anyone wants to stop by.
javachik - Jan 01, 2023 3:33:47 pm PST #19720 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Yay, that’s great SJ!