We went to the annual art sale that we always hit, and it was as much fun as we expected. A lot of pottery--Liza bought me a great bowl for my birthday and I bought myself another great bowl because I liked it. We picked up odds & ends, as we always do.
Liza & I went shopping a few times. Since she doesn't drive anymore she's dependent on Mark and feels bad asking him to take her places, plus she needed to get him some Christmas presents, so we had fun driving around and seeing the sights. She likes to go to the grocery store--they all know her there and she picks up a few things each time she goes. Like, she needed Kleenex so we went there and she bought ONE box, not 2 or even 3, just one. So when she runs out again she'll need to go right back for more. I found it all entertaining and was happy to be there.
Thanksgiving itself was fine. We had our usual food--turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, squash and a zillion lima beans. All delicious. I made 2 pumpkin pies, one from fresh pumpkin that I got from Linda and another using canned pumpkin. News flash: there's no real difference in taste between the two. And 2 pies is a lot for 3 people to eat. They were both good. I use an old Martha Stewart recipe that includes 1/4 tsp of chili powder and that makes a difference. yum.
I got home on Monday, around 2 in the afternoon. It sure is nice to be at home during the day! I'm looking forward to retirement, which is only 2 weeks away. Yay! Work is funny, I don't have that much to do in the way of tasks but I'm swamped with assignments and cleaning.
Yesterday I spent the day in Crown Point, barcoding their collection. That was nice but frustrating--because it takes so long to get there (1 1/2 hours) we don't have many hours to actually do the work there. It's going to take a wicked long time to get that collection done, but I'll be long gone by then.
I talked to a friend this morning and found out that my good friend from the past, Brook, has died. She had brain cancer and was in a hospice facility so it wasn't a great shock but it's very sad. When I first came here Brook & I were very close and spent a lot of time together. We lived near each other and had dinners together often. Her boyfriend and Jamie were friends, and Dan worked at our sawmill for a while. Oh those were fun times and I'm very sad. I'll go to the calling hours in Saratoga on Sunday.
Dogs are fine. They like being at Liza's but are confined to a pen when they're outside. They own the couch while we're there. Mark & I take them for long walks when he doesn't have to be at work but other than that the only exercise they get is getting in & out of the car. But they sleep a lot. It's very peaceful.
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