2024 Happy Blog Challenge Continues

Happy things from today: This morning, Bel, my youngest, arrived for a visit.  I missed their first arrival to the house, everyone thought I was asleep.  They left with Keziah and came back and I got to see them then.  Bel drove most of the night to get here this morning.  It is wonderful to have them nearby, even though it is just for a short time. Keziah and I went to the cafe to meet with friends and left the rest of the family at home.  I needed breakfast and everyone else had eaten.  I have a list of things to research or write about when I go to the cafe on Sunday mornings.  Today that was mostly about hair cutting in the middle ages.  I think having a set time to write or do research (mostly) weekly will help me reach some small goals. Since Bel drove all night, it was a nice lazy afternoon.  In the evening we all had dinner together and watched a movie.  The movie, Princess Mononoke , is one that I remember that we went to see in...

Some happy things from this cold Saturday: Before heading out for the day I found Winston, curled up by the heat radiator.  He has always liked the warmth. This morning I met a group of SCA people (mostly part of the Forester's Guild) and went on a hike in garb.  There were sixteen of us total.  That size of a group was a little hard to keep together.  We had different time constraints so spread out in different ways.   It was fun and I hope to do it again sometime.  I'm thankful for the modern boots and micro-spikes that kept me safe.  I wonder what they did in the middle ages to not slip on the ice?  I think I read something about it  somewhere once, but I don't remember. In the afternoon some of our SCA household got together to hangout for a while.  It was really nice to sit and relax with friends.  That is something else I hope to be able to do more often. ☮ Currently listening to Cat's Cradle , by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Still ...

Happy things for today: The entire household spent a few hours cleaning the downstairs this morning.  This is not a regular thing for us.  It was needed and everything looks better.  There is also a new lamp in the living room.  It is a bit more fancy than the previous one which fell apart. Keziah, Gideon, and I met friends at the cafe in town today.  I had two delicious white chocolate steamers while I researched hair cutting techniques of the middle ages (one of the manuscripts ).  After the cafe we visited a game store.  Gideon had some birthday money to spend.  The store had one of the games I want to try someday, but it isn't in the budget for me right now. Gideon found something to spend his birthday money on, and that is what counts. Gideon making decisions.  View from the backseat out the sunroof. It was a beautiful day. ☮ Currently listening to: The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons from the World's Happiest People , by Dan Buettner. ...