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Mistake?

January 13, 2011January 13, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

I’m beginning to think I might have bitten off a little more than I can chew with my resolution to blog every day in 2011. My life apparently is even more routine and boring than I thought. Does this count as a post?

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More Susannah

January 12, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

Another pic – Susannah in her Christmas clothes

How cute is that???

It’s really, really cold, 11 degrees F and we Arkies aren’t used to weather this cold. So grateful for my warm house, warm bed and loving family.

Deep thought: gratitude=attitude.

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A Snow Day

January 11, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

This lovely lady is my granddaughter, Susannah, on her very first Christmas morning. She is the apple of everyone’s eye and the center of attention where she happens to be. Seven months old and perfect. Christmas was the best in a long time, babies have their own magic I think.

Arkansas is digging out of a snowstorm that started yesterday right on schedule according to the TV weather people. They predicted snow would start falling around 3 pm and dang, if it didn’t. Here in Little Rock we got 6 inches more or less. When it snows this much, everything in the city pretty much grinds to a halt. The day before winter weather is predicted, everyone heads to the grocery store, whether they need to or not. By the time the weather arrives, the store shelves, especially bread and junk food, are bare. Crazy. Things should be getting back to normal tomorrow.

I started a Scarf -in-a-Scarf kit on Saturday and thought everything was going swimmingly until I reread the instructions and realized that I was totally off the count with the pattern, like knitting twice as many rows as I should have. The upshot is that I frogged the entire thing and started all over again. Note to self, always read through the pattern and keep referring to it as you go. Duh.

Today’s deep thought: Keep seeing the magic in life.

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Resolution

January 9, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

01/09/11 dailypost2011

Making a commitment to posting every day this year.

I have three loaves of sourdough bread rising in my kitchen right now, one loaf for me, two loaves to share. UPDATE: Bread tastes incredible, but won’t win any beauty contests. I think the cold today in Arkansas kept it from rising as well as it could. I know I’ve not been as comfortably warm as usual. Temp now 26F, 5:45 p.m. with snow falling.

I also baked a butter brickle cake. The colder and wetter the weather, the more I want to bake. Yum warm cake with coffee. Will have to work tomorrow, but hopefully inclement weather policy will be in effect and I can catch a few more zzz in the morning.

Thought for today: There’s always a bigger picture.