Started my diary again for 2025

For many years I have wrote in a diary, just jotting down the weather, temps and what I did during the day.

My 2024 diary only had six months of information, as I did not take it with me when I went on vacation, because I normally write a travel diary which has a lot more interesting information in it.  The accident I had did not allow me to even think about writing everything that was happening to me.   By the time arrived home, I was in not well enough to start the month of July, and then it wore on to August and then  just couldn't  get motivated for the rest of the year.

2025 is a new year, so started up again writing all the not so interesting things I do every day.  It does however, let me look back to see what I did or did not do during the days, weeks or months.

Just before I go to bed I sit down and enter the information.

Yesterday, was a busy day for me again. I'm getting to like these days of hustle and bustle.  So what kept be busy on Friday.   Out for lunch with two friends from my quilting guild, we tried  a new cafe none of us have been to before.  It received a "A" rating from all of us.  I had a steaming bowl of cauliflower and cheese soup,  so did P, D had a wrap which she enjoyed.  We did a lot of chatting and put the world to right and was not rushed out of the cafe as soon as our food was eaten.   It will be a place to go back to again.  

We then went to the local hospital and browsed in their gift shop.  It is operated as a fund raiser for the hospital and manned by volunteers.  This shop has a wide selection of gifts for patients or for people like us going in to look to see what they have.  Most of the Winter clothing they had was on sale, I saw a very nice sweater, did not buy it as I could not try it on, as I had two layers of clothing on under my coat which would have made it difficult.  I will be going back on Monday and hope it is still there.

A nice day was had by all.

I had received an invitation for dinner with friends, so once home I changed and was on my way.   Wine with appetizers, chicken kababs, baked potato, carrots and salad and more wine.  We then retired to the living room for dessert and coffee.  More wine and conversation.   I had a lovely time, getting home and in bed, late again.

It is a cold windy day again today, temp as I write this at 12:00 noon is -6*C,  we did not get any of the snow that the forecast indicated, further north did get it once again.

Christmas decorations are being taken down today, and returned to the locker until time to put them up again in December.   Now that our postal workers are now back to work I am receiving some of the Christmas cards stuck in the system for four weeks.  I am now going to be sending a note back to everyone, in lieu of cards.

Have a great day

Cheers.

 

So nice to slow down-- Or am I

The Christmas season was very busy for me, travelling to DD1 and her family of 11 people both big and small, for the 25th, so you can imagine the excitement when it was time for opening gifts.  All five children are well behaved and helped set the table with the food and helped clean up afterwards and do the dishes.  Mum is raising them the right way.  Then I prepared dinner for a visit from DD2 and her family of 4 and a boyfriend on the 26th.   On the 27th I visited GS and family to exchange gifts, then lunch with my son and daughter in law, then had dinner with a GD as she will be in Ottawa for her birthday January 25th.   On Dec. 28th I visited my sister and had a lovely visit, tea and cake and put the world to right.  On Tuesday, December 31st, GD and her five children made a surprise visit, it was nice to see them all again.  

In the evening of  the 31st. a group of resident's in the apartment building had a party to bring in 2025.  Karaoke,  dancing, games, a table full of nibbles of all kinds and of course, a drink or two.  I had a great time, the best New Years eve I have had in years, 

The weather co-operated for all of the travelling I had to do, not that I had to go too far, but at this time of the year we never know what it will be like from one hour to the next.  

Unfortunately or fortunately depending on your likes or dislikes of Winter weather, I had a green Christmas, even now today, January 3rd.  I only have a light dusting of snow from over night, which was added to a previous dusting from two days ago.

My living room looks like a greenhouse,  my Christmas cactus is full of the most beautiful pink flowers, DD2 gave me my final monthly flower arrangement from her Christmas gift of 2023, a poinsettia arrangement with three different plants in it, all different colours.  Two GD gave me a Peacock plant, (the common name), which I have not seen before.  During the day the leaves are spread and when it gets dark the leaves brunch up, like the peacocks tail thus the name.  Along with three other plants that will be going outside when the weather warms up in late Spring.  Having a garden is the thing I miss the most living in this apartment building, so these plants make me happy.

Must finish my coffee and get ready to get on the move again as I am going out to lunch with two friends.  Once home again, change my clothes and then out as I have been invited to have dinner with some friends.   

The weekend is going to be a time for me to pack up the Christmas decorations and finally get in my sewing room and start making another quilt, as a GD and her partner are expecting a little girl in May.  Number 8 great grandchild for me.  

Have a great day.

Cheers.