Happy New Year!
More blogging
I won’t promise to achieve this
immediately, but I do know my blog has dwindled lately, and I miss it. My day
job (the one that pays!) has been very greedy with my time lately, which is why
the blogging has slowed. I have a plan in place to help correct this situation,
but it doesn’t take effect for another few weeks, so you won’t see an
immediate change, but I hope there will be more frequent posting in the future.
I’ve just bought myself a wonderful
new camera. It isn’t state of the art (in fact, it is last year’s model), but
it is a wonderfully compact Nikon Coolpix S6200 that will live in my purse so I’m
more frequently ready to take a picture or two, to share with you.
I didn’t actually use it much over
Christmas, because we were either talking or eating, but I did take a moment to
snap the following picture while I was eating my lunch today. The view of the
decorations from my food court table, at First Canadian Place, was quite stunning. This picture doesn’t
quite do the holiday décor justice, but I’ll share it as just one example of
pictures to come.
More cooking
We spent the weekend with our great
friends in Niagara Falls. We were there long enough to enjoy some spectacular
food and drink. In addition to hanging out in their kitchen we had some time to
kill during the day. What are two women most apt to do with time on their
hands? Shopping!
We stumbled upon a Stokes store that
was having a great sale and so I bought some great new toys. I’m not much of a
cook, but I do love a good kitchen gadget. I recently decided that my hand
mashed potatoes were not good enough, and that I NEEDED a potato ricer to
improve things. So, into the store we went and I bought a potato ricer, micro
plane grater, stainless steel measuring cups and a 14L stock pot.
The cooking fun begins tonight with
some mashed potatoes, but there will need to be future recipes that involve a
large quantity of soup or stew in the stock pot, and something with lemon zest
so I can try out my new grater.
For the sake of a gratuitous picture… I give you Cici and her New Year’s friend. Sally played hostess to Cici and the two dogs played, and played, and played. Cici is still exhausted.
More sewing
The weekend shopping spree also saw the purchase of quilt batting, to stuff the quilt I’m making. And, I bought a new pillow form and some fabric for a new pillow for our couch, to replace the current one which Cici has claimed as her dog bed.
More knitting
And finally, I have great plans for
more knitting. I’m afraid to look into my stash, as I know I will be
overwhelmed, but there is plenty of yarn to keep me busy.
I’ve started my first 2013 knitting project, with plans to complete a lace cardigan in 2013.
I’ve already distracted myself from
that project, and decided I need to complete a new pair of mittens before the
end of January.
The “I make mittens” group on
Ravelry, has been highly active in 2012. Mary Elizabeth, one of the moderators,
proactively sought me out this weekend, and had me count up the mittens I made
in 2012. I came up with six pairs, which means I now want to knit at least 7
pairs in 2013. Must get started now!
I’m sure I’ll knit some socks, and I’ve
got yarn that would make a good hat, and of course there is the Leftover
Blanket which would be great to finish in 2013.
So much yarn, so little time!
More time with friends!
I have had some good times with friends in 2012. You know who you are - if you were laughing with me, and not at me. J I hope there will be more coffees, lunches, dinners and drinks in our future!
I’ve also made some online friends
for the first time in my life. My introverted, cautious side has held me back
from calling people friends, if I haven’t met them face to face, but all that
changed in 2012. Sharing a common love of all things Walt Disney World, I’ve
been able to virtually meet some great people, that I truly call my friends.
Again, you know who you are, if we’ve shared some laughter and support together
in 2012. I wish you more laughter and only good times ahead for 2013! (And of course, I wish you many trips to Disney, which some of you are well on your way to accomplishing!)
Soooo…. That should be enough to keep my busy this year!
~Nice camera.
ReplyDelete~Love Cici on the sofa, it matches her perfectly!
~Don't forget about freshly grated NUTMEG in the hot drinks of winter.
~More play dates for Cici please!
~Consider knitting mittens for Cici, she'll need four so that should help with your numbers!
~The Lace cardigan sounds very nice, can't wait to see it!
~Happy New Year to you too! I'm sure 2013 is going to be a better year for all of us!
Thanks Joanie! You're the best.
ReplyDeleteAnd good idea about the nutmeg, I'll add that to the list.
Send Dawson up here when you head down south.