So it’s fireplace season, and Kit has discovered the joys of basking in the fire’s glow. (Roland and Sasha don’t care for it).
Kit really likes to stretch out to maximize the heat absorption.
They are getting along much better, although Sasha can be a real pain in the butt sometimes.
Whoops. I didn’t mean for the blog to go unwritten for so long. It just ended up that way. So let me catch you up and what’s been happening.
I had a mammogram in late August — nothign to see! (Always good news.)
I celebrated my 45th birthday with friends at a lovely dim sum lunch. First time for many people, and it was a great experience. We found a place that does orders, rather than carts, so it was a fresher, tastier, experience.
Each year I like to look back over the previous year, and then set goals for the coming year. Many people do this on Jan 1st; I prefer to do it on my birthday. I often refine the accomplishments and goals until my new year, Samhain, but the bulk of the work is done on or around my birthday. I also like to do a tarot reading (and other’s readings of me are ALWAYS welcomed).
This year has a lot going on: it’s a year ending in -5, which are always a BIG deal . . . but we’re not doing anything extravagant. In fact, it’s a very low-key, fun weekend. Exercise, good food, entertainment . . . I’m getting a chance to read a lot of books, do some writing (I have a few articles due this week, because I am going on holiday next week), work with the class, and maybe see a movie. On my actual birthday, it’s up early for brekkies, off to water aerobics, then hustling up to Seattle for a 4 hour session at Habitude (pedicure, hydrating salt scrub, and a 90 min massage). After that we’re going to see Samsara with friends and then have dinner. The ‘big’ celebration is actually next weekend, when we’re going with a HUGE bunch of people to dim sum, and maybe Raiders of the Lost Ark (in IMAX) afterwards. 🙂
What can I say? It doesn’t take much to please me.
Presented without comment.
The card not shown but at the center of the cross, represents the atmosphere surrounding the central issue. The Lovers: A caring and trusting relationship. Beauty and inner harmony. A decision calling for emotional control and faithfulness to spiritual values.
I’m facing a difficult decision, a choice between two positives. Which is best for me?
Probably a must for anyone who is creative and hopes to make a living at it.
Back in 2009, a friend took this picture:
We just had dinner with them the other day, and she took this picture:
Not much has changed . . . on the outside. 🙂
I just finished my first Muay Thai class in six weeks. I did great — apparently I didn’t lose any conditioning nor forgot the moves I’d already learned.
I will now celebrate with an ice cream sundae. (NOT!!!)
Seriously: I am damn proud of myself. (Not a statement said lightly.)
Really, the only ones I took all weekend.
I find myself with a few free minutes as I wait for laundry to be done so we can pack.
So I decided to post some pics from the weekend.
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So, I’m a married woman now. 🙂