Home Again

There were some unexpected glitches in my return from Jay Peak, but they were more or less worked out (I'll find out for sure on Monday) and so I am home again. My plant survived the 7 days' drought none the worse for wear (hooray!) and I started the day well in terms of catching up on chores. I unpacked, did two loads of laundry, cleaned up some of the papers from my horizontal filing system, and hung up some more pictures.

The newest picture was a gift from Ruth and Lee Catherine. My niece chose the shells for the frame:
The picture is from our kayaking expedition during Thanksgiving week:


Of course, in the well-deserved glow of satisfaction from making so much progress, I also decided to enjoy the sunshine in the afternoon. I got out my inline skates and went for a 3.5-mile jaunt (feeling gravity extra-strong on the hills), and ending at the library. At the library, of course, I had to return a book, pick up two that were on hold for me, and take advantage of the free internet access. I also took a quick look at the new French-language books, but I already have two in progress.

This all took time, of course. And then when I got home, I was only in the mood to read Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn. Leaving a bit more cleaning/organizing to do.