Sunday’s a good day to remember what we’ve been grateful for over the past week, don’t you think? I’m joining Taryn over at Wooly Moss Roots in her Gratitude Sunday tradition, and here’s my list:
-Incredible sunny, 80° weather on Monday for harvesting my garden. I loved that day so much.
– Cozy snowfall this week; I love the snow.
– The heating pad.
– Eating a lot of soups this week. They were just the right thing.
– Normal spinal tap! I’m glad. Actually all these normal results are both reassuring (I am very healthy in all other ways! It’s so nice to be reassured of that…), but also frustrating because there are no helpful clues to what is making me so ill. But at least that rules out something icky in my spinal fluid.
– Feeling satisfied that I had my fill of Summer, and am fully ready for Autumn. The colder, shorter days…cozy foods…soups…pumpkin bread…tea…hunkering down and doing quiet indoor things that had been shoved aside all summer. I’m always ready for the next season once it gets here; I feel fortunate for that. I do love all the seasons.
– Making snow ice cream.
– Family.
– Wait, lemme do that one again; FAMILY!!!
– Going to the last farmer’s market of the year and getting a good deal on winter squash, since mine didn’t turn out this year. Six organic squashes for $10. It works out to 50 cents a pound, which is good considering the grocery store charges several times that much.
– Smelling chiles roasting at the market. One of my favorite smells of all.
– My laptop, newly configured by my sweet and capable Hubby, so that I can be in Linux (my preference) but also running Windows at the same time via a ‘virtual machine.’ It’s a magical thing, to be running two operating systems at the same time, and to be able to cut and paste between them! So I can be doing my moneymaking work in Word/Excel, while simultaneously doing my other stuff in Linux. I love that! He also bought me a “belated Halloween present” of 4GB of RAM (belated because it will arrive in the mail next week)! That’ll really soup up my machine, YAY! Thank you!!!
– Tea. How it warms your hands and your insides, and how you can see it steaming from your mug when you’re outside in the chill of dusk, standing on your porch, smelling woodsmoke and leaves in the air.
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What blessings have you appreciated throughout your week? Leave a comment and let us know!
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Glad to hear about that spinal tap result.
I can’t believe that snow ice cream, amazing!
Lovely to read your list.
Have a good week.x
Hi Lindsey,
Love your pictures- the leaves in the snow and the squash.
Snow… soups… coziness, love it!
So glad your spinal tap was normal.
I always feel ready for the next season when it gets here too. Love that whole paragraph you wrote!
50 cents a pound is an INCREDIBLE deal on winter squash!! Awesome!!
I love the last part you wrote.. about the tea. It gives the most beautiful visual.
Love connecting with you on Sundays.
Wishing you a cozy Sunday!
Love Love Love!
Taryn
Blessings and gratitude for a normal spinal tap and a loving family and extended family. Happy H’een!