Blueberry Bread & Coffee
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This morning I baked blueberry bread. I really enjoy a slice of sweet bread around midday with my cup of coffee. You may recall that I baked a cinnamon streusel coffee cake a few weeks ago.
I sat in the living room, waiting for it to bake, thoroughly enjoying the sweet scent filling the air. When it cools a bit more, I’ll go have a slice and brew my coffee.
Brunch on Kasi’s Birthday:
Yesterday the girls came over. It was Kasi’s 48th birthday. Kendra brought brunch. We sat around the white table in the dining room and chatted for a few hours.
Then Kasi had a massage scheduled, and Kendra had to go grocery shopping.
I just don’t like to go out to a restaurant much anymore. There’s usually a bit of noise, and I’m just more comfortable at home.
It’s been rainy and cold today. Not a day to go out and do anything. But then I’m snug as a bug in a rug right here. My little electric stove sits in the fireplace space, heating up the living room.
I’m planning on working on the tabletop Christmas tree today or tomorrow. I no longer start a task like that and carry through until I finish. I’m slower these days. But that’s okay. It gives me time to think about how I want things to be.
Daisy is on the green cupboard, watching out the window for birds or stray cats. Simon isn’t very interested in what’s going on out there. Ivy’s on my bed, sleeping.
Best Offer Wins:
I just finished a good book. It was about a couple looking to buy a house, but they kept getting outbid.
The book is called Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino. It is her first novel, and I really enjoyed reading this darkly humorous novel.
It’s an insanely competitive housing market, and it gets the best of Margo. She and her husband want to buy a bigger house and start a family. Margo knows exactly where she wants to live, and she’ll do almost anything to acquire a house there.
The couple thought they’d find something quickly, so they sold their first home. Therefore, they ended up in an apartment, waiting for the perfect house with the white picket fence to come on the market.
An Amazon Blurb:
After eighteen months and 11 lost bidding wars in the overheated Washington, DC suburbs, 37-year-old publicist Margo Miyake gets a tip about the perfect house in the perfect neighborhood, slated to come up for sale in one month.
Desperate to escape the cramped apartment she shares with her husband Ian ― and, in turn, get their marriage, plan to have a baby, and whole life back on track ― Margo becomes obsessed with buying the house before it’s publicly listed and the masses descend (with unbeatable, all-cash offers in hand).
The Wheelchair:
I still haven’t used the wheelchair. It’s my backup, not something I need to use all the time. It sits in the guest room in front of the window. Daisy likes to sit in the seat and look outside.
It was an expense I could have put off. But I don’t want to go through what I did that one weekend when I was in such pain I could hardly move. This way, it’s there if and when I need it.
I’ve found that using the cane gives me quite a bit of relief, so that’s all I need for now.
What are you up to today?
Hello Brenda, that blueberry bread sounds yummy! I’d bake some if I could be up on my feet today but I had injections in my knee and my shoulder and I’m supposed to stay off my feet for a few days. Maybe I’ll bake tomorrow.
It’s quite chilly here in TN today. I’ve been in front of my fireplace reading most of the day. It’s hard just sitting here when I need to do things but if it can give me extra time with my knee I’ll do it. Having a total knee replacement is not fun at all. I’m not ready to have to do it again!
Hope you have a nice Sunday afternoon and your week is nice and easy.
Hello,
Glad to hear you are doing ok. Baking and decorating in the comfort of your own home sound like a good day to me!
I am having a slow day, ok who am I kidding, most are slow! Just watching the birds and squirrels and the beautiful blue sky we have today. Fall is my favorite season, except for having to take care of the leaves! I do leaf blow as many as I can to help the wildlife and we mulch what we can to help the soil. Of course, there are many things we have to do for our day to day lives that keep us busy so especially with the time change I try to get as much as possible done during the daylight hours. I try to eat my main meal in the afternoon and I find that especially helpful in the winter months where I can avoid all the cooking and clean up in the dark. Well, that’s just me. Yesterday we went out a little later than usual and it was weird coming home in the dark. Wishing everyone a peaceful week ahead!