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Monday, January 11, 2010
Really the New Year now!
Will I ever get this started? Now's as good a time as any, not quite the first day of the year, but today I really feel like 2010 has started. Why? Because my outside Christmas lights are down and I am getting ready for an annual excursion to Road to California, the "biggest quilt show" in Southern CA and like a school kid returning after Christmas vacation this event marks the beginning of the year for me.
About the title of the blog, I live in northern Arizona at 7,000 ft. altitude. Up here we tend to blame lots of things on the altitude--baking disasters, cooking problems in general, dry skin, dehydration, sunburn, lack of energy, etc. When things go awry, it's easy to say, "It's the altitude!" To clarify, baking and cooking are different up here and I'll post about that at times. You do sunburn easily and your skin dries out at high altitude. When visitors come from lower altitude they are affected by dehydration and lack of energy--the oxygen is a bit scarcer. Those of us who live here drink lots of water and, I for one, never lack for energy--I grew up in high altitude, though not this high, and apparently that helps you adapt faster.
I just discovered this blog, The Simple Woman's Daybook, with its suggestion to post as follows on a Monday, so here goes:
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: off to California with my good friends Ginny and Angie
Here is picture thought I am sharing...
About the title of the blog, I live in northern Arizona at 7,000 ft. altitude. Up here we tend to blame lots of things on the altitude--baking disasters, cooking problems in general, dry skin, dehydration, sunburn, lack of energy, etc. When things go awry, it's easy to say, "It's the altitude!" To clarify, baking and cooking are different up here and I'll post about that at times. You do sunburn easily and your skin dries out at high altitude. When visitors come from lower altitude they are affected by dehydration and lack of energy--the oxygen is a bit scarcer. Those of us who live here drink lots of water and, I for one, never lack for energy--I grew up in high altitude, though not this high, and apparently that helps you adapt faster.
I just discovered this blog, The Simple Woman's Daybook, with its suggestion to post as follows on a Monday, so here goes:
FOR TODAY January 11, 2010
Outside My Window...The sun is shining, the crows have just arrived, dancing in the snow, hoping for something to be tossed from my back deck.
I am thinking...I have alot to do today.
I am thankful for...the joy and energy I feel today
From the learning rooms...(if this applies)
From the kitchen...nothing going on, my kind neighbor has invited us for dinner tonite!
I am wearing...jeans, shirt, sweater--my winter uniform
I am creating...a quilt started 3 years ago
I am going...to do last minute errands and get the car washed
I am reading...My Life in France, by Julia Child--a gift from my daughter (thank you!)
I am hoping...I get it all done today
I am hearing...quiet
Around the house...the cats are napping in sunny windows
One of my favorite things...hot tea whenever I feel like a cup
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: off to California with my good friends Ginny and Angie
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