Blowing the cobwebs away
Feb. 4th, 2024 12:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolorosa_12This week's Sunday post will be fairly brief, since not a huge amount has happened, and I didn't even manage to read any new books since posting about Silver Under Nightfall on Wednesday. I didn't even manage to go to the gym for my Saturday classes, or to go swimming — I thought it best not to risk it due to being sick earlier in the week.
However, I ended up with most of Saturday free, and spent the time catching up on various lingering chores — clearing all the autumn leaves from the patio and deck in the garden, taking all the pots/pans/crockery out of the kitchen cupboards and wet-dusting the shelves, vacuuming, etc. This was hardly a thrilling way to spend my free time, but improved my mood a lot when it was done. I spent a lot of time on Saturday afternoon noodling around with fountain pens and catching up on Dreamwidth.
On Saturday evening, Matthias and I met up with several friends for a couple of drinks in our favourite local bar/cafe, which ended up being a good catch-up. We probably ended up staying for about an hour and a half, before everyone went their separate ways for dinner. I've been trying to be better about getting out of the house and seeing people, and I need to remember that it's usually worth making the effort.
The weather today has been wildly changeable — clear and warm this morning (warm enough not to need a coat), windy with gathering storm clouds now — but thankfully Matthias and I were swift enough off the mark to have made the best of it, doing a walk around the cathedral and river and sitting outside at the coffee rig in the market square for a warm drink, before heading home. Half the town seemed to have had the same idea, and there was a nice atmosphere, with the whole place filled with groups of chatting friends, families with toddlers and babies rugged up warmly, and dogs of all shapes and sizes wandering around.
After lunch, I might continue with my Benjamin January reread (this would be the second book), nominate some fandoms for![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
once_upon_fic, and otherwise relax. I hope you're all also having enjoyable weekends.
However, I ended up with most of Saturday free, and spent the time catching up on various lingering chores — clearing all the autumn leaves from the patio and deck in the garden, taking all the pots/pans/crockery out of the kitchen cupboards and wet-dusting the shelves, vacuuming, etc. This was hardly a thrilling way to spend my free time, but improved my mood a lot when it was done. I spent a lot of time on Saturday afternoon noodling around with fountain pens and catching up on Dreamwidth.
On Saturday evening, Matthias and I met up with several friends for a couple of drinks in our favourite local bar/cafe, which ended up being a good catch-up. We probably ended up staying for about an hour and a half, before everyone went their separate ways for dinner. I've been trying to be better about getting out of the house and seeing people, and I need to remember that it's usually worth making the effort.
The weather today has been wildly changeable — clear and warm this morning (warm enough not to need a coat), windy with gathering storm clouds now — but thankfully Matthias and I were swift enough off the mark to have made the best of it, doing a walk around the cathedral and river and sitting outside at the coffee rig in the market square for a warm drink, before heading home. Half the town seemed to have had the same idea, and there was a nice atmosphere, with the whole place filled with groups of chatting friends, families with toddlers and babies rugged up warmly, and dogs of all shapes and sizes wandering around.
After lunch, I might continue with my Benjamin January reread (this would be the second book), nominate some fandoms for
once_upon_fic, and otherwise relax. I hope you're all also having enjoyable weekends.
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