measuring time

I tend to measure time by Sundays. Sunday, right after breakfast, we both re-load our dosettes.  What a symbol of old age and passing time!  And the empty dosette serves a a reminder of what day it is. For a few moments, on Sunday morning, I get a little maudlin, thinking of time passing and my life being wasted away, sitting in this house.  It soon passes, but I can't seem to avoid those thoughts at that time. Ugh!

This week most of my time has been spent fusing down little tiny pieces of hand-dyed fabric, onto a larger piece, in preparation for some very intense thread work. Today is Friday, and, although I have household job list, we've decided that I should leave it until Sunday.  The concentrated housework leaves me exhausted ( helps me to sleep, so not necessarily a bad thing).  The fusing has been so pains-taking and fussy, that I exhaust myself with that as well.  I know that tomorrow, at the gallery, will be busy, so I'll need to be in good shape going out there. This piece is headed for the show in November, but I want it to be a surprise to the ladies in the group, so won't be posting any pictures of the process or finish.

This week I've also been on phase one of my regime.  I've been pretty good (a lot easier without any raisins in the house), but have still gained three pounds since Monday.  I know from experience that any weight loss usually occurs over the three days when I transition to phase 2, but it's still discouraging.

Just about lunch time, after which we'll head for the library, and then off to do a bit of grocery shopping, before heading to the library.  I've ordered several books over the internet, and don't want to be caught with too many books to read in the allotted time, so have been just picking up two or three at a time, and most of those "easy read". During the summer, our library is closed on Saturdays, so we usually stock up for the weekend.

I hope all three of us have a relaxing weekend.  I can't express how much I've been enjoying  sitting outside to drink my coffee every day, usually about 3:00.  There are a few ants back, but still, what a true pleasure.