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| I'm in a hot spiced tea mode today :-) |
My
week is off to a good start. I had a quiet, house all to myself, Sunday. No TV
going, which tends to drive me nuts. I could think and putter around doing
various needed things. It was wonderful. I’m a person who loves my quiet time.
It refreshes me.
To
top it off, it was a beautiful sunny day. Mild temperatures that made me think
of spring which is a good thing because I’m planning out my herb garden, a
small corn field so we can be assured of corn without nasty GMOs and built in
pesticides—I’ll take bugs, thank you very much. I’m also planning some vertical
gardening with tomatoes near my climbing roses. I’m going to try planting my
crookneck, acorn, and butternut squash vertically. Did you know that every part
the squash plant may be eaten,
including the leaves and tender shoots, which can be cooked in omelets or made
into soup?
Planning involved new rabbit hutches going in, and where; I need to prepare the area where the lambs
and beef steer will be, and make the chicken laying area better and safe from
possums and pesky predator types.
What
can I say? I lead a rather quiet life, lol! Oh, it has its spurts of
excitements, like times when I have a house full of teens, or a weekend of them
(such as this past one). Friday afternoon to Sunday at 10 am. Friday night
movies and about anything they can get their hands on to eat and it gets loud
and boisterous with guitar hero contests (I’m stuck on medium), water rifle
battles, in January no less, I passed on it. Catch me in April, guys.
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Saturday,
we (hubs and I) fixed popcorn and tea and watched Abduction (teens were in
another room watching some scary flick). Very good movie. Good cast, great action, and probably a sequel will come to the screen. While I don’t watch a
lot of movies this was one that sounded intriguing and would keep my interest
and it did. I also want to see: Real Steel, with Hugh Jackman, Unknown, Liam
Neeson.
And
now you understand why I appreciated having a quiet Sunday.
I've finished up two great reads, The Avenger, a thriller by Jo Robertson, where a very smart serial killer has to be brought down.
Getaway (not yet released), another thriller, by Lisa Brackmann, set in Mexico involving an
American who inadvertently gets caught up in a battle between good guys and bad
guys set around the Mexican drug cartel trade. If she could only figure out which side really are the bad guys. Both are well written and kept me turning pages. I also started a very good book, Cassa Fire,
by Alex Cavanaugh (thankfully in print form as my Kindle has mysteriously disappeared). I can tell you, I’ll be reading more of his books. I love
sci-fi set around space travel and exploration. This one is feeding that love. Contented sigh. Then again, I guess it’s not a
big surprise, as I love Star Trek—all except Enterprise, which I couldn’t get
into. So Alex’s story fits right in.
Like
I said, my life isn’t exactly the most exciting to most people but it suits me
fine (Hey, I did my time living in cities, suburbia, and being on the go a lot).
Honestly,
I love the country life and I enjoy peace and contentment that come with it.
- What about you? How was your weekend?
- Any good books or movies you want to recommend?
