Hello all! I know I've been M.I.A. as of late, and I'm sorry for that. As usual, I've just been overly swamped by work and too much of a gelatinous pool to do much more than sleep and eat. However, things are starting to become more routine, and so it's time to get back to blogging.
Winter is in full swing here. Winter always amazes me here. Not too long ago, we had some very cold, nasty weather which left the roads coated with a thick blanket of ice for nearly four days. Today, however, it was 75 and sunny. To be honest, I prefer the cold cold weather. As a Texan, we get plenty of heat an sunshine throughout the rest of the year, but I feel very strongly that winter should be reserved for bitterly cold weather.
A frozen Pershing Cottage.
While I love my cottage, this is actually my dream home. One day...
Winter is also the time of year that I generally fall victim to a knitting project. Over Christmas Break, I took a trip to the local craft store on a whim. As it happened, I came in the midst of a sale on yarn and simply couldn't resist the temptation. I decided to make a shawl using a deep charcoal gray yarn, then edge the shawl in a light misty gray. I think it will be beautiful when it is finished, but because it doesn't look like much of anything right now, I decided not to post a progress picture.
On an unrelated note, today I had my first grapefruit of the season. It was perfect, sweet, tangy and incredibly juicy. When I was a kid, I use to layer the top with sugar, but now I just eat them plain. They are so sweet this time of year, you really don't need sugar at all. I was thinking today as I was preparing breakfast what a symbol of leisure a grapefruit at breakfast is. After all, it takes time to cut each segment away from the membrane. If you cut too fast, you loose too much flesh and may possibly miss some hidden seeds. So, here's to a little weekend luxury.
pretty photos. Where were those icicles?
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