El sol está brillante hoy pero está frió (the sun is shining but it is cold).
Fall is in its full throes. It is too easy these fall days for a chill to creep into the bones. The season welcomes warm sweaters, jeans and somedays a nice scarf or a knit hat. Promises of frost and snows drift on the winds. With a heavy sigh I lift my hot cup of coffee to my lips and blow softly on it so that the warm fragrant steams pillow in my face before I enjoy that first hot sip. Another sigh and a smile.
If we were having coffee I would ask what kind of warm beverage can I offer you today?
I am sad to say that last weekend’s camping trip didn’t go as I had hoped because I was coming down with whatever cold my children are getting over. I ended up sleeping a bit extra and by Monday I was in no shape to go into work. I was describing myself by saying, “Jo estoy la mujer cansada” (I am a tired woman). I am feeling a bit better now but I think it is going to take a few more days to feel 100%. The pie that I wanted to make did get made but not when I had originally hoped which is okay.
An activity that I did complete while I was feeling under the weather is a piece for the Christmas dollhouse I am still working on. Some of you might remember me sharing my progress with it last November. Anyway, while sitting and resting I needed to putter a bit so I took some pieces I had been collecting and created a nice shelf piece. As you can see from the picture I have an empty spot on the one shelf; I have to get something to fill that spot in.
If we were having coffee I would tell you that I have completed 6 of my Spanish classes now and I can compose very simple sentences! Jo estoy estudiante contenta (I am a happy/contented student).
I have started to read Terry Brook’s First King of Shannara. I am only about 100 pages and I am happy to say that I am enjoying it. I wasn’t sure when I first started into it but after a few pages I was hooked. Reading time is limited for the next little while so I image at the rate of 1 to 2 pages a night it will be a long while before I to obtain a copy of book two.
If we were having coffee I would ask, ¿Cómo está semana? (how was this week?)
By Shari Marshall – 2019
Weekend Coffee Share is hosted by Eclectic Alli; hope you have a few minutes to join us for a virtual mug.
Glad you are feeling better now. So, near the end you finally let us know why you had those random Spanish sentences 😉 I hope you have a great weekend and continue your recovery from the cold.
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I will likely continue my sporadic practice during coffee share for the next little while, haha. Hope nobody minds. Thanks for stopping in!
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I enjoyed having coffee with you and I’m glad you are feeling better. And I enjoyed how you included your Spanish lessons, I should really learn as I took German in school and that’s just not useful, but Spanish would go a long way especially here where I live. 😉
Your pie looks delicious!! And I’ll have to visit and read about your Christmas dollhouse! How FUN!! Have a wonderful weekend! 😀
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I think German would be fun to learn. I think all languages would be fun to learn, some harder then others of course. Thanks for stopping in. Hope you have a great weekend.
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Esta semana fue fabulosa y me alegra que estés practicando tu español. Muy bien.
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Glad to hear that it was a good week and thank you for the support. Hope you have another great week.
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I hope you feel 100% very soon! You are so ambitious with you Spanish class, great job!! Thank you for the coffee.
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I hope that by the time this note finds you, that the troublesome bug has been crushed out existence and you are back to being super mom & wife. If I recall correctly, your work is with the RCMP, so the world is a better place when you’re at the top of your game. Be well my friend.
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The children finally let me get a bit of sleep and that always helps. I also tried this drink that was recommended to me and it helped too: boiling water, honey, ginger and lemon. I have also heard great things about the power of apple cider vinegar.
Have a great week.
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I do hope you’re feeling better, and Congrats on the Spanish lessons! I love your dollhouse work. I’ve put my dollhouse build and deco on hold until after I move this month and get settled in. It doesn’t feel like fall here, more like a hot, sultry summer day. Heatwave in the mid-upper 90’s this week. I do have a pumpkin cooked down and am going to make either pumpkin pudding (pie without the crust) or pie, depending on if I can remember which bin the pie dish is in. hehe! We’re now 19 days to move! YIPPEE!
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Hope you’re feeling better! I have those same bottle lights, I love them!
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