Le Weekend

Bonjour!

Happy Saturday! I am so grateful for the weekend. I have it all to myself, & I'm thrilled about that. Gracie and I slept in. Scratch that; I slept in, & Gracie played alarm clock trying to get me to not sleep in. For someone whose main activity is sleeping, she sure doesn't get why I sometimes want to do that one thing a bit longer. Anyway, she takes "shhh" pretty well & eventually figures she might as well take a little siesta while she's waiting, so I'm usually able to pull off a bit of a weekend sleep-in. 

And I'm so grateful for that little luxury. Sleep is my one must have. I had an ex-boyfriend who didn't get that. "Ex," she said happily.

Also in gratitude this week, I read an absolutely lovely poem on the metro yesterday. Up in the corners, they sometimes post ads, & from time to time they'll post a poem. This one was by someone I'd never heard of, & if I hadn't been too far away to take a photo, I would have. It was only 4 lines and it was about a painter getting up, opening his door, & welcoming in the morning and painting. Simple & lovely.

I'm grateful that my oven works. I'm also grateful that it hasn't caused any fires so far. It is new but it went out on me once & didn't work for a few hours. Bizarre. It has worked ever since, but it makes some unsettling noises after I've used it. Along those lines, I'm also grateful for the awesome fire safety course I took last Friday. I learned so much, & when I got home, I spotted the fire extinguisher on our floor. Good to know...especially with a trick oven.

Ok, off to find out how to make a tablecloth or curtain of some sort for my tv table. It's an eyesore, so I need to figure something out. Wish me luck...Martha Stewart, I am not!

bisous!