A Day Book . . .

 

FOR TODAY, November 3rd, 2026

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ...

Its dull and grey, not a lot happening.  It's mostly cloudy with pewter coloured skies, a light drizzle falling. It's 9*C/50*F and not expected to get much warmer than this today.

I AM THINKING ...

About words and how much I love them.  I love discovering new ones. Remembering them is a different thing, but I do love discovering them. I  really liked this one. I can almost hear the sounds the world makes. Sometimes the house cracks too.

 

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I AM ALSO THINKING ...

Eileen let it slip the other day that my daughter Amanda calls me Marie. She doesn't call me mom. You wouldn't think that something so simple as that would matter, but it really hurt my feelings in a way I never imagined. I had just bought her a Birthday card for her Birthday in early December on Friday when I was out with my sister. I am having second thoughts now about sending it. 

I AM GRATEFUL FOR ...

This. Obviously I have one of these or I would have been extinguished a long time ago. I just keep plugging along. My feelings are especially tender at this time of year. I am grateful for the flame and for my faith. Without that I might have given up a long time agon.

 

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I AM ALSO GRATEFUL FOR ...

Worthy distractions. Good books, good music, the scriptures, family . . .  I am going to teach a couple of people with the sister missionaries later today. That could be interesting.

IN THE KITCHEN ...

Christmas Cookie Bars.  Yes, I went there. I was going to do some for Halloween, but by the time I went to pick up the stuff there was no Halloween cookie dough left. They did have some of the Christmas ones. I thought it would be a fun and easy project for Eileen and myself.  We were quite pleased with how they turned out. You could dress them up a bit with sprinkles, etc. if you wanted to. We left them plain.  They are rather tasty if I don't say so myself.

 

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ON MY "TO COOK" LIST ...

These Big Kahuna Dogs look and sound delicious. From Life's a Tomato. I love a good hotdog.

THIS I BELIEVE ...

I do believe this to be true.  I also think that when someone shows you who they really are, you are best to remember it.

 

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SOMETHING THAT IS NICE ...

Well, we all know I have a predilection for ginger cats. lol  Nutmeg is so funny. His internal clock hasn't gone back yet so he has taken to pestering me for his dinner an hour early. Yesterday he was sitting on the desk next to me as I worked, and every so often he would reach out and bat me with an accompanying meow. I made him wait as long as possible before I gave in.

SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS NICE ...

Having something to look forward to.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ...

My cleaners are coming today. I always love how fresh the house seems to be after they have been.

I AM WANTING TO CREATE ...

 

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Crochet socks, although I am not sure how different they are than slippers.

 

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A simple scrap buster  . . . 

 

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Floor turtles  . . . 

 

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Little Gnomes  . . . 

 

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Little character dolls  . . . 

SOMETHING I ENJOY ...

 

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Asian rice crackers. The only ones I am not fond of are the ones with the nori wrapped around them, but I am not a fan of nori.

 

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SOMETHING ELSE I ENJOY ...

Pretty pottery pieces.

I AM READING ...

THE COMMONER, by John Burnham Swartz.  

I have always been fascinated by Oriental Culture, and this book is the story of how, the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family was, at the age of 24, exposed to brutal public scrutiny and the unyielding rigors of royal life, robbing her of her identity and sending her into a crushing depression.

With a quiet layering of details, “The Commoner” follows Haruko Endo from her childhood through a heady courtship by the crown prince. When she marries him, Haruko begins a life of miserable isolation in which not even her children are truly her own. In the book’s final quarter Haruko sees her life reflected in the suffering of her daughter-in-law, Keiko (modeled on the real-life Crown Princess Masako), also a commoner who marries into the royal family.

This is compelling reading and a book I have read several times and am reading and enjoying it again for about the third time. I just love it. 

THINGS THAT CATCH MY FANCY ...

 

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Pottery mugs and jugs  . . .  

 

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Crows  . . . 

 

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Tudor era architecture  . . . 

 

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Tower Bridge. Many people mistake this for London Bridge. It is not. London Bridge is just a simple bridge. This is Tower Bridge and is situated very near to the Tower of London. In fact you can see it almost next to the Tower.

 

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Wood fires  . . .  

MAKES ME SMILE ...

My little purrito.  Last night on the back of the sofa. She makes me smile all the time.

SOMETHING TO WATCH 

Eileen and I are really enjoying watching this on Netflix. It was one of my favourite shows when I was growing up.

A THOUGHT TO CARRY WITH YOU ...

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*The real voyage of discovery consists

not in seeking new landscapes

but in having new eyes.

~Marcel Proust

And that is my daybook for this week!  Thanks always for being here!

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⋯ ◯ ⋯ Take time to enjoy the small *´¯`.¸¸.☆

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Have a beautiful day!  Don't forget!  

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And I do too!