Saturday

[susandennis]

I slept hard and long last night. It's always a shock to wake up two hours later than usual. Particularly in retirement, it takes me a while to lock in 'it's the weekend'. Not that it matters. The worst thing that would happen if I slept too late is that I would miss a swim. NBD.

After my swim this morning, I dipped into Trader Joes which was packed. I had wanted to wander around but there were really too many kids without parental oversight to make that enjoyable so I got what was on my list and split.

I took the route by my favorite breakfast place (Luna Park Cafe) figuring if there was parking, I'd stop. They always have huge crowds on weekends and they have the tiniest parking lot. All the street spaces are gone while there is road construction so I was hoping that discouraged the crowds and, apparently, I was right! I found a spot in the tiny lot and had a lovely breakfast.

Then home where my new poster arrived and also the frame I ordered for it.



I got the frame from Amazon and it is a shockingly high quality frame for the money. I'm now considering reframing a couple of pieces I have hanging now.

I'm reading two really good books right now.

On my Kindle is The Gown by Jennifer Robson. I am not a fan of reading history and particularly not fictionalized history but this is a clear exception. I'm enjoying it very much.

My current audio book is Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner. It's just a good story. At least so far.

Now I need to go put away the TJ's. And hang up my wet swimsuit. And clean up the cat barf that Zoey left me last night. And then I think I'm going to take off this top and make the sleeves bigger.

After that, no particular plans for the rest of the day. Stayin' in and stayin' cool.

Comments

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

I just finished “Mrs. Everything”! I really enjoyed it, I hope you do too.

[susandennis]

ohhh! cool. Thanks. So far, I'm sucked right into the story - a cozy place to be.

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Love the whimsical Seattle poster!!

[susandennis]

fun, right?! This guy has murals all over town. He's the best.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

I remember that pink elephant car wash from our 2011 visit; I made some remark when the car I was in drove by it about the elephant washing itself rather than the cars, and my friend George said "Robert, I think you're over-thinking this".

[susandennis]

yeah. I think George pretty much nailed that one.

[days-unfolding.livejournal.com]

Like the picture!

[bangdrum.livejournal.com]

That poster is great!

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

Love the poster! We have Dicks Hamburgers over on the east side too, but I have never been.

[susandennis]

I kind of think everyone should try them once but... once is plenty :)

[meowmensteen]

I personally feel like the adult "children" at Trader Joe's need supervision.

[ozswede.livejournal.com]

I really liked The Gown, especially the bits at the end, talking to the women who actually worked on the dress, which itself was a stunning creation. I have Mrs Everything on my "to read" list - I might move it to the front of the queue.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

That does look like a good frame. I am always on the lookout for frames, and will order one of theses.

[xina-g.livejournal.com]

OOhh, I like that art. ❤

"Mrs Everything" sounds interesting. Added it to my audible wishlist to check out sometime.

Ahhh,, the return to cat barf moment. Ugh. Hairball season due to the warmer weather maybe? Either way, an unpleasant 'gift' from kitty.

[underwear-slave.livejournal.com]

I hate unsupervised kids at the store. I barely even want to my kids with me at all when I grocery shop, let alone deal with others who rum a muck.

I have just discovered the world of e books and the public library. Its a game changer.

[susandennis]

Oh yeah, kindle (and other types of e) library books are the best thing ever. ENJOY!