Sunday Snippets

 It's been a slow weekend. As expected, yesterday I was feeling a little rough after my windy walk to the library the day before due to the grass pollen and fungal spores, so I didn't do much. I was really tired, my throat was scratchy, and my face hurt--I couldn't even read. But late in the afternoon I did manage to get some wholemeal bread dough mixed in my food processor, which I turned into a cinnamon swirl loaf before putting it into the slow cooker to bake. It's yummy and was a nice accompaniment to last night's tea and this morning's coffee.

I got myself into bed early and sat there crocheting while I listened to some podcasts. It was particularly fun listening to Shedunnit last night because it was all about Golden Age mysteries that involve books and bookshops. In her discussion, she talked about one of the books I just read and wrote about in my month-end wrap-up, The Death of Mr. Dodsley. Her newsletter about book-themed mysteries is here.

I'd planned to do laundry yesterday and put the drying rack outside, but it was too windy and the clothes would have just blown off, so I skipped it. I'll do it today. It's breezy, but not as windy as it was.

As is usually the case, the sky and the light have been interesting at various times of the day. This is what it looked like the other night around 8. I always enjoy looking at the clouds.

The field has a sort of pre-autumnal look. I was noticing how many of the wildflowers are now past the height of their blooming season and are going to seed. It won't be long now until the earlier onset of darkness is very noticeable. Now when I'm in the kitchen around 10:30 to make a cup of tea, it's dark and I need a light, which wasn't the case a month ago. 

I guess I'll go pour another cup of coffee and maybe put the laundry on. Oh, and download the audiobook that came early. I wasn't expecting it for another few weeks, but I got an email just after midnight telling me it was available. It's this one:

Naturally, I'd just finished a different audiobook and downloaded two more non-fiction titles last night, so now I am quite stocked with audiobooks--and another expected in two weeks. Ah well, I know what I'm doing tonight.

Enjoy your day, whatever your plans!

PS: I did the laundry and hauled the drying rack outside. As I was stepping back inside, I felt the first sprinkles, so hauled it back in :-) Maybe tomorrow.

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