I am sitting in my easy chair, watching the clock. Attila has suggested we go for a walk, made a date with me to do so. It is evening. It is cold out there. It is dark out there. If left to my own devices I might just procrastinate and not make it out the door, feeling guilty for the entire evening, and into tomorrow. But Attila keeps us moving. Once I am out there walking I am glad of it. If a day passes without a walk, I find I miss it, a lot. Getting myself out of the chair and out of the door, of a cold dark evening, needs that little bit of extra prompting from Attila!
Mom’s advice has always been, keep moving!
Attila put the Christmas lights up around the front door today. That is one of the perks of taking a walk after dark in December, touring the Christmas light displays in the neighbourhood. We have our favourites, usually the displays that are reminiscent of the 50s and 60s, the years of our youth.
Worldly
Weather
-15°C
Date: 8:00 PM EST Monday 8 December 2025
Condition: Mainly Clear
Pressure: 102.8 kPa
Tendency: Falling
Temperature: -15°C
Dew point: -15.3°C
Humidity: 68%
Wind: W 12 km/h
Wind Chill: -17
Visibility: 24 km
Quote
“We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.”
Helen Keller
1880 – 1968
That’s a lovely table!
Thank you Joan! There was some damage to the original finish, due to the roof leaking in the house after my Grandparent’s passed. My brother-in-law removed all of the damaged finish, so that the table is ready to be finished and used.
So many wonderful memories around this table!
Oh! The table is lovely! It reminds me of a table once owned by a friend of mine from many years ago. It had a brown mahogany tone with more of a mouse brown cast, rather than a reddish cast.
Teri, thank you! My Mom said that the table was not new when my Granny got it, so it has hidden memories as well as those of family. I haven’t had a good look at it yet, decisions will need to be made in the coming years about how to finish it.