Good Morning!
As you can see, my Vermont Christmas Cactus continues to perform. If you click to enlarge you will be able to see that the blooms are doubles. I don't remember that from the original (parent) plant in Vermont, but my memory is certainly not as sharp as it used to be.
Well, how are you? I'm doing well. The State Store was visited at 9 a.m. yesterday to get wine and Prosecco and then Fletch and I managed to do the grocery shopping before lunch. I did venture out to my least favorite hangout yesterday afternoon - the laundromat. But now I have dry towels which is a good thing. I forgot to call Mr. Appliance yesterday, but I will reach out to them today to see about having our dryer looked at.
Even though Kat is not posting today, it is still Unraveled Wednesday and I actually have some knitting to show! Like my stitching, my knitting had been languishing for quite some time, but I'm happy to report that the first shortie sock has been finished and the second one is on the needles!
The first one took a little over 2 months! I think that's a new record - even for me. LOL. Hard to tell from the photo, but the second one is through the heel flap and turn and gusset stitches have been picked up. Next thing you know I will be sailing down the foot!
On the reading side of things, I finished The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves. I think this may be the very first book I've read by this author! Fletch and I watched Shetland and now this book brings me back into the world of Jimmy Perez. The read was enjoyable, though not my favorite mystery by any means. I'm now in the midst of another book and picked up yet another one from the library yesterday.
By my count I read 82 books in 2025 (I won't finish my current one today, so 82 is the final count). In 2024 I read 52 books. I don't set reading goals for myself, I just always like looking back at what I read. Of the 82 read, there was only one audio ("Raising Hare"). There were 14 books of poetry read and 17 non-fiction books. There were books of essays and a couple of short stories (not my favorite genre, but I did enjoy the ones I read). 26 of the books I rated as 5 stars and 29 of them as 4 stars. That's a very high percentage! 2025 was a wonderful year for reading and I'm expecting more of the same in 2026.
Who has big plans for tonight? Not us - LOL. We have not gone out in decades on New Year's Eve. Too many crazy people out there and I probably won't even make it to midnight. Usually I make a crab quiche for us to enjoy with a bottle of champagne, but this year we are having BBQ shrimp (NOLA style), crusty bread, a big salad and Prosecco. There are still cookies and other sweets left from Christmas, so no need to make a dessert. My plan/hope is to just relax today with knitting and/or stitching and my book. Whatever your plans, enjoy.
Wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year!!
I don't think I've ever seen double blossoms on a Christmas cactus but they are really lovely, and your socks are, too. I always think shortie socks go quickly, and that looks like the case since you are not working hard at your "job" this week. You did read lots of 4 and 5 star books and I think that says that you know what you like and chose well. No big plans for me tonight. I don't think I made it to midnight last year and probably won't this year. I would rather get a good night's sleep and dream of a better 2026. Happy New Year to you and the whole famil!
ReplyDeleteWe are stay-at-homers for NYE. I've never felt like I'm missing anything! lol
ReplyDelete