I'm not sure it's quite warm enough yet
Dec. 16th, 2009 09:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nishatalithaThe weather doesn't feel quite summer yet - I wore a heavy wool cardigan to work and for half the day today - but even so, the deck doors are still all wide open and I have swung an armchair around so I can face the trees and the hills. It may be get a bit too cold to have them open soon.
The deck railing is half edged in icicle lights (which finally all cooperated and stayed lit), which is as much external decorating as we ever really do. We have another length of icicle lights, but haven't hung them yet.
Behind me is our awesome awesome Christmas tree (radiata pine, because that's important), which also has lights on it, along with tinsel and many other decorations. We go in for the traditional style of family decorating here: lights, then tinsel, then as many decorations as will fit. When we first had a tree some years ago, we bought a whole lot of cheap decorations and decided that we would each buy one nice decoration each year. The cheap ones are taking slightly longer to die than anticipated.
It being the first non-windy, fairly fine day on which I have nothing planned for the evening, I took advantage and used the barbeque. Burninated this evening were some very good hamburger patties, onion, shrimp marinaded in an asian style sauce, asparagus, a couple of eggs, and a couple of slices of bacon. Dinner was good.
Work is busy, but not quite so bad as I expected. Next week will be crazy busy, though. I keep counting down (I want it to be holidays already), and at work, blaming it on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
maudlinrose who finishes on Friday. I take her total and add three days. The days are going by quickly because I'm busy, yet at the same time, the next five days seem to stretch out to infinity.
I think it's nearly time to find someone to help me bring the bbq inside, close the doors, and go and make lunch.
The deck railing is half edged in icicle lights (which finally all cooperated and stayed lit), which is as much external decorating as we ever really do. We have another length of icicle lights, but haven't hung them yet.
Behind me is our awesome awesome Christmas tree (radiata pine, because that's important), which also has lights on it, along with tinsel and many other decorations. We go in for the traditional style of family decorating here: lights, then tinsel, then as many decorations as will fit. When we first had a tree some years ago, we bought a whole lot of cheap decorations and decided that we would each buy one nice decoration each year. The cheap ones are taking slightly longer to die than anticipated.
It being the first non-windy, fairly fine day on which I have nothing planned for the evening, I took advantage and used the barbeque. Burninated this evening were some very good hamburger patties, onion, shrimp marinaded in an asian style sauce, asparagus, a couple of eggs, and a couple of slices of bacon. Dinner was good.
Work is busy, but not quite so bad as I expected. Next week will be crazy busy, though. I keep counting down (I want it to be holidays already), and at work, blaming it on
maudlinrose who finishes on Friday. I take her total and add three days. The days are going by quickly because I'm busy, yet at the same time, the next five days seem to stretch out to infinity.I think it's nearly time to find someone to help me bring the bbq inside, close the doors, and go and make lunch.