This weekend, I made a huge pot of veggie soup. Cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, celery, potatoes… and the last of the fresh garden herbs from our tiny balcony garden beds. All the plants are neatly tucked in for winter…. as the colder weather here is creeping in. Even folks in the dog park are wearing their winter coats. I, myself, prefer the chill a little, and will often leave the sliding doors to the balcony open for the better part of the afternoon… but I sense days like that are dwindling.

This week has been so much of a blur. I’ve slept better, I think. Although I am back to sleeping during the daytime again. I brought in a small-ish bag of photos, and managed to scan about 80 or so “keepers.” Family photos taken by Jeep, my MIL, from years ago. It is a time consuming thing, as I am scanning, cropping, editing out flaws, and saving to files… hopefully with names attached. I’ve also been sharing most all of them into a Facebook album for extended family and such to see/ share/ save. Considering it took 2-3 days to scan just those…. I suspect that this task at hand, is going to take FOREVER, unless I am brutal about what photos I am saving. In this pack alone, I probably only saved half… but the other half were scenery, odd shots, blurry, or otherwise unusable. I fear for when I get to the tubs that have photos I’ve taken… there are thousands upon thousands. (this photo below, is one Jeep took: Homecoming Parade 1972. I love it.

As to the rest of things… I’ve finished a couple more books. I’ve sorted through some beads and laid out potential pieces… but haven’t made anything yet. I need too… and I want too… I just can’t seem to get there. And I miss Bugsy so. Today is a month since he passed. I “stalk” the petfinder page daily… and have checked out online sources of rescues nearby…. I am ever-hopeful.

I’ve (of course) continued posting my ‘snapshot for the day’ photos on Facebook, and here is a collage of sorts of photos from this week…