in no particular order...
1) The Library! I love going to the library and picking out a whole bunch of books. Such possibilities! I especially like to go to the new books section and look at any books with interesting titles. I always end up bringing a bunch of new books home. I was in Berkeley the other day, so I stopped in at the big central library and left an hour later with all the books I could carry!
Here's my stack, minus the two audio books I got, which I like to listen to while I do my counted cross stitch.
I've already finished Dyer Consequences (a knitting mystery), and I'm just about done with The Fortune Quilt (chick lit with a psychic quilter as a supporting character).
I got Tales of the City, because I recently finished Maupin's newest book, Michael Tolliver Lives, and it was so good that it made me want to read the whole series again from the beginning!
2) Cooking! Don't get me wrong, I love it when someone cooks for me, like Gayle's many wonderful meals while we lived together, and when Les makes me breakfast in bed on Saturdays, but I also really enjoy cooking dinner every night.
Last night, I decided I needed to use up some leftover beef we had (stew beef) from when we grilled kebabs the other night. I didn't want to buy a bunch of ingredients, but I hadn't planned a recipe for this beef when I went to the store last week...what to do?
I decided to try to use what we already had and just make something up, so I browned the beef and then simmered it with a jar of tomatillo salsa and a chopped onion. Then, I warmed up some corn tortillas, topped with the beef and salsa mix, cheese, cilantro, and avocado. We had some Mexican rice on the side, and voila! It was yummy and easy and fun to make a whole meal out of stuff from the fridge!
3) My Corner! I like to sit here in the afternoon, after I've been somewhat productive, and before I start making dinner, and cross stitch while I listen to an audio book.
Last night, I also did this (with headphones) while Les was watching her favorite show--my least favorite--Judge Judy!
As you can see, we are melding our accessories...my log cabin pillow with her Harley blanket! This is the couch in the trailer, which I am not a big fan of. It's not deep enough or cushy enough for my liking, though Les added a thick piece of foam under the cushion for me, which was a big improvement. We would love to replace it with a few recliners, but it's hard to find chairs that will fit through the trailer door!
4) Possibilities! I went to a knitting night the other night and finished the shrug I was working on, so now I have nothing to knit! This means I have to find a pattern or some inspiration ASAP, because I have another knitting night to go to tonight!
Oh, the possibilities! Since I can't buy any new yarn, I have to choose from the small amount of stash yarn that I brought to the trailer with me. This is mostly single skeins of Malabrigo, some different lace weights, or a bunch of single colors of O-Wool, which is a cotton-wool blend, worsted weight.
Of course, I don't have a lot of any of these yarns in the same color, so my options are stripes or small projects. I'm searching Ravelry until I get inspired, but I only have a few hours until knitting night!