Hello to Monday!

Friends, sorry for skipping my Friday updates lately. It seems like I’ve been running out of steam for the last few weeks! But here I am, morning session of school finished, a walk done, lunch eaten, and am settled at the table before getting on with the rest of the day. I am trying to sit down with my computer for a bit after lunch given how variable my mornings have been. I want to keep showing up here, I have so many ideas, so I have to be creative about how this gets done!

Today is just a hello, how are you. I’m sharing a few recent views on my walks, a pair of socks that I started last week, and what I’ve been listening to lately. So let’s catch up!

Listening:

First of all, what I’ve been listening to lately:

I can’t stop listening to Jon Bastiste’s latest album, Beethoven Blues. It is incredible. I am partial to Beethoven in general because he wrote a lot for the clarinet, for which I am (was) passionate about. So to hear Batiste reimagine some of these classic pieces is pure bliss. They make me so happy!

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Walking:

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I took this picture when I went on my walk last Tuesday. Isn’t it beautiful? There’s not nearly as much snow on the ground and it’s much icier now, but I’m waiting for the next big snowfall so that I have this view again. You can see that some people had been cross country skiing on the trail before I got there.

I’m staying consistent with walking and am relieved to say so. There’s still quite a bit of guilt associated with leaving the house (nearly) every day to spend some time on the trail but it’s been a great way for me to clear my head and find motivation to stay consistent in other parts of my life that are feeling especially hard. I’m not a fan of the holiday season and I’m just trying to get through these last few weeks of the year one step at a time.

One fun thing I’ve been watching: there’s an obvious place on the trail that is a popular game crossing spot from the river over to a pond. I’ve been trying to get a good picture of the tracks and finally succeeded today, thanks to a little fresh snow this morning that helped highlight the ridges:

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What do you think? I think it might be a raccoon or a muskrat but I’m not very good at these types of things.

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Knitting:

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I started a pair of socks on Thursday and have been motoring through them. I got this yarn at The NH Sheep and Wool Festival this year and it’s called Bridgerton: look at all of the pretty purples and greens! I know they’re just socks but I’ve really enjoyed knitting on them in the last couple of days. I expect I’ll finish them tonight or in the morning given how much attention they’ve received.

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We have an appointment for our furnace tomorrow and I’m hoping they’ll be able to fix the heat on the second floor. We’ve been managing but the high on Sunday is predicted to be 14ºF, so I’m worried our pipes might explode if there’s no heat running through them. So fingers crossed this issue gets corrected and doesn’t require us to wait for any other parts to come in!

How was your weekend? How is your week going? Please let me know how you’ve been doing!