A Day Delayed

 Woke up yesterday with a headache and had lots of cleaning to do after my son's departure, so my Tuesday date with Susanna was delayed til today.  Same place, same time, but we decided to cut our cafe time 30 minutes short so we could take a walk by the sea on this beautiful day.

Coffee shop kitty and seaside kitties.

My son said he walked outside in Denver this morning and turned right around and went back inside.  When I checked the weather app, it was -3 F there.  Yikes!

What's the weather like where you are?

From Last Night

 Nightlights from the windshield of a moving car.

We took our boy to the airport late last night.  Three weeks whizzed by and now he is winging his way back to Denver.  I'm gonna miss having him around.

A Tidbit of History

 I didn't take any pictures today and don't really have much to share so thought I'd check back on what I was doing this time last year when I was in Hattiesburg, MS taking care of my mom.

Turns out, I didn't take any pictures on that day either.

But, since it is Black History Month, I thought I'd share this sculpture and plaque that is on the campus of my brother's alma mater.

For her generosity, Oseola McCarty (1908-1999), received many honors and awards, including the Presidential Citizens Medal and honorary degrees from USM and Harvard.

A true inspiration.

Silent Sunday

 

Peace and blessings,

Crafturday

 It had been about 5 weeks since I last met with my craft group; and today's meeting was the last until sometime after the month of Ramadan which will be the whole of March this year.

My craft friend Zahra gave me a few early birthday gifts -- a couple from her trip to the Phillipines.  The wallet is woven glossy magazine pages.

 My fave, of course, the granny square phone cover.

Happy Saturday.

Friday On the Go

 Early morning sweets shopping -- our son wants to take treats back for his friends.

Al fresco dining -- falafel sandwiches for breakfast.

A walk around the old souk where I finally saw some of the new painted murals that I'd read about on Instagram.

The oldest tea cafe in Kuwait.

Fruit and souvenir shopping and then we were done.

A nice morning out.

Chinese food for lunch.

Then our son spent the afternoon and evening with a friend.

In the meantime, I realized I'd not seen Rosie in some time. She usually greets us when we come home and we'd been in and out a lot today.  She was nowhere to be found.  I even walked around the block searching.

Somehow, this very bad kitty got out the front door unnoticed and I eventually found her hiding in our stairwell behind a screen divider.   Now she's sitting with me, purring loudly as if she didn't give me quite a scare.

Bad photo, but it was taken on Wednesday when it rained all day.  My son and I tried out some locally made carbonated drinks and I snapped this photo of Rosie.  (She loves to sit on my laptop.) The other one came in a blue can and instead of cherry, it was made with ginger -- all other ingredients were the same.  We agreed that the ginger version was the best. 

Well friends, I'm late posting because of all the activity today and it's past my bedtime.

Goodnight.

Clearing the Camera

 Every flower blooms in its own time.

(Ken Petti)

No pictures on my walk today.  It was overcast all day and truthfully, after a lot of rain, the sandy ground is soaked and trash is everywhere because the garbage bins are never closed properly.  My legs felt tired and my eyes were hurting so I just wanted to get my walk over with as quickly as possible.

Instead, I thought I'd share some pretty flower photos I took last April-May-June -- a reminder of  what I can look forward to in the months to come.

Every petal is a masterpiece.

Blossoms of quiet wonder.

Every bloom tells a story.

Anyone know what this one is?

Flowers are a reminder that even the simplest things can be extraordinary.

Have a beautiful day.

Puddle Reflections

 As predicted, it was a very rainy day.

The street I normally walk down in the afternoon was flooded so had to go a different direction.

Didn't really think there'd be many kitties out after the stormy weather but they were all waiting as usual in their regular spots, even some new ones I don't recall seeing before.

In the past, I would have chosen not to walk because of how messy it is after the rain, but didn't want to mess up my walking streak.

Peace out.

My Morning Meet-up

 An overcast day with a chance of rain for tomorrow.

Tuesday is my regular date with Susanna at Sluggish where Muka-Muka, the resident kitty, is living the good life.

Coffee, craft and a cozy cat.

My crochet, her knitting.  Funny how our colors sorta match.

Happy Tuesday!