This Week: Random, yes, random...

Tuesday, and the school week is in full session again. Yesterday on MLKJD Karolina was off from school, but Peter had to go in to the office.
Today is a regular day again. However, it is always nice with a short week.

• Peter is basically working from home nowadays. His office closed down in Tysons Corner, and the new office is way out in Manassas. Manassas is kind of far away, and Peter prefers working from home about three days a week. I like it, most of the time, but he sits in the office while working. I am back at the kitchen table then. Yes, by choice, I can sit wherever I want, of course, but the kitchen is the second best place to be in. Needless to say; I miss the office, Peter :-).

• And, today it is bad weather (freezing rain). No power walk for me today then. I miss them, it’s been a while since I have really been out. I would love to start again. But, no, I am not walking in the sleet.

• Yes, I ordered a lot of Swedish candy recently straight from Sweden. I have a lot left over-- but no--I am not eating a single piece of candy during the week. Not even a tiny winy one. But, I look at the candy, and its beauty, every time I walk by the bowl that is full of goodies…

• Since there will be no long and sweaty walk for me today I think I will be heading out to World Market and DSW (shoe store grande) today instead. This is a good time to buy winter boots and such since everything is on sale. I also have a coupon at WM that I need to put to a good use.

• Sure, Peter and I are still totally smitten by Mad Men. We bought the third season recently. I think it is one of the most brilliant TV-series ever. It has it all; intriguing plot, interesting characters, details galore and such a perfect look back to the early 60’s. Don Draper? Need I say more? Just his voice gives me the shivers…I, for one; do NOT know at ALL what took us so long to start watching Mad Men. We had no idea what we were missing.


This is the man who has everything, Don Draper...

• I am reading a book right now for my book club that I think is OK. It is called “The Wild Vine”, and it is basically about a rare grape, called Norton, that used to be grown here in Virginia. The book is a history book, but it also has big chunk of modern take on the story. ONE thing drives me NUTS, though. The book is full of metaphors, there are SO many of them that it is starting to bother me big time. I have to underline every single one. I wish the author knew when to stop. It is actually so many of them that they start to take away from the story. Luckily the metaphors are only around when the author writes about the present time. But, the book is vivid in so many other ways, and for a wine lover like myself it is very interesting to learn about a forgotten grape that used to be grown in this state.




• Speaking of sleet and freezing rain. I wonder if I even sit here by my computer at 6 AM? I have a feeling that the schools will open late today because of the bad wintry mix we’re having. IF I am not here, I am IN my cozy bed. Yes, this post is pre-published, as always. In case you're wondering, I wrote this post at 23:15 last night...

UPDATE!!
It is a FULL BLOWN "snow" day today. The schools are closed all day. We have had a bad ice-storm overnight, and freezing rain is still falling. It looks like a thick layer of ice on the roads. I guess I have to re-think today's plans...