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| Guava Strudel |
On the last day of December, neighbor E's daughter brought over a dozen guava strudels from our favorite Cuban bakery! How lovely! Daughter and I enjoyed some of them for brunch (in fact, I ate one before I remembered to take a picture!) and for tea, too!
We've had light rain all day, today. It's wonderful for the garden, of course, but, the grounds are saturated in the burn scar areas and I hope there won't be any more mudslides.
I spent another relaxed day, knitting and watching online videos. In the afternoon, I did dust the living room (I wanted to vacuum, too, but, my daughter asked me to take it easy, so I didn't vacuum). Sandy asked me to post pictures of my knitting and the yarn I was using, so I did:
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| Sweater Back |
This is the back of the sweater I am making. My usual mock cable ribbing and a plain stockinette stitch back. I'm using US size 7 needles (for the ribbing as well as the body of the sweater).
I ordered and picked up groceries, yesterday (Tuesday), which included a 1.71 lb. piece of boneless beef chuck roast at $5.98/lb. I made a pot roast with it, today, for dinner, with onions, carrots, potatoes, and home grown corn on the cob from the freezer. Cooking it was a joint effort as daughter peeled and cut all the vegetables for me. We have leftovers for another meal or two and pot roast sandwiches for brunches.
I called my late neighbor T's daughter K to check on her as tomorrow (New Year's Day) would mark the 1 year anniversary of T's death. K was down with a very bad chest cold and cough, but, we chatted a bit and she was happy that I had called her.
Daughter and I are planning to greet the New Year at home, with sparkling apple juice and I will continue with my tradition of boiling milk and making milkrice.
On this New Year's Eve, I am grateful for:
- The year that is just coming to an end
- Having my daughter home with me to say good bye to the old year and greet the new year
- The rain that is watering my garden
- Having my daughter home with me to say good bye to the old year and greet the new year
- The rain that is watering my garden
- The gift of pastries from my neighbors
- Being alive and relatively well, too
Today's joyful activities included watching the rain, knitting, enjoying some delicious pastries.
I wish all my blog friends a very happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year. Thank you for your friendship over this year, for all the lovely, kind comments you've made, and for the difference you've made in my life. I look forward to "seeing" you in the new year.
May you have a blessed New Year.
Happy New Year, Bless. I hope you and daughter have a good day and a wonderful year. I am at my sister's now. Her husband is ill, and he's in the hospital but hopefully will come home soon. I'm glad I could come and will stay awhile.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Celie. A happy new year to you, too. I'm glad you are at your sister's now. So sorry to hear that your brother-in-law is ill and in hospital; hope he recovers soon and is able to come home. I'm sure your sister appreciates you being there during this time.
DeleteAnd a very happy new year to you too! I hope it brings much happiness and good health to you both.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lady Ella. Oh, yes, please, lots of good health for everyone!
DeleteHappy New Year, Bless, to you and your daughter. I am happy that we have become friends.
ReplyDeleteThank you, June. I, too, am happy that we have become friends through our blogs. :)
DeleteI love the colour of the yarn you are using for your sweater. It is lovely that you had already purchased it back in 2023 and it was just waiting for you to start knitting!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bushlady. The color is called "Heath Heather" on the yarn label. I, too, am glad I had purchased the yarn when I did. I like to have yarn on hand, ready for when I want to knit. :)
DeleteSuch a lovely post! I love the color of the sweater you are making. I'm excited to see how it turns out.
ReplyDeleteThank you, hannah jane. The color of the yarn is called "Heath Heather".
DeleteAnd to you too, Bless. 2hatcacyear you and your daughter have been through. May 2026 by happy and healthy
ReplyDeleteThank you, Angela. It's been a memorable year, hasn't it? Here's to 2026!
DeleteHappy New Year to you and your daughter ❤️
ReplyDeleteSeeing you knitting reminds me I still haven't finished a blanket I started over a year ago. That's my New Year resolution to finish it 😆
Thank you, Sally. Happy New Year to you and yours, too. :)
DeleteOoh, we can both work on our knitting projects together! I hope you'll post pictures of your blanket as you work on it. :)
Your knitting project looks great. Please share the finished work.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you and your daughter, Bless!
Thank you, Anne. Happy New Year to you, too. :)
DeleteThat is a really nice ribbing. It's not one I have ever done but I will give it a try after seeing yours.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you and your daughter. All the best in 2026.
Thank you, Debra. It's my favorite ribbing because I think it looks nice. Happy New Year to you, too, Debra, and your loved ones. Wish you all the best!
DeleteThe strudel looks delicious 😋 Great knitting. Happy New Year to you ❤️ ☺️
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda; Happy New Year to you, too.
DeleteThe strudel is delicious and it was a much appreciated gift from my neighbor. I'm enjoying my knitting, too. :)