It is Friday and Fridays are for fun. Yes we endured a week of cold that ended this week but this hasn’t been a real January. Sure there is such a thing as a January thaw but not weeks of day-time high temperatures above freezing.
Temperatures will soar into the upper 40s and lower 50s next week. That isn’t what January is all about and PLEASE stay off the ice on the lakes if there is any.
Here is a picture I took in January of 2023 of my back yard.
January 2023
It seems like all I did that January was clear snow. No I don’t miss it but this winter is kind of freaky.
It is Friday and Fridays are for fun. I am wondering if I have too many house plants. I feel like I crossed a line. I have a wall of house plants in an upstairs bedroom and nine plants in the kitchen. Maybe the herbs don’t count because we eat them.
Right now 4 plants are blooming and one looks like it won’t live to see February. Two of the pants are too large to be lifted so I put them on these big round plant dollies.
There is an ivy plant that is growing up and around a window in the dining room. I keep clipping it off so that it doesn’t grow along the floor. I have a couple of low maintenance type plants in my office on a desk. There is a rubber tree plant next to the book case and another on top of the bookcase. I have umbrella plants and jade plants and Christmas cacti and cactus too. There is some aloe and African Violets.
I have some begonias blooming in the kitchen and some coleus too. The basil, rosemary and lavender will bloom eventually too. They will all go outside for the summer. I am not sure how many plants are too many plants so for now I will keep them all growing but I won’t add any more. They make great pets because they are quiet and they don’t poop or sleep on the furniture.
It is Friday and Fridays are for fun. I am not into making New Years resolutions. I do believe in having goals and in self improvement.
For 2024 I decided to choose a single word as my theme for the year. My word is “Less”. I can think of so many things I want less of. I could write more about it but that would not be in the spirit of “Less”.
Most people can think of what they want less of. Less work. Less noise. Less stuff.. . . well you get the idea. I would like to get more sleep, so my goal is to spend less time awake. Less is a great word and easy to spell.
It is Friday and Fridays are for fun. It has been a super busy first week of the year and it isn’t over yet. The picture was taken from the Smith Avenue Highbridge which is a great place to view Downtown St. Paul and the Mississippi River.
Have a great first weekend of the year and don’t forget to take some pictures.
It is Friday and Fridays are for fun. Today is the last business day of the week, the month, and the year. On Tuesday, January 2, we get to start all over. I just want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and a wonderful weekend.
