I’ve had a crappy week of almost no writing.
My lower back is very sore. It means my core muscles are going to mush. I blame the damn lockdown. No bootcamp allowed, physio/chiro/massage shut down, and exercising at home isn’t the same.
My teens are being teens and that’s normal but I’m over it. Give me back my toddlers.
Anyway, I escaped to mom’s after chauffeuring my son to and from his highschool and I’ve been sitting here on her couch writing stuff. Mostly updating my Patreon page.
Did I tell you I have not one, but two patrons already! These two ladies are supporting me on Patreon and I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be able to give them a shout-out.
My very first patron is none other than Summerhill Lane. Some of you may have read her blog or seen her comment on mine. She’s this extraordinary person with an incredibly artistic mind – she writes, she paints, and she does a million other things. Best part (for me) is she lives in my city. One day soon, when this godforsaken virus moves on, we will meet for coffee (and lunch) (and dessert) (and a picnic) (and dog walks) and I’m really looking forward to it.
My second patron is a person I already met. I don’t recall the first time we met though, as we were both infants. 🙃 Her parents and my parents remained friends for decades, making Christine and her family part of my extended family.
Christine doesn’t blog, but she tweets (@brutes123) and here’s one interesting bit I’m going to call out: she is an avid Cory Hart fan AND she met him in person. Don’t believe me? Here’s proof:

So, that’s my update for this dark, wet, cold Friday evening. I feel like crawling into bed with my new electric blanket and sleeping until spring. Can I do that?
Didn’t think so. 🙄
But things are not all bad.
First, mom is baking bread. The whole house smells delicious. This is the type of bread she’s baking. It has to do with Saint Nicholas day the Swiss (us) celebrate, and I’ll tell you about it another time.

Second, I don’t have to make food for dinner, clean anything, or delegate activities and chores. I can just sit here and write. Which I may continue if the dog lets me (he’s currently trying to hump my arm and my mouse) and maybe I’ll even pour a glass of wine.
That’s a pretty good start to the weekend, don’t you think?
Happy Friday!
I can smell the baking from here! Good stuff!
Congratulations on your patreon!
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Thank you. I’m thrilled so far. 🙂
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Thank you so very much Writer of Words for the shout out and all the kind things you said about me. I can’t wait to see you for coffee and lunch and dog walking too. I will bring Gibson as I think he and Tucker will be great pals.
Lots of love and hugs too.
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Omg, those cookies make me smile! I also want to take a bite. Enjoy your weekend! 🕊
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I thought I was gonna be reading about your boots…….
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Fine. I’ll blog about them RIGHT NOW. Ok?
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Well you sound aggravated about it.. 🤦♂️
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Wonder who’s to blame for that…😉😂
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Your forgetfulness
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Nope. That’s not it.
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Well I’m stumped…
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Crawling into bed until spring sounds good to me right now. Enjoy your weekend and your wine and I hope your back feels better soon.
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Thank you. I did and it’s the next day and I’m on my first coffee. ☕🙂
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Congrats on the patrons! And the humping dog made me laugh out loud.
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The humping dog does NOT make me lol. Meh. 😉😛
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Lol!
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I’ve had a case of the blahs as well. Wish someone would bake me bread!
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The blahs suck. I get it. You’ll find something to blog about I’m sure …😉
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Oh, no problem with blogging. I never run out of stupid things to post…. just grey rainy skies and a general Covid era malaise.
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Just read more restrictions coming to my province. Trying hard not to let it get to me…
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I’m okay with all that, anything that protects the public is a good thing. But we always travel for Xmas and it’s certainly not happening this year.
😕
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I’m ok with it too, in principle. Thing is if all the covidiots would just see that they’re prolonging the misery, this whole thing would be easier to handle.
Ugh.
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Exactly. I’m getting tired of paying the price for their stupidity.
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Sounds like a great start to the weekend.
We have a Saint Nicholas Day in Belgium as well — tomorrow, in fact. And I still need to wrap the presents.
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Ah yes… it’s a European thing.
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Only parts of Europe, though.
I know it’s celebrated in Belgium and the Netherlands, but I hadn’t realised it was celebrated in Switzerland until I saw your post.
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Germany too.
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It’s a lot more widespread than I realised.
I’d never encountered the tradition before I moved to the Netherlands but it appears quite a few countries do celebrate it.
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I think it originated in Russia. I may have blogged about it in the past. I’ll look it up later!
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Disaster! Enjoy the R&R at home – for me going back to the family home is the best thing ever for the soul!
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I am enjoying my time right now. Thank you. 🙂
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My two favorite parts about this post are “wet” and “cold.” I miss actual winter-like weather!
My third favorite part is “wine,” because duh.
Congrats on the Patreon support. That’s fantastic!
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Still wet…ha.
Actually snow would be nicer than this messy muddy ick outside…sigh. But if it snows it doesn’t stick.
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Humping dogs…..
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It’s not even funny… 🙂
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😆
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❤those look yummy. Hey, congrats on the patreon that’s two more people than I ever got 😁 trying that.
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I’m not advertising heavily, just mentioning it a bit. We’ll see…
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yeah Patreon is a crapshoot
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