In late February, I did a quick redo of our bedroom. New quilt, rugs, curtains etc -- and these pillows. The whole thing made me so happy. . .navy and gray, my new faves, which my husband noted seem to be taking over the house (I'm okay with that!). But these pillows! Who knew, when I bought them, that "let's stay home" would be the defining theme of 2020!
We did a puzzle swap with some friends a few weeks ago and this is the puzzle we received. It is obvious that our friends actually hate us, as this puzzle was created by the devil himself. After 1.5 hours, my daughter and I had only the outline done and were experiencing feelings of anger and frustration, and also neck pain. We left it on the island for about two days, my daughter having high hopes for our abilities and also our patience level, but then I scrapped it. I couldn't stand how it was taunting us, with its pink and red leaves, so horribly monochromatic. It's still in our house, but after the quarantine is over, I think I'll regift it to our "friends" in a very special way.
Aldi candles! During the quarantine, I have only been doing grocery pick up at Kroger. For the first 3+ weeks, I had not stepped foot into a store, and I was having serious shopping withdrawal. But I felt it most responsible to continue with only pick ups, even though I was desperately missing lots of our Aldi favorites (Aldi instacart is too expensive for me - I just couldn't pull the trigger). But when my husband asked what I wanted for my birthday dinner, I chose salmon, which Kroger was out of (quarantines cause a run on salmon?). SO - one morning last week, I braved the general public and went to Aldi promptly when they opened. I got my salmon, and $150 worth of other Aldi faves, and was in and out in 13 minutes (I'm no amateur!). While it didn't exactly appease my shopping desires, being so quick a trip, it did garner these two fabulous candles! Recommended highly by a friend, I was thrilled when I saw them in the special buy aisle (a dangerous aisle, and also my favorite) and let myself buy two. They smell fabulous, and help me pretend that it's springtime, even though it's snowing today.
Our family altar, during our worship-at-home services. Since last week was Holy Week, we had services every day, and the altar was well used. Sitting on the bench just under the TV, where we airplay the services, it brought me great joy and added such depth to our family room church. Our houses are indeed "little churches" - the domestic church, and having this as a focal point as we worshiped was much appreciated.
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