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MONDAY MUSINGS NO. 150
Good morning friends, happy Monday musings to you. How was your weekend?
We had a weekend. I’ve had a cold the last few days and a crazy cough, the kind where you don’t cough all day but the minute you go to bed you can’t stop coughing. Needless to say we did not get much sleep.
Early Saturday morning I went to sleep on the couch and about 2:30 in the morning I woke up my husband because I could hear something in the ceiling/attic. Needless to say, we couldn’t figure out what it was. I think a squirrel or mice as it has been cold the last few days.
I suspect it is a squirrel because when they tore one of the walls down in the renovation it was filled with nuts! Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of nuts spilled out onto the ground along with a bunch of petrified lizards. Critter gitters has been called and are coming this morning.
There was no rest for the weary or the wicked as bright and early Saturday morning two guys showed up to put the cement boards in the shower and to scrim the floors in the bathroom to get them ready for tiling today.
Sunday my sister and I went foraging for holly, magnolia, pine and pinecones for some containers that we are making. Lucky for us they are widening one of the roads here and everything was already cut down and waiting to be shredded so we just snipped off a carload of clippings.
Ok, enough about me, tell me about your weekend and then let’s move on to 5 things!
1.READ~Christmas At Silverberry Hall
What better time than Christmas to believe in miracles?
Holidays can be tough when you’re recently single, but luckily for Sienna Sanderson working at Silverberry Hall means she is fully booked for Christmas. For the last few years she has helped Freddie and Elizabeth Blakesley run their beautiful manor and organising their legendary holiday bash has become the highlight of her year.
Nestled in a sleepy Cotswolds village, the Christmas Party at Silverberry Hall has become one of Darlingham’s most cherished traditions. But this year is different. With Freddie’s recent passing, they all need it to be extra special in his honour. Sienna is determined to go all out. There is going to be a festive play, carol singers, and a lavish Christmas feast in the charming old stone barn.
She is more than up for the challenge, but when Elizabeth learns of an adult grandson she never knew existed and asks Sienna to find him, she may have bitten off more than she can chew. Luckily, Oliver Townsend, the enigmatic and handsome set designer, seems more than eager to lend a hand…
2. WATCHED~ Endurance
In a legendary feat of leadership and perseverance, polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton kept his crew of 27 men alive for over a year despite the loss of their ship in frigid pack ice. Over a century later, a team of modern-day explorers sets out to find the sunken ship. From National Geographic Documentary Films and directed by Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin and Natalie Hewit, ENDURANCE tells the inspiring stories of these two landmark expeditions, bound by their shared grit and determination.
It is available for streaming on Hulu and Disney+
3. LINKS: READ+WATCH+LISTEN
The Very Best Classic Christmas Movies
The Best Christmas Markets Around the World
Lego fans you will love the Christmas Botanicals!
Love this minimal and cozy Christmas decor.
10 Things to Keep Out of Your Dining Room according to Designers
4. SHOPPING BREAK~OUTFIT OF THE DAY
Casual, cozy, whimsical, an outfit that you can wear at home, out shopping, to dinner or even a casual party. A little color in the red pants, a little whimsy with the “champagne” sweater and of course a bit of plaid. Add a bag, a sprits of perfume and your jacket and you are ready for a day and night of adventure.
Click below for all of the outfit pieces.
Don’t forget to check out my gift guide for all of the women on your list in this gift guide.
You can see all of my holiday outfits on LTK, so be sure to follow me. As for the plaid pieces don’t forget to check out my plaid page.
5. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT THIS WEEK
Saturday I joined Kim and Juliet for Weekend Meanderings, I shared Vanessa Bowman, Prickly Thistle, Elizabeth Floyd, Brooches and more on Weekend Meanderings.
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
Have a great day friends, thank you for spending part of your day with me.
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On My Radar~Books, Brooches and Mugs
It’s going to be n interesting Thanksgiving ! I haven’t had a working double oven since a partial power failure. It’s an older oven so finding a replacement for the circuit board has been a challenge. I have to bake a pie so will be using my neighbor’s. Thankful I’m not hosting!
We got our tree up and I will do the rest after Thanksgiving. It’s turning colder so it finally feels like the season it’s supposed to feel like!
Get well!
Nanci
Nanci, I am sorry about your oven, that is a pain. Thankfully your neighbor is letting you use her oven.
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your tree.
Hi Elizabeth,
I hope your cough is better. It’s not fun dealing with no sleep because of the coughing. I can understand the issues with the roof critters and that keeping you awake.
It was good you got into nature and picked up some nice foliage for decorating.
Have a good day.
Thank you Katherine! Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that you were/are surrounded by the love of family and friends.