Tuesday, October 11, 2005
JANUARY....1998
It’s odd how life goes on even though a big part of yours has changed. I found myself doing the same things solo that I had with Bear. New Year’s Eve was quietly slept through and I took the tree down on New Year’s Day. I always enjoy having the parades on as the tree is dismantled. It took a long time but eventually everything was boxed up once more until Christmas time again.
Our weather had been very mild since Christmas and I contented myself crocheting on an afghan and having Becky come and go. The Chiefs were beat out of the playoffs by the Bronc’s and I was sorry about that. Denver is always a tough adversary for the Chief’s…..football was basically over for me until next season. I would watch the games but the thrill was gone once the Chiefs fell by the wayside.
We got our first snow of the New Year on the 8th. It began with flakes which melted when they hit the ground but eventually they began building up until the outside was snow covered. It was a quiet afternoon….no phone calls…..nothing to break the quiet of the day. I hand-sewed on star quilt blocks and enjoyed coffee now and then. I was making a quilt with scraps and it’s always fun to put the pieces together, arranging and blending so the stars are all different. I chose the pattern because the name, Esther, means….a star.
Later in the month, Becky and I drove over to Eminence, MO. I wanted to visit the ladies in the Court House where I had worked many years giving driving tests and a friend across the street who ran a Bed and Breakfast. She had a beautiful old building that used to be the telephone offices renovated into a lovely home with tumbling flowers all around and seating areas to enjoy them. It was called The Blue House because it was….blue with white trim. The inside was delightfully done and we enjoyed potato soup and corn muffins, then dessert and coffee.
We exchanged ideas on our hobbies and crafts. She wanted to do some of the Gallery Glass to enhance her windows and I wanted a couple of her crocheted afghan patterns. We picked each other’s brains in sharing and the day passed quickly. We started the hour’s drive home before darkness would overtake us. The way to a friend’s house is never long…..
Sunday the 25th was the Super Bowl and I made a cheese ball and meat balls for the game and Becky and I watched together. It was Denver and Green Bay that year and Denver took the win. It had been 14-years since the AFL won the Super Bowl…..the beautiful moment was when Elway realized his dream of putting that Super Bowl Ring on his finger. He was one happy man to win the prize he’d sought for so long. His joy overcame any animosity I may have felt otherwise. It was really deserved for such a long and brilliant career. And so a dark and dreary January finally led us to February……….
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
Our weather had been very mild since Christmas and I contented myself crocheting on an afghan and having Becky come and go. The Chiefs were beat out of the playoffs by the Bronc’s and I was sorry about that. Denver is always a tough adversary for the Chief’s…..football was basically over for me until next season. I would watch the games but the thrill was gone once the Chiefs fell by the wayside.
We got our first snow of the New Year on the 8th. It began with flakes which melted when they hit the ground but eventually they began building up until the outside was snow covered. It was a quiet afternoon….no phone calls…..nothing to break the quiet of the day. I hand-sewed on star quilt blocks and enjoyed coffee now and then. I was making a quilt with scraps and it’s always fun to put the pieces together, arranging and blending so the stars are all different. I chose the pattern because the name, Esther, means….a star.
Later in the month, Becky and I drove over to Eminence, MO. I wanted to visit the ladies in the Court House where I had worked many years giving driving tests and a friend across the street who ran a Bed and Breakfast. She had a beautiful old building that used to be the telephone offices renovated into a lovely home with tumbling flowers all around and seating areas to enjoy them. It was called The Blue House because it was….blue with white trim. The inside was delightfully done and we enjoyed potato soup and corn muffins, then dessert and coffee.
We exchanged ideas on our hobbies and crafts. She wanted to do some of the Gallery Glass to enhance her windows and I wanted a couple of her crocheted afghan patterns. We picked each other’s brains in sharing and the day passed quickly. We started the hour’s drive home before darkness would overtake us. The way to a friend’s house is never long…..
Sunday the 25th was the Super Bowl and I made a cheese ball and meat balls for the game and Becky and I watched together. It was Denver and Green Bay that year and Denver took the win. It had been 14-years since the AFL won the Super Bowl…..the beautiful moment was when Elway realized his dream of putting that Super Bowl Ring on his finger. He was one happy man to win the prize he’d sought for so long. His joy overcame any animosity I may have felt otherwise. It was really deserved for such a long and brilliant career. And so a dark and dreary January finally led us to February……….
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
