Unseasonable weather weekend

Good morning!

I hope you had a nice weekend and it wasn't filled with an overabundance of crazy. :-)

Friday night hub got home at a reasonable time and we had a nice dinner.  Saturday we got up and did our chores: grocery shopping, food prep, laundry, drop off his car for servicing.  Poor husband!  He went to Costc0 while I started food prep.  He finally got home and all he said was "I hate people."  Saturday morning and they had the police out directing traffic at Costc0!!!  Luckily, we got the bulk items we needed and everything else cna be purchased at the regular store until after the holidays!

I think we finished mid-afternoon-ish and watched a little tv.  I made dinner (baked fist, roasted brussel sprouts, sweet potatoes).  I experimented with making my own pumpkin spice creamer and it sucked, but I'm willing to try again.

Saunday morning we got up, fixed breakfast, took a walk, and headed for Morikami Museum & Gardens.  Turns out there was a Japanese farming settlement a few miles north of Ft. Lauderdale that began in 1904-ish.  The gentleman who founded the settlement left roughly 140 acres to be set aside as a museum & japanese garden.  The garden has examples of traditional gardens from various periods of japanese history, as well as some statues and architectural features, a large bonsai display, and a lovely cafe.

All told, we were there for around 3 hours.  It is one of those things I've wanted to do since we moved here but never found time.  The loop through the gardens is maybe a mile, but we spent a lot of time looking at things & taking pictures.

And there is the upside of right now: I am not a slave to my house.  Don't get me wrong, I'm one of those wacky people who enjoy housework and keeping my house clean.  But it was too big & too difficult for just one person.  Next time I want to be more intentional about the size & how we set things up to make it easier to keep neat & tiday.  And I will contionue to downsize my possessions!

The weather here is about 11 degrees above average, just freakishly warm.  I could use with a little crisp in the air!

Take care & have a good day!