Monday and on to Tuesday

It's currently raining, still dark, before the dawn.

I am usually not up yet but am glad to be here now.

Yesterday was a good day.

House cleaning and laundry. 

Slowly switching out my dishes from my

Christmas Tree Spode....

I got a lovely gift from my quilting-friend yesterday!

I am looking forward to sewing again, 

but had to think about my week and see that,

with the house blessing this Sunday and I am DV

in NYC on Thursday, I can't get my sewing out this week.

There's a significant set-up/take-down time

and our home is great but with the card table up for my 

sewing machine, it will make our home less easy

to navigate to bless.

So I will put away my new sewing and knitting treasures for now,

but hope to get sewing done next week!

I have been finally catching up more on the Christmas letters that I never got out

and some snail mail as well...of other letters I had waiting.

the Italian vintage stationary above I had posted on social media

and was amazed at how many people had this paper!

I found it at the VNA rummage sale!

It's really lovely paper!

Well...today is going to be rainy until 

later so more quiet things and laundry for today.

I have a lot of paperwork and "online errands" to do today!

I am really enjoying my new books,

I have various ones that I am dipping into right now!

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I re-found this quotation and thought I would share:

Spiritual work happens secretly in the heart.  Externally, let everything else threaten us.  

Like the sea:  The wind blows, waves rise.  But deep down it is all quiet, peaceful, serene.  

This is how a man who trusts in God lives.  

There might be a wild rage out there, but deep down nothing hinders the soul from having a mystical communion with God, a mystical love for God.  

Quietly and mystically, in a special way that the heart perceives, the Lord is whispering:  

"Don't be afraid.  I am here.  Keep walking this path. 

 Keep loving me, keep believing in me, keep following me."

~ Elder Symeon Kragioouolos

http://saraandherblog.blogspot.com/2017/11/thankfulness.html 

https://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/print86724.htm