Outside My Window

Outside My Window ~ 9.9.2013

outside my window summer 2013

Outside my window…is a Monday rather than a Sunday so I have Williamsburg in my view.  Currently we are at 83°F with mostly cloudy skies.  The forecast for the week looks very much the same as today…. mostly sunshine and temperatures warming up to the low 90’s by mid-week.  It has been quite dry, I believe the last measurable rainfall was on August 29th.  I wouldn’t mind a few days of a rain…the soaking variety would be welcome…and cooler temperatures.  I could possibly get my wish this Saturday for cooler with a forecast of 72°F for the high and a low of 58°F.  I’m very ready for fall…summer and the heat needs to go away.

I am thinking…how much I enjoyed visiting with relatives from out-of-town Sunday.  A cousin with her family from England and a cousin with his family from Dallas along with other family members that live in the area….a gathering of about 25 of us.  It was a very nice afternoon at the Coinjock Marina Restaurant in Coinjock, North Carolina.  For those not in the know, Coinjock is a very small community on the road to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  I wish it could have been a longer visit but I was once upon a time that person that came home from afar and I remember how hectic things became once you got there.  The time you have is limited so you grab little snippets here and there.

From my kitchen…has featured quite a few new things actually but I don’t have them ready to share.  One of my most recent discoveries is how well my bread machine can make pizza dough…add ingredients to the bread pan and pop it in the machine, about an hour and a half later, the dough is ready to go.  Bonus points, I split it and have enough dough for another day to store in the refrigerator.  If I can get away with making pizza without all the kneading and rising and more kneading and rising, I’m good with homemade.

I am glad…that this day is almost over ~ I think I stayed up too late last night and now I’m feeling it.

I am hearing…people talking in the office down the hall….my supevisor talking to himself (he does it a lot, he’s harmless 🙂 )….phones ringing.

Plans for the week include…working from home tomorrow….hopefully getting in a dinner visit with my cousin before she has to head home.

One of life’s little pleasure…visiting with extended family after too long away.

From my camera…a few iphoneographs taken the last couple of weeks.  Clockwise first section….the clock in City Center, I once read this is an atomic clock….construction on a new multiplex movie theater as seen from atop the Marriott Hotel parking garage….a view of the SunTrust Bank building at sunrise one morning….a view of the fountains from atop the Marriott Hotel parking garage.  Clockwise second section…the American flag outside an apartment complex….Turbo taking in the view as we descend the stairs from the Marriott Hotel parking garage….farm fresh goodness from people at work….a few of the jars of pickles I was able to make as a result of the many cucumbers I received from farm fresh goodness.  My first attempt at pickles by the way ~ I will let you know in a few weeks if they are edible.  🙂

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