Weekend review

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It was a quiet weekend but it was good for me. The house got cleaned, enough that my sewing table is useful again. I spent a fair amount of time yesterday working on repairs to the dress I'll wear at fayde and sinister_dr_x's wedding. I have to say I am not a fan of repairs work - it takes a lot of effort and you don't get anything "new" at the end. But on the other hand I really like this dress and it's vital to do the repairs. I am happy that I did that, anyway. I've been feeling like I haven't been doing enough creatively, and even repair work is better than no sewing at all. Must keep up with that.

We also went to a block party down in the Capitol Hill region, invited by someone we barely knew. What the heck, it was fun, I'm glad I went. They had music and even a brief appearance by scantily clad Brazilian dancers! Interesting way to get the dancing going...

Yesterday we went to the UU church again for the first time in months. I had barely gone all summer - they moved their times to be earlier over the summer and I wimped out. But yesterday was "homecoming Sunday" and it was awesome. I saw a lot of good people there that I knew and got to listen to great music and a service and sermon that was themed on love and hope - great things to be thinking about. After the service azure_armand and I went and got middle eastern food with J, K, and whthorse. That was very pleasant also.

The evening was mostly taken up by grocery shopping and an unexpected surge in popularity. I was so fortunate as to have no less than five calls from friends and family out of the area, and got to spend time talking to all of them until I was totally talked out. I feel very loved and popular! Almost enough to make unpleasant diagnoses worth while - but not quite.

Wishing you all a good week...

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[redbird23.livejournal.com]

I went to church for the first time in ages yesterday too. A LOT of people don't attend for the summer (no airconditioning, so chuch moves to the basement fellowship room, and attendance drops off). This was the first Sunday back in the sanctuary, and they call it the InGathering service. There is a water ceremony where people bring water from their summer travels and talk about fun, adventure, renewal, discovery, relaxation and connections that were made. It was lovely.

Next Sunday RE starts up again, and Jon and I are teaching, so we'll be there 13 weeks in a row!

(I think I need a chalice icon.)