I Like Thursdays: February 12, 2026

 

It's "I Like Thursdays" and time to be grateful for the little things in life.  Hosted by LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color, be sure to check out all the participants!

I like nice walks with my dog!  This week we have had some more moderate winter weather (in the 30s!) and Lucky and I have been enjoying walks at local parks.  Next week it's going up to the 40s (Farenheit) and some of the snow will probably melt!

I'm relieved for some of my family and friends who appear to be healing well.  Especially my sister-aunt who had her thyroid and some lymphnodes removed.  She's home and doing well so far!  Also my neighbor who's recovering from throat cancer is now swallowing so much better!  

Oranges.  It's the time of the year when they are really good and everyone in my family is having one or two a day!

LeeAnna's prompt this week is "what was your favorite subject in school?"  It was always history.  I loved it through elementary to college.  I still love it!  What was yours?

Hoping you have a safe and happy weekend!

I Like Thursdays: February 5, 2026

 

Well Puxsutawney Phil has determined we will have 6 more weeks of winter.  To be honest, we already knew that.  We have over a foot on the ground and it isn't melting anytime soon.

This week we have been spending a lot of time with family.  Some are having physical problems and one is diagnosed with cancer.

 

But you have to get celebrate the good when you can.  On Monday, we celebrated my Mom's birthday. My husband and I took her to her favorite restaurant (Olive Garden) and invited a bunch of family.  I had ordered a corsage for her and it was a fun day!

We had some decent weather this week.  It went up to the high 20s and even the low 30s a few days.  We still have a ton of snow but it was nice to walk in that weather instead of temps in the teens and below 0.  Today is the day I think the temps drop again but what can you do?  It's winter"

Our prompt for this week is: 

  "remember in elementary school, exchanging Valentines with classmates? It was a big deal, which cheap card to give to which child. We had to give everyone one... we decorated the box too. remember those little cards and the tiny envelopes?"

Yes I remember that well though no particular card comes to mind.  I still like those old cards when I find them at paper shows.

When my daughter was growing up, I always gave her a small heart shaped box of candies on Valentines'.  I had forgotten that and will probably ship one to her as a surprise next week!  Thanks for the prompt LeeAnna!

For more positive posts, visit LeeAnna's blog at Not Afraid of Color!

Have a safe and happy day!