Sunday Currently

Life's been busy lately - the kind of busy that has had me frequenting airports - and while I'm always happy to travel, a part of me is relieved for things to calm down a little.  I'm ready to get back into the routine that Fall often brings.

Posts around these parts have been heavily travel based and very often, written in advance and prescheduled as I try to keep on top of the blog so today, as we enjoy a quiet Sunday in the comfort of our home, I thought I'd take a page out of Betsy's book and catch you up on the non-travel side of our lives.

(L) A castle in Aberdeenshire visited this week.

(R) Saturday night chocolate chip cookie baking.

C u r r e n t l y...

Listening to the sound of the wind whipping around our apartment, Joe's computer keys and mouse clicking as he catches up on an agglomeration of work sent his way from Norwegians returning from their summer holidays and the hum of the overhead fan in the kitchen that never seems to shut completely off.

Reading Orhan Pamuk's Istanbul: Memories and the City in preparation for a trip to Turkey next month.

Writing more in my head just before I fall asleep that never actually makes it to paper (or computer.)  It's funny how that happens - during the day when I'm on my own, my focus wanes yet as I'm falling asleep, the sentences practically write themselves.

Watching House of Cards on Netflix and enjoying it.  As usual, it felt a little slow at the start when we were trying to figure everything out but as we near the end of Season 1, things are coming together and I'm sure we'll be anxiously awaiting the premiere of the second season.  This morning we watched Mud after a French toast breakfast - both of us enjoyed it.  It reminded me of those coming of age American books and films (Huck Finn, Stand By Me, The Outsiders) with a little bit of adventure and an occasional pull on the heart strings.

Cooking this Roasted Tomato and Basil Soup recipe in hopes of trimming down my massive basil plant that sits on my window sill.  That thing has been growing like crazy and I'm constantly looking for recipes that could benefit from some fresh herbs.

Wearing a J Crew t shirt and my Lululemon WonderUnder pants that I've seriously been living in whenever I'm at home.

Clicking on this letter that Stephen Fry wrote to the International Olympic Committee & David Cameron in response to the anti-gay laws in Russia.

Hope you all have a nice Sunday!

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