[For those following the saga, my back is feeling a little bit better. A day without lifting seems to be helping it.]
Today’s been a relative day… unexpectedly. S&F spent most of the day playing with her cousin N, who is just a little over a year older than her. The two of them had a great time, to all appearances. We have slowly converted N into a board game player (he got Puerto Rico for Chanukah, and has just learned Balloon Cup). We’ll likely see him next at Games Day 19 on January 22nd.
Of course, he had to get home somehow, and so his mom (R) came over to pick it up. We had a delightful afternoon reminiscing about my dad and her mom, looking at some of the stuff I brought back from my dad’s. This is the cousin whom I spent a lot of time with growing up; she’s only 4 mo. older than me, and in some ways we’ve been like siblings. It was a nice afternoon.
I also took some time to go through my fountain pen collection, this activity being prompted by a wonderful wood pen case from Levenger‘s that I received as a holiday gift from ellipticcurve (who deserves a big thank you). I have a remarkably nice collection: 2-3 Mont Blancs, a bunch of Parkers, even more Schaeffers, a few Waterman, a couple of Rotrings, and some nice handmade wood and marble pens. Of course, my largest collection is of the cheap Schaeffer pens, with steel nibs, that write pretty well. I’ve also got a lovely glass fountain pen and ink set that my wife got for me at Dickens Faire. So, my pens are now organized and sitting either in a nice pretty box (for the pretty pens), or a nice wooden cigar box (for the Schaeffers, cheap Parkers, and the Rapidographs that always need to be cleaned).
So, the year has started off pretty well (modulo the back). I note that LJ has been very quiet today; people must be out celebrating. Hope folks had a good one.
