Simplicity

First, the bad news:  At least one fat and healthy looking rat is alive and well.  We saw him skulking back into his burrow this morning.  SK and I looked at each other in amazement.  This may call for SK to get personally involved!  Oh that rat is in trouble now.

This was purely a preparation day today.....it seemed like the first day in a long time that we didn't have to be somewhere.  Other than an outing for a few hours in the afternoon, we were at home.  And I must say that I have enjoyed it.

Other than being on the lookout for the rat, we have read and studied, cleaned and have done laundry...oh yes, and ironed white shirts!

Our outing was grand fun.  We took a bus to the Royal Copenhagen Factory Outlet and just looked around.  We didn't buy anything.  Then we walked home along one of my favorite streets!

Grand fun? you say.  Yes.  I love the outlet and we found an advent candlestick holder made by Georg Jensen.  They didn't have any today but they were sure that they will get some again.  It will look wonderful on our round table, and will be easy to decorate with greens or flowers or whatever.  And that means we will go again!

But what was really fun was locking arms and walking the mile and a half past all the shops I have come to love, among the many other pedestrians and bicyclists out at that time.  The snow was drifting down in big flakes and made everything look a pale gray.  We stopped briefly in a little bakery and each bought a goodie to take home for our dessert.

We made another short stop at a small market to get milk and bread.

A simple day that was simply wonderful.