Uneventful Events

Saturday Morning Scene - Proof of Uneventful-ness

I wish I had some new adventure to report, but I have to admit that I had quite an uneventful weekend. Should I really have something exciting to share because I am 8000 miles from home? While I feel obligated to regale everyone with tales of my daring-do, truthfully, I spent all day Friday with this:

Pile of Knitting

 Pile of Knitting, View 2

Yup, Friday involved much coffee, tea and television. Eventually, that pile of yarn should take the shape of a giant shawl.

Sadly, no Souq for me last weekend. Instead, Friday evening I treated myself to dinner and shopped for this week's groceries. I discovered some yummy salads and dips in the deli. Saturday, after my swim, I clawed my way through some sections for the new chapter, knit, and then wrote some more. This week looks heavy on navigating bureaucracy, more writing and probably more knitting. This week will also mark four weeks since I first arrived in Qatar. Though the newness has worn off somewhat, I have settled in quite nicely, and anticipate more adventures soon.

Within the next four to six weeks, the weather should cool down enough to make outside activities bearable. By November, Katara, the cultural center in Doha, will begin its "winter" programming, and enjoying the outdoor cafes at the Souq will prove far more pleasant. I had truly believed that a decade in southeast Texas would have adequately prepared me for the heat in Qatar. How wrong I was. Already, though, the heat index has dropped from an average of over 120 degrees to about 105 degrees, going from "I just walked into one of Andrew Carnegie's steel furnaces" to "eh, it's a little warm out". How quickly one's perspective can change!

XO,
JZog