I haven't seen a rainbow this lovely in ages! And the combination of rainy day and sun on the harvested rice fields. It took my breath away! A lovely conclusion to a really, really good day with my cute kids. All of my lessons went smoothly and everyone had fun. I feel satisfied with myself :)
I took the whole weekend off to myself and rested and recuperated. I actually didn't leave the house at all for two days. I'd feel bad but I feel so much better after some dedicated jammie time with the cat that I have no guilt. I made raspberry pancakes and managed to get my oven to produce a lovely 'cheesecake' from a packaged mix I bought a while ago. It was really more of what you'd get if you added cream cheese to a normal cake mix but it was still good and didn't burn!
Actually since it's been getting colder I've gotten out my kerosene heater and figured out how to work it. It seems to be quite nice, and though I have to keep my balcony door open a crack when I use it it's warm enough that if I'm in front of it I can't feel the draft from the door. I'm working on finding the right blanket for my kotatsu, too. That's a table that has a heater attached underneath. You put a blanket between the struts where the heater is attached and the removable tabletop and sit with your legs underneath where the heat is contained by the blanket.
My one other concession to the coming cold was to purchase an 'electric pot' which is basically a kettle that heats the water up but instead of letting it cool after heating it holds the water at a near boil for as long as it's plugged in. So now I don't have to use expensive gas heating water repeatedly when I'm enjoying a few pots of tea over the evening or a weekend day.
Unfortunately my schools also lack central heating so I am going to have to look at knitting some fingerless gloves for classes. I already have a pair of leg warmers under construction for skirt days.
