a weight or two off my mind

Delivered a position report to my team leader today, and we seem to be more or less on schedule, which is good, though it is still busy. (Watch me change subjects mid-sentence!)

Have also found out that a quilt which I was working on for a prospective Christmas present for someone (A) to give someone else (B) will not be needed. This is actually a huge relief, as it means I now have a few evenings to work on my own projects. And to be fair, (A) had been out of touch for a while, so I'd been working on the quilt more out of hypothesis than actual request. And it's going to be a nice quilt anyhow. So no worries.

I have received an early Christmas present! Thank you very much, flemmings. It is greatly appreciated.

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Light lines on a flat rock

Dear flat rock
facing the stream

Where the willows are sweeping
over my wine cup again

If you say that the spring wind
has no understanding

Why should it come blowing me
these falling flowers?

-- Wang Wei, translated by GW Robinson