Slow Days (but not Snow Days)

I forgot to post yesterday. It was the second time last week that I forgot to post, and I think that is telling. I’m losing my ambition to post because my life is so dull that I have nothing to day.

saturday

Saturday was brilliantly sunny all day. We enjoyed two long forest walks (except I’m sick of my bone spurs). Other than our walks, all I did was read, doomscroll and some work for SPACE, but I can’t continue with my SPACE work until I chat with Aidan on Wednesday.

I have zero to say about the day, except that I loved every second of it. But there was nothing worth reporting on until I left to have dinner with my South End Posse (Kris, Steve, Stacy, Bryce and Nancy). I have such fun whenever I am with them. 

I arrived at six looking forward to the evening because Kris makes delicious food every time we go to her house. She is such a delightful host, as is Steve. And Stacy is a very dear friend. She’s went under the knife for a hip replacement at the end of January, so she was moving slowly. We had an amazing and fun time together.

I didn’t get home until 22:30. I’m not up that late often, so as soon as I got home, we all went to bed.

sunday

My Day was slow and easy. We walked the Ricki Ave. trail and every time I walk that trail, I am positively amazed at the east with which I climb the long slow hills. I have no compunction whatsoever to walk that trail now that my lungs are so much better thanks to Tezspire.

Because of my reaction to the luge event, I am wary of watching the Olympics, and I have finished my book, so yesterday was all about napping and puttering. It was another lovely sunny day and so we walked the Elder Cedar trail in the afternoon. I needed the slow day after being with six people at dinner on Saturday night.

The best thing about Sunday was getting back to controlled eating. Our Saturday night dinner was a feast and I participated with gusto, so it felt good to eat with restraint yesterday. I’m embarrassed to say that I can’t even remember what movie I watched, if I did watch a movie.

This morning is cloudy and dull. Today, tomorrow, Wednesday and Friday evening are predicted to be snowy or slushy. I’m, of course, hoping that the forecast proves to be wrong. I am desperate to experience a Winter without any snow. Today will be another slow and easy day. Hopefully, the six books by Kate Atkinson will arrive this week!

Lunch With Sandi

Friday was a cool 4° and overcast. I lit a bonfire to get the house warm, and I putzed around the house doing chores, writing my blog post and checking out the homework I had to do for SPACE on the weekend. And then, just past 9:00, I headed off to the Windecker trail to walk Sheba with our friends and their doggers.

The walk was fabulous because the forest was incredibly fragrant. There were many of us and we had a great time together. Denise brought us all biscotti. And when the walk was done, I went to Jay’s place to deliver the books I wanted to leave for Kelly, and I helped her lift a cabinet into the bathroom that she is renovating. Then we went shopping and after we came home and I fed the brood before leaving to pick up Sandi for our lunch at the Surf.

Sandi is a lovely neighbour. We always have a good laugh together as I talk to her over her fence, and I absolutely love her Airedale, Baxter. She proposed that we do something together, and I suggested a meal together. I left looking forward to learning a little more about her.

We had a great time, and she wants more ‘dates.’ And when I got home, the sun had come out, so Her Highness and I went for our afternoon walk, and I spent the remainder of the day in our nice warm home with my book and the pets. I am close to finishing my Martin Walker book, but I have six books by Kate Atkinson on their way.

I had a great chat with Dwight. He’s going to come for a visit. It’s been a couple of years since he was here, so I’m thrilled he’s coming. We talk at least once every week, but an in-person visit it so, so much more fun.

I felt flat all evening. Perhaps two meals with company at the Surf on two successive days is overdoing things. I kept falling asleep as I tried to watch The First Cow, an unusual and fascinating film on Kanopy. But although I was so tired, I rallied and stayed up later than I have in years (23:30).

Today has dawned bright and sunny. The snow predicted for tomorrow is no longer in the forecast, but snow, day and night, is predicted for the end of next week. I’m distraught at the thought of it. By raspberries are covered in new leaves, my daffs are about to bloom, and my hydrangeas and roses, everything is budding out. There are signs of Spring everywhere. I don’t want snow!

Tonight: Dinner and Kris and Steve’s with them and Stacy and Bryce (and probably, Nancy).

Invitations!

wednesday

Wednesday began under cloudy skies, but as we walked with our friends through the 707 Park, the skies cleared and the day became a beautiful sunny day, and the sun shone all day.

Our morning walk was a long one, so my foot was killing me when I got home. I puttered on the computer until it was time to feed the brood, and then I read until it was time to Zoom with Aidan. We had a great session. We made good progress on the survey we want to circulate to dysfluent people.

When that was done, Her Highness and I went for an afternoon walk in glorious sunshine but cool temperatures. There remains the potential for snow on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights, but the days are likely to be wet so there’ll be no accumulation of snow at least. However, the forecast is often wrong for us because we are in the rain shadow of the big island.

Suddenly, late in the afternoon, a flurry of emails had me socially busy. Kelly invited me for dinner at the Surf tonight, and Sandi, a neighbour, wants us to have lunch together tomorrow at the Surf, and on Saturday night, I’ve been invited to Kris and Steve’s for dinner with them and Stacy and Bryce. Call me popular!

Wednesday night was the usual.

It was dull and only 4° as I headed out with Her Highness for our morning walk. I had the day to myself to enjoy and I’m very good at enjoying time alone.

thursday

Thursday was a very slow easy day. I’m very good at slow and easy. I cleaned up and did dishes after I fed the beloveds and lit the fire, and by the time I’d finished with the dishes, the bathroom was warm enough for me to shower. Then we went for a good long morning walk.

When we came home, I watched less than half-an-hour of the Olympics, and then I buried myself in my Bruno book by Martin Walker until it was time to feed lunch to my roommates. After lunch, more reading until it was time for our afternoon walk in the Elder Cedar grove.

And then it was off to the Surf for dinner with Kelly, and the Surf was chock full of people. I don’t recall ever seeing it so busy, and it could be because of the new chef whose specials are all fabulous. Last night both Kelly and I had Pork Belly Ramen. Yum! But I forgot to take her the books I am giving to her, so I shall go by Jay’s place today to drop them off.

I got home just past 19:30, so I had time to chill and to watch some television before going to bed. And then my watch started pinging as homework from SPACE started filling my inbox. I have lots to do and it will likely happen on the weekend, not today. I’m going back to the Surf for lunch with neighbour Sandi.

The USA is fucked!

Panic Attack

What a surprise. After thinking the moon was moving and that perhaps the universe was changing, I was delighted to see the sun come up and the treetops shine in golden light. I’d been expecting rain. But yikes, the weather forecast shows possible snow on Sunday night. However, rain is predicted for Monday, so the prospect of snow is not too scary.

I cleaned and puttered before the sun rose. I tried to determine how to tighten the tap on my kitchen sink, but the mechanism is a mystery to me. I’d like to tighten it because the faucet is wobbly, but there is no leak, so I’ll let it stay wobbly. At least I tried.

We walked in the cool sharp air of morning. We went for a reasonably long walk because the weather was so good, and then we came home and I got lost in Internet tunnels and then read until lunchtime. While doomscrolling, I came upon something uplifting. Watch this!

I read after lunch, but it was so beautiful outside, I had to get out and walk. Her Highness and I went to Drumbeg because it is such a lovely place to walk on a sunny day. It was super mild and so we really had a lovely time. I stopped to just sit on a bench and soak up the sunshine for a while.

Then we came home and I did some more reading until dinnertime when the usual routing began. I watched a wonderful film on Netflix called Pangolin, and then I turned on the Olympics and that became a disaster. They started showing the women’s luge competition, and it sent me into a panic attack. I felt allergic to tension. It was a dreadful reaction that I’ll be talking about with Dr. Shoja.

Today is overcast. We will walk with our friends this morning, and this afternoon I have a session with Aidan and lots of SPACE homework to do.