Home Alone

Laura Lynn, Evie's sister, and Marisa, Beth's daughter, August, 2008

A Blue Sky, Yesterday Afternoon

Back to Normal, a Gray, Overcast Morning: 8:10

Well, it's about 8:30, though I have been up for an hour, with coffee, NPR, a cold morning, 28º, and a placid lake, ribboned by shoreline shadows.  I ought to be out there kayaking but am not up to it at this time, perhaps later in the day if it stays calm.  Evie's in Las Vegas for a week, with her sister, Laura, so I am on my own, a scary thought.  I miss her already and am bored, sitting her by myself with my coffee and radio.  Don't cry for me Argentina!

Yesterday started early, at 3:00, as Evie wanted to be at the airport by 5:30 for her 7:00 flight to Las Vegas.  We made it right on time, an easy drive in the dark; I returned home by 7:00 ea, after a MD's run for coffee and an egg sandwich.  I did manage to take a quick nap, perhaps an hour (I can sleep any where at any time, the envy of Evie), then went off to yoga at 10:00 though I had no pep, as my Dad would say.  No pep!  I better get used to it.  There were only three of us, two women and me, and Chris, our guru, much admired by the way, by both women.  He's talky, something they must like but I don't.  I want to get on with the Asanas, not very "yogaily' I know.  We did work on the back again, which I like and he's a good guy so I will continue with him.  I think I am the only person who seems to go to almost every morning class.  Most people follow one of the three teachers whereas I tend to go to all three, if they teach in the morning.  I must have much more leisure than others, or they may prefer one teacher to another.

Evie had an good flight, fortunately, even had Wifi so she could use her IPAD.  Leah, Laura's daughter picked her up at the airport, which was nice and she was in their home in North Las Vegas around 1:00.  She will be there at least a week and, perhaps, her other two sisters, Claire and Jean may drive up from Scottsdale for the weekend.

The rest of my day was wasted, no pep, so I just laid around the house, reading and taking cat naps, not even wanting to take a walk.  Around 6:00, I drove over to Mc Clure's and Ron drove the two of us to Fredonia, about a thirty minute drive to see Fredonia State Men's Basketball play Lockport, a league rival.  We stopped at the Ellicottville Brew Pub, just off the main square, sat at the almost empty bar and had a great burgers and fries along with a couple of drafts, a good choice.  We got to the game about ten minutes before it started.  Somewhere between one and two hundred fans watched the game, with little if any emotion, no cheering except for the teams.  Students were not back yet, though Ron told me their average attendance was around three hundred fans a game.  The teams were well matched, at least in the first half, which ended fairly even.  But the second half was a different story, as Lockport took control, winning by twenty points.  It was a hard fought game, both teams aggressive to the point of almost being out of control.  For me it was just as much fun to watch the people watch as the game.

We stayed till the last minute, drove back to Mayville, where we stopped at the LakeView for another couple of beers before going home.  It was about 10:30 before I went up to read and fell asleep around 11:30.