6:45 |
7:32 |
My buddy Stan and I went to yoga at 10:00, a really good class for Stan, as our teacher, Jen, is really good with new students, and is adapt at using props for those who cannot easily adjust to a position. Sometimes a chair is really helpful at some standing positions. Anyways, it was a good class, and we both felt energized afterwards, as we did spent quite a bit of time on restorative positions, comfortable poses that we hold for as least ten minutes.
When I got home, Evie had made some leek and potato soup for lunches, pulled out some leftover pot roast for my lunch. We have decided to get our upstairs bedrooms, bathrooms, and TV room painted, as it has been almost 20 years since we rebuilt our home. We had a recommendation of a painter, Barb Johnson, a woman who lives in Bemus and she stopped by around 12:45 and spent a good 45 minutes with us, talking about options, colors, time, cost, etc. We really liked her and she seems to have been a favorite of lots of contractors. So, we now have the onerous task of picking out colors that complement each other. We are thinking a different color for each bedroom, but the same neutral color for the ceilings and trim. Does that make sense? And what are good bathroom colors? I have no idea. So we have a challenge ahead of us, picking out colors we can live with for the next 20 years.
After she left, I had my lunch, watched Banshee as Evie went to work out at the YMCA, then do some shopping. I read, took a nap around 5:00, since Evie was not yet home, I strapped on my snow shoes and went for a hike in the Woodlawn/Victoria woods. The snow had not melted much, just shrunk and is very crusty, so despite the fact that in some places it was a foot or more deep, I did not sink much because of the crust, like walking on a new crispy baguette. Evie was home when I returned, having worked up a sweat, and we both then got ready to go drive to the Viking Club because neither one of us felt like fussing with dinner.
Woodlawn Woods |
Verticals of Winter |
Sherry and Me |
It's now 7:15 and since I was up at 6:00 and it's an amazing morning sky, I have taken at least 10 pictures of dawn, and we still have 25 minutes before the sun actually appears above the horizon. And I have breakfast with the guys at 8:00, so its a busy morning.
NEW THINK:
I liked this quotation, from Andrew Solomon, author of the Pulitzer Prize Finalist THE NOONDAY DEMON: AN ATLAS OF DEPRESSION. He explains the importance of language (and writing), its moral purpose, and, of course, why we must read to grow as a person, to enlarge our humanity.
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