17º And Snow...Winter's Back

Loving  The Return Of Winter

Me, Too

It's 7:30 and both Evie and I are up, listening to Morning Joe, occasionally screaming at the alternative reality of a guest.  I know it's not a healthy way to start our day, that we should be listening to a yoga or meditation station but, like heroin, we are hooked to the 'breaking news' each morning.  I was up at 6:00 and have enjoyed watching the sky become another painting worth photographing.

7:02

7:16

Yesterday was a snowy Sunday morning, the kind we love.  We relaxed, listening to NPR, to Will Short's puzzle, then we decided to forgo our walk around the Chautauqua Institution in favor of cross country skiing on the Rails To Trails.  So, while Evie got ready, I went outside, shoveled our parking area and cleaned off both cars, getting them ready for the week.  It took about a half hour and by the time I was through, Evie was ready.  We packed our skis, poles, and backpack with selfie stick, water, and phone and were off to Mayville.  We skied the same trail as the day before except we headed towards Westfield and not Stockton at the V.  It was a glorious morning, a light snow falling most of the way, hitting our faces, blurring our vision, just the way we like it.  We were out for a good hour, taking our time, enjoying the moment, not worrying about getting to the end or getting back to the car.  We loved it and wished it was like this everyday.

Rails To Trails

Winter Again

We got home around 12:30 and Evie quickly made our Sunday breakfast of bacon, eggs, and bagels.  I made another pot of coffee and we watched CBS Sunday morning, as our Sunday routine rarely changes other than skiing rather than walking around the CI.  The rest of the afternoon was one of leisure, of reading, of watching TV or napping (moi).  Evie was particularly excited about dinner because we were ordering pizza, thus no prepping to do.  We relaxed with a glass of wine around 5:30 and I went over to Bemus Point to pick up a pizza from  Coppola's, our go to spot.  So we had another one of our favorite meals, straight out of youth, pizza, salad and a Pepsi.  We watched the SAG Awards Red carpet until 8:30, when we watch the SAG awards but fast forwarded through the commercials.  Once we got caught up with the awards, we switched to a disappointing Homeland.  As I mentioned last week, not enough plot, too much agonizing over Quinn's rehabilitation.  We get it...what's the plot, what's going on.  Finally, by the end, we are starting to see where this season is going.  By 10:30, bed sounded better than watching the SAG awards, too similar to the Golden Globes, so we went up to bed, happy to wait till this morning to find out who won best Director.