8:38 |
It's not very attractive out this morning, the flag stuck on the flag pole, the uneven icy lake surface, the air a chilly 26º, probably the high of the day. And my newspaper is in the side yard, a result of the wind gusts.
Hiking Rails To Trails |
Thursday's weather was much like this morning although not as cold, with temperatures still in the 30's. After our morning coffee and blog, we forced ourselves to contemplate a walk, deciding on Webb's Rails to Trails, a ten-minute drive away. Because it's an old train track, it's an easy stroll, no hills to speak of and we know it's a mile out, a mile back, with a slight downhill on the return. We met one lady on our walk who walks this trail every day because she leaves nearby. We were out for forty-five minutes, an energetic walk and we felt good to have gotten in some exercise.
Groomed Trail |
When we returned home, I heated up the vegetable soup, tasty and healthy, and Evie made me a couple of tuna sandwiches with tomatoes and onion, yum yum. I watched Episode 3 of Sopranos and enjoyed it a bit more. The rest of the day for both of us rarely varies these days, as I read, napped or made a spot of tea, and Evie preps dinner or appetizers, reads or just plain relaxes watching some TV.
We decided early in the morning to have a happy hour with heavy appetizers and then a light dinner. So we had two kinds of cheese, two kinds of crackers, hummus, nuts, and carrots to feast on to go along with something new, a Black Manhattan, highly recommended by my son-in-law Drew. We replaced the vermouth with something called Amaro Averna from Sicily. The result was sinful and I fear it may become our new unhealthy and expensive obsession. We listened to music for a good hour, enjoying our libations and appetizers. Dinner was easy, warming up the soup, having toast and a salad to go with it, ending the night with vanilla ice cream topped with my brother-in-law Rich's American Spoon Sour Cherries, also sinful. We watched the usual, HGTV, Jeopardy, and three episodes of Hot Ones, featuring Michael B, Jordan, Shaq, and Gordon Ramsey.
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