Windy And Wet

9:07

It's 7:30 and gray; vast rain clouds sit above the Bemus shore. It's warming up again, 58º with rain expected and heavy winds in the afternoon. It's 9:15 and I just returned from breakfast at the Ashville General Store, a nice change. 

Yesterday I was back in some routine. Because of the winds, I had to skip kayaking, but after coffee and the blog, I was off to yoga at 10:00. There were just three of us, two regulars and me. Our teacher, Tara, is working on videotaping classes so she can put it on line for friends. She had a camera and a microphone working, focused on her. The class was thorough, and we worked on all parts of the body. I left feeling better than I had in a few days. I stopped at Sav A Lot for milk, which I forgot when I was at Wegmans on Monday,

When I returned home, Evie continued to go through our closets and attic, gathering things to give to  Goodwill. I had the last of my sub from Wegmans for lunch and watched the first episode of a series I watched a few years ago called Banshee. I don't think I will stick with it. I then read, took a good nap and finished my book late afternoon, and started Le Carré's Little Drummer Girl, set in the Middle East so different from his spy novels. 

Dinner was easy as we walked down to our friend's house, and they drove us over to the Viking Club for King Of Hearts. We bought ten dollars' worth of tickets but didn't win the $4700 jackpot, so we will probably be here next week and lose ten more dollars. It was crowded, because of the size of the jackpot, I suppose. I ordered my usual, 10 medium wings and Evie had a cauliflower pizza with mushrooms and pepperoni, both good. We had a fun night with our neighbors and were home by 8:45. Evie went up to bed because she has school today and I stayed up and watched basketball before getting back to my book and sleep. 

Heavy Winds And Cold

7:16

7:52

8:02

I was up early, at 6:30 and was surprised at how windy it was, too windy in fact to kayak. It was cloudy when I got up but now the sun has popped up above the clouds, filling our living room with light. It's still chilly, 32º and may get up into the 50s later in the day when rain is expected. Winds are from the southeast at 11 mph, with gusts up to 26 mph, with a wind advisory of 35 to 40 mph late afternoon today. 

Tuesday was a lazy day for me, a school day for Evie. I tried to paddle, but because of the winds and waves, I was out for only 15-20 minutes.  So Evie was up early, getting ready for kindergarten and was on her way by 9:40. I had to go out and ask the guys working on our sewers to move their truck so she could get out of Woodlawn. I left for coffee after her and was at Ryder's Cup by 10:00. My friend Paul waited for me but had to leave at 10:15 for a doctor's appointment, so I ended up meeting a new friend, John, a retired art teacher from Smethport HS in PA. We sat around talking until 11:00, when I left for Wegmans. Interestingly, a couple of weeks ago, a friend's wife mentioned having trouble sleeping when we were at Ryder Cup. So I told her about gummies, and yesterday she gave me the thumbs up. They were working. 

It was 5% Tuesday at Wegmans so it was a busy place. Fortunately, I had a small list so I was in and out fairly quickly. I had a quarter of my sub for lunch and watched another episode of White Lotus, although I am not liking it much and it's getting buried by the critics. I was happy to get back to my book, the Bayou Trilogy, and nap. Evie returned home around 2:00, tired from her day, and was happy to relax in the TV room for an hour or two. I have lost my mojo recently so I stayed on the couch rather than go for a walk and read. By 5:00, we were both listening to CNN and having a glass of wine. 

Dinner was from Wegman's, a couple of filets of haddock that just needed to bake in the oven for 15 minutes.. And I bought some frozen French fries at Wegmans, and Evie heated them up in the air fryer and we had a delicious dinner. We decided to  go back to a series of Netflix called Adolescence and watched the first two episodes. It's hard to watch because a 13-year-old boy is accused of murder. And parts of it are set in a school which I hated because it seemed more like a prison, with obnoxious students, lazy teachers, and negative stereotypes of schools recently. We put up with two episodes before turning to something less disturbing, like politics in America. Once Evie went to bed, I finished my series, Secret City and Reacher, in Spanish, of course so now I will have to find something else to watch. 

Cloudy And Colder

7:27

Woke to a 28º morning, quite a contrast to yesterday's 58º. Maybe it's April Fool's. I lack the mojo to go for a paddle, so I will have to make myself do it. And I am skipping yoga, a bad boy. Well, I should have skipped kayaking because it was too windy and it was difficult to paddle into the north wind, so I was out for maybe 15 minutes. 

Kayak Morning

Windy And Rough Water

Yesterday was a different day for me. It started with a decent paddle, great photos of some ducks, and I was out for forty minutes. I then finished the blog, had breakfast, and discussed the day with Evie. There were a few things that needed to  get done so by 11:00, I was one my way. First, I returned some Amazon packages at Michaels; the clerks are getting to know me! Then, I stopped at Good Will to drop off some used clothes but they were closed until 11:00. It was 10:45  So I left, pissed, and drove into Jamestown to drop off my taxes at my tax guy. I was one of three waiting to get things done. I then stopped at Jamestown Cycle, and dropped off six pairs of cross-country skis and poles, which we never used. Nate from Hollyloft now works there. He was excited. And since I was in Jamestown, I stopped at Farm Fresh Foods, picked up four sour cream donuts and a 17 inch sub for lunch. Next, I stopped at the dry cleaners to see if they could clean my rain jacket. They couldn't. And finally, I stopped again at Good Will and they happily accepted our donations. So it was a busy morning.

Mallard Perching On Row Boat

I was home by 12:30, grabbed a quarter of the sub sandwich, and enjoyed it while watching my show. Evie couldn't pass up a donut, and that was her lunch. After my show, I read and napped as usual, then relaxed for most of the afternoon, occasionally checking on the progress of the sewer lines out our front door. They are making a mess of course, lots of mud. By 5:00, we were both ready for a glass of wine and were happy to hear that Jake Tapper was back on CNN. Dinner was the leftover chicken and spinach from Sunday night. We watched Hometown, the news, and The Resident while enjoying the last of the donuts. Once Evie went up to bed, I watched some women's basketball, then my series, Secret City before going up to bed.