Gray And A Cold 6º

Something Fun Today: Son, Grandson, And Great Grandson

7:15

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Wednesday Morning

It's 8:30, and light snow is falling. I'm listening to a Scott Galloway podcast while trying to read—an impossible combination. I'll need to choose one or the other. My day is wide open except for a 2:00 doctor's appointment in Erie.

7:15

Tuesday's Slower Pace

Tuesday unfolded differently because Evie stayed home with pink eye. After my usual early wake-up, I frittered away three hours on the computer before she got up and I finally got moving—publishing the blog, for instance.

I called my dentist about adjusting my new implant and managed to get a 10:15 appointment. By 9:45, I was on my way to Jamestown. Five minutes in the chair for a quick tooth trim, and I was done. On the way home, I stopped at my mechanic's to schedule a repair for the 12-volt charger in my Outback. Hopefully it's just a fuse—though I'm probably being overly optimistic about the cost.

Afternoon Reset

Home by noon, I heated up a chicken pot pie for lunch and started watching The Diplomat on Prime—the British version, not the Netflix series with Keri Russell. I'm enjoying it so far, though the moral lines stay pleasantly blurred. After my early start, I needed a solid nap before returning to The Island. I'm only halfway through, which surprised me.

Around 3:00, I'd had enough of sitting idle. I laced up my hiking boots, strapped on crampons, and headed into the neighborhood woods for a forty-minute trek. Much of it required trail-blazing through snow that swallowed my boots four or five inches deep, making balance precarious. Thank goodness for my poles. The temperature hovered in the 20s—perfect hiking weather. I came home across the lake, bushwhacking through six inches of snow covering the ice

Woodlawn/Victoria Woods

Victoria Path

Woodlawn

.Evening Routine

At 5:00, Evie joined her Zoom call with her sisters while I watched another episode of Doc. I'm not sure why I'm still watching—it's getting increasingly melodramatic. After her call, we shared our evening wine and half-listened to CNN until dinner: chili with saltines and an excellent salad. We sampled Untamed, a new series set in Yosemite, making it through two episodes despite neither of us being particularly impressed. I tried watching some NBA but grew tired of the isolation-heavy, pass-light style of play. I ended the night with another episode of The Diplomat instead.

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