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What a morning. I can’t remember us having such a string of sunny days, not even during the summer. It was 37° when I woke, and the high will be in the low 60s, perfect weather for a neighborhood clambake.
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| Kayak Morning |
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| Northern Blue |
Friday was the same as the previous week: a heavy fog in the morning, then lots of sun and blue skies, and a bit chilly for much of the day. I was up earlier than usual and tired of waiting for the fog to lift so I could get out on the lake. Finally, around 10:15, I went out, but it was still too foggy to see much, so I returned home and finished up the blog.
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| Kayaking Friday Morning |
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| Friday Fog |
I spent the rest of the morning getting a few things done and wondering why I didn’t have the mojo to go for a bike ride. Evie told me to just cool it and enjoy the morning, so I did, by starting the newest Gabriel Allon thriller,
Ransom, the 26th in the series. I think I’ve read all of them. In contrast to me, Evie was busy making broccoli, cauliflower, and cheddar soup and a pumpkin pie for today’s clambake.
For lunch, I finished my pastrami sandwich, had a bowl of Evie’s soup, and watched some TV. Since I’d been up so early, I was happy to nap, and then to dig into my new novel. After my nap, I drove to Wegmans to pick up a prescription and a few things for the weekend. When I got home, I spent a half hour cleaning up the kitchen, emptying the dishwasher, and doing other things, then read until 5:00, when I showered and got ready to go out to dinner. We picked up Ron and Linda at 6:00 and drove to Bellini’s, a mile away. It has a great happy hour from 5 to 7, so we took advantage of it. We hadn’t seen Linda and Ron for at least three weeks, mostly because they flew to Portland for 10 days to attend their niece’s wedding, so we had lots to talk about over fish fries, beers, and wine. They had a great time and loved everything about Portland, although Trump calls it a “burning hell, war-ravaged.” We were home by 8:30, and I watched some NBA basketball, then switched to a couple of programs, neither of which grabbed me, so I was happy to go up to bed and read.
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With this strong El Niño weather pattern , the northern states may see a drier fall and winter than normal . Southern states , like Az , Ca , New Mexico are getting hammered .
ReplyDeleteI’m sure Trump is referring to the Western Portland as “burning hell “ . But it’s not any worse than any other city in the country . Very scenic with all the surrounding mountains and greenery .
I never miss a Gabriel Allon book by Daniel Silva! My favorite author!
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