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Late check in. I’m avoiding my phone and computer this week. Trying to focus on getting stuff done. Have no desire to ride over waterfalls. Had one tick on my arm after canoe trip Monday. Pulled it out, keeping an eye on the bite. Nice hike Dave. DD wants to paddle with me Saturday. Supposed to be 73°. Woot! Sorry about…
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Mornin' men. Canoe trip was great yesterday. Sunny, 60º+, a little breezy mostly, and the river was flowing along high enough to carry us over the rocky parts. Ran several beaver dams and a few sets of challenging rapids. Only one big, fallen tree where we had to get out and carry. Lots of geese and ducks as well as a few…
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Rise and shine… Paddling today; have to get my canoe from under lodge bro's deck where I've kept it since condo outlawed canoes on cars in parking lot. River should have good flow, snow's been melting fast. Weather sunny and 60º. Pain in back only hurts when I turn a certain way and then ouch! So it's definitely a…
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Church this morning, then might get on the XC skis if the snow hasn't melted too much. We got 6" yesterday, although wet heavy snow and the temps have hovered above freezing. Never got out on the skis yesterday. Tomorrow, if good weather, going to paddle the Sevenmile River with a buddy. Having painful knot in my upper…
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Woke to a surprise blizzard outside my window. At least a few inches already and supposed to continue rest of the morning. Should see if DD wants to go XC skiing later; we never got to this winter. As a business WW was not that great—the new drugs are short cutting weight loss for people now, and making trillion$ for the…
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WW bankrupt! Unbelievable. Hard to fathom, but modern people are drawn to quick fix drugs. Hope they don’t discover hidden downsides years from now, like the great sleep medicine that made people sleepwalk and go shopping and not remember anything about it. Or the birth control shots that are being linked to brain cancer.…
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Mornin’ gents. 25° and windy, but sun is shining in a clear blue sky, so it’s a happy day. Made it through Bible study yesterday without going overboard, although I had a piece of almond cake the 90 year old made for us. Delicious. A woman who’s now in hospice came and joined us, she’s got maybe 6 months and looked tired…
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Mornin'. Foggy, cold and dismal looking outside. 34º. Weatherman says, Tomorrow the sun will come out. Has been a cold damp spring. We'll see. Bible study this morning. I know they'll be having leftover birthday cake and have to just stay away from the serving table. Some good news from Sam, and from Bob. Dave, that's an…
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Rise and shine out there… It just started snowing like crazy here… Got in a short hike yesterday exploring the forests and fields of an abandoned prison camp from a century ago. Had a working farm and TB hospital back then, now mostly foundations hidden in undergrowth, but there's still standing a solitary confinement…
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Mornin' gents… Glad they cancelled canoeing yesterday; it started pouring in the afternoon and it never got above 42º. Hope Sam is okay, though he's got enough on his plate without fussing with internet groups. Church this morning. If it warms up a bit and dries out I will do a hike in one of the many wildlife areas around…
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Canoe trip was cancelled late yesterday. Forecast is low 40's, rainy and windy, "not fun to canoe in and there's danger of hypothermia" the trip leader wrote. I might go with my paddling buddy another day this month though, when it's in the 60's or 70's. There was in fact a new piano teacher who came this Thursday, a…
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Morning. Heard disturbing news yesterday at piano class. Our teacher, who's been in rehab for "a fall", infact actually had a brain bleed as a result of the fall, was in ICU, had brain surgery, which didn't quite work and then had a second surgery, and is apparently not coming back to teach. Not clear where is now and how…
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Rise n shine. Hope Sam is doing okay with his new shoulder. And meanwhile a lot else on his plate. Lee, how did your knee visit go? Are you cleared for takeoff? Rained overnight and there was snow in the forecast, but don't see any. Supposed to get up to 60º today. This Saturday is a group canoe trip on the Sevenmile…
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Hope your checkup went well, Lee. I forgot to come back and say what I was going to say… I usually wait a minute to see if I double posted with someone else. Didn't have coffee yet, so "The empty vacuum of space" took over. Nice pics Dave. Reminds me of some of the landscape here, except greener than us this time of year,…
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Just kidding… Cloudy and damp but supposed to become sunny, in the 40's. Bible study this morning. Then Zoom call with DD to help her through some Excel worksheet stuff she needs for her new job. I used Excel, and before that Lotus-123 back in the late 80's and all though my career; she's been a yoga teacher and sort of…
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Mornin' men. DGS's team lost the championship hockey game yesterday, but played their hearts out. 6-4. Amazing the speed and control 10 year olds can have on the ice. A bit of a rough game. Went to 99 restaurant afterwards with DS and fiancee who came to the game; they are planning a wedding in the fall. The "Coyotes" team…
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Church, then 2 hr drive to Rockland to see DGS in a hockey championship. He's 10, played with the Cape Cod Coyotes for several years. I fall down on skates more than I stand up. Dense fog this morning and icy on the ground. almost fell going onto my balcony to see how cold it was. "Freezing fog". Ran into a conundrum…
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Mornin' Sounds like maybe too much too soon for the knee? Sleep is needed for healing — and functioning. If there's theft occurring at community cemetery seems the community should be concerned and put up their own surveillance camera? DS trying to reinstate his Medicare. He has Blue Cross, but Medicare was the main payer…
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Dave, I hear ya. That is a lot in 3 months… More of those easy 16 mile hikes are called for, too. I like Sam’s idea for balancing work and planning the day. Have a list of chores, pick a few each day and cut back a little, so theres time for fishing etc. And Dave’s motto—sitting in a recliner watching TV all day is a death…
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Was a cold wintery feeling morning but finally warmed up into 40s at least. Met with group again for piano practice; heard that husband of Sr. Center board person is a piano teacher and may sub for awhile. Did some grocery shopping afterwards. Prices are out of sight these days… Nice hike picture, Dave. My farthest hike…
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Morning, gents… Frosty morning here. Doing hike in state park next town over this morning. Three waterfalls there and a pond that has waterfowl and turtles in summer. Yesterday on the rail trail ponds I saw mallards, Canada geese, a heron and a flock of maybe 100 mergansers. Too early for the turtles yet. Noticed some…
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Nice selfie, Lee. Dave, have a good hike today. Hard to change gears from high productivity working years to relaxed pace of retirement. Reorientation of lifestyle. Bible study group met, woman there getting near end of her battle with cancer. Walked after Bible study on rail trail and saw lost dachshund wandering around.…
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9:30 and no one started rollcall…? Sleet and freezing rain this morning. Might be snow Wednesday. More decluttering and tidying up today. Bill hope you can get the lingering health issues cleared up. Sam, glad to hear DW breathing a little better. And good luck with shoulder operation. Hang in there. Still dealing with…
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Mornin’ Hike with DD went well. Spent a good while on the peak enjoying the sunshine and the view. Started out cold with some icy sections on the trail in the shady pine woods. Finished around one and found a nice pub in a small town driving home. Had a Reuben sandwich and fries, only finished half. Nice day all around;…
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Morning. Chilly morning. Getting together with DD for a hike up Mt. Watatic on the NH line. Will warm up to 50 with sunshine, so a good day for it. With all that surgery going on Sam will have to put Pablo in charge of the house. Gotta run to meet up with DD… Onward and downward.
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Chilly, damp and dark morning here. Bill, I hope your scan came out okay. Steve, a book I found useful for getting motivated to deal with clutter, was “Making Room for God” by Mary Sperry. Rereading it now in hopes of shoveling out once more. Although Lee’s idea—calling the junk man—has some merit to it. Sam good luck with…
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Good afternoon… Met with piano classmates again this morning. Hoping our teacher gets back soon, but falling and getting sent to a rehab facility is not a good sign. Probably broke something. Hiked five miles with a friend yesterday. Nice stretch of pine forest leading to a river that was at a nice level for some white…
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Mornin’ Ice on the puddles outside. Heading over to Bible study in an hour. Gradually getting random corners of clutter whittled down, either tossing out things I don’t really need or organizing them neatly. Condo association, after raising fees yet again just a few months ago, is now tacking on an assessment to build up…
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Yes Steinway upright piano has been very good. (After the ordeal of moving it was over. ) Major repairs are done and most minor ones, and it’s now very close to being in tune. And it sounds really nice—better at least than any of the others I have played. Still more to do, but for now I’ll just be content to play it for a…
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My mouth waters every time Lee describes another grilling recipe. Rainy day here, but going up to 60°. DGD’s birthday party was nice. Lots of families with rug rats there; trampolines, bouncy house, jungle gyms. Pizza and chocolate cake with three candles on it. The birthday girl refused to blow them out, funny. On my way…
