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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…
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Morning gents… Very foggy this morning. My dad used to tell me “it’s so foggy you can’t see your hand in front of your face without opening your eyes.” Supposed to rain a lot later and tonight. DGD turns 3 today. There’s a party at one of those kids party venues. Might bring my earplugs… Hiked yesterday, started along a…
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Good morning… Have been succumbing to cravings lately. Yesterday grabbed a loaf of Irish soda bread as I was shopping, got home and had a slice with a cup of decaf—by last night half the loaf was gone. Sigh. We finally heard some news about our piano teacher. He's in a rehab facility. I guess that probably means he broke…
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Mornin' 1" of snow on the ground and stuck to the tree branches here. Piano class this morning, but without the teacher who's been MIA for many weeks since we heard he fell. We still don't know what's really going on with him. Time to make breakfast and coffee. I stumble around and forget what I'm doing without my coffee…
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Up and at em… Slept in this morning and didn't expect to be first to check in. Got out yesterday for a decent hike in the wildlife area, with gorgeous 62º sunshine. The river, which had been frozen solid was running fast. Spring is in the air! Well, snow predicted for tonight, but who cares. Catching up on all the chores I…
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Mornin' Caught several fish yesterday; pickerel, bass, perch. We stayed till about 3:00; only ones out on the pond. Day started off cold and windy but warmed up into 50's and the sun created puddles and slush on top of the ice. We were astonished to find ice was still 13" +/- thick! Supposed to rise to around 60º today and…
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Rise and shine… Meeting up with a friend for some end-of-season icefishing. People were out on the ice at 3 nearby ponds yesterday. Will bring my drill to measure as we go, and make sure it's safe. Coffee, breakfast and packing. Friend is picking up shiners on his way to the pond. (aka lake). Onward and downward…
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Rise and shine. I have seven windup or battery clocks, three of them chiming, plus 4 digital clocks—radios, stove top, microwave. The other day I went around in a fog and set all my clocks ahead an hour—not sure what I was thinking— and next morning wondered why my phone didn't set itself like it usually does. Checked…
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27º here and not warming up much this afternoon. But 40s and 50s next week. We have patches of snow and ice all around, and won't see leaf buds and flowers for a month or more. Book club meeting this evening. Never got out for a walk yesterday it was so windy. Lot's of power outages in the area, but not here. Looks pretty…
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Mornin' gents. Met up with piano students yesterday. No one has heard from our teacher. Tried to email him, no answer; group tried to mail him a card, don't have an address. Very strange… 50 mph wind gusts today, and colder than past few days when it was in the 50s. Had hoped to get in a hike, but not safe walking under…
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Sam, can't believe you tore your rotator cuff again… what on earth is a reverse shoulder replacement? My windows are originals. Double glazed, from when the condos were built around 1970. The bedroom window fogs up inside and even ices over inside when it's really cold. The sliding door is permanently fogged up between the…
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Mornin' I swore I posted yesterday but it's not there, and then I looked at Tuesday and found what I wrote on Wednesday. My brain must be scrambled [even more than usual] from the all-day driving and all-night radio duty at the dog races. Our piano class is getting together this morning without the teacher. A few weeks ago…
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Good morning Overcast and rain coming, 50’s this afternoon. Ash Wednesday service this morning. Then a hike later if the rain has stopped, and unpacking from Maine trip, plus laundry. And in coming weeks will focus on decluttering, and staying clutter free. This spring I will look into replacing windows and sliding doors.…
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Well, as the saying goes, a man’s pole barn is his castle—right? Was up almost all night Saturday waiting for last dogsledder to arrive, rest and then plod to the next safety station between us and the next checkpoint/rest stop 60 miles away. Did get 2-1/2 hour snooze on my cot in the musher’s sleeping area after they left…
