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shireboundI enjoyed a lovely hike with lbilover and her four dogs a few weeks ago. She drove us all down to a nature preserve, and for nearly the whole time we walked we were the only ones there! The dogs had a marvelous time running loose and sniffing all the wonderful smells but never roamed far from their mommy. lbilover's 17-year-old whippet, Pippin, trotted happily with us for hours, and the new pup, Wren, expended lots of puppy energy and hopefully enjoyed a nice nap after they got home. Hiking is so good for me. I just have to get some sturdy and supportive hiking shoes that hold up better than my everyday (rather worn) 'walking Pippin' shoes. I also have to get a pair of comfortable, waterproof boots before the winter snows give way to the spring rains. Of the three pair of (also rather worn) boots I own, I've discovered that none of them are completely waterproof.
I'm very happy that in the seven months since we moved to NJ, I've been able to visit with my dad in Philadelphia six times (with another visit planned in a few weeks). He'll be 90 in June, and before we moved I was only able to see him once a year... sometimes once every two years. That wasn't enough.
We've had two huge storms in the past few weeks, one with winds up to 60 mph, and one with over a foot of snow. I shot a video of the snowstorm, but for some reason my phone won't let me upload it to Youtube. Next time I'll also take some still pics just in case a video won't upload! The snow from the recent storm was over Pippin's head, so I shoveled a path for her in several places to get her to go outside. We also ended up with a tree bent so far down from the weight of the snow that the tip touched my car. I have it propped up with long sticks, and will figure out a more permanent solution soon. Living in a house is so different than an apartment. So much to think about and maintain, inside and out! It's a whole new life, and no mistake.
Shiremom and I watched "Darkest Hour" the day before Gary Oldman won his Oscar for Best Actor, and thought it was really good. I have to admit that I didn't realize the full extent of how pivotal to history, prescient, and courageous Winston Churchill was. Our next scheduled movies are "The Man Who Invented Christmas" and "I, Tonya". We also watched "The Bucket List" on TV, finally, and while I liked it a lot, I felt the ending was missing something...
Wouldn't it have been cool if the final scene, with Thomas up on the mountain, ended with him pulling out of his pocket a bucket list of his own and crossing something off? I think so. :)
Okay, that's enough typing for now! I still have to be careful about that.
*Monday hugses*
lbilover and her four dogs a few weeks ago. She drove us all down to a nature preserve, and for nearly the whole time we walked we were the only ones there! The dogs had a marvelous time running loose and sniffing all the wonderful smells but never roamed far from their mommy. lbilover's 17-year-old whippet, Pippin, trotted happily with us for hours, and the new pup, Wren, expended lots of puppy energy and hopefully enjoyed a nice nap after they got home. Hiking is so good for me. I just have to get some sturdy and supportive hiking shoes that hold up better than my everyday (rather worn) 'walking Pippin' shoes. I also have to get a pair of comfortable, waterproof boots before the winter snows give way to the spring rains. Of the three pair of (also rather worn) boots I own, I've discovered that none of them are completely waterproof.I'm very happy that in the seven months since we moved to NJ, I've been able to visit with my dad in Philadelphia six times (with another visit planned in a few weeks). He'll be 90 in June, and before we moved I was only able to see him once a year... sometimes once every two years. That wasn't enough.
We've had two huge storms in the past few weeks, one with winds up to 60 mph, and one with over a foot of snow. I shot a video of the snowstorm, but for some reason my phone won't let me upload it to Youtube. Next time I'll also take some still pics just in case a video won't upload! The snow from the recent storm was over Pippin's head, so I shoveled a path for her in several places to get her to go outside. We also ended up with a tree bent so far down from the weight of the snow that the tip touched my car. I have it propped up with long sticks, and will figure out a more permanent solution soon. Living in a house is so different than an apartment. So much to think about and maintain, inside and out! It's a whole new life, and no mistake.
Shiremom and I watched "Darkest Hour" the day before Gary Oldman won his Oscar for Best Actor, and thought it was really good. I have to admit that I didn't realize the full extent of how pivotal to history, prescient, and courageous Winston Churchill was. Our next scheduled movies are "The Man Who Invented Christmas" and "I, Tonya". We also watched "The Bucket List" on TV, finally, and while I liked it a lot, I felt the ending was missing something...
Wouldn't it have been cool if the final scene, with Thomas up on the mountain, ended with him pulling out of his pocket a bucket list of his own and crossing something off? I think so. :)
Okay, that's enough typing for now! I still have to be careful about that.
*Monday hugses*