The Weeki Wachee is a really beautiful river, with crystal clear spring water, lots of birds and turtles, and manatees. It’s a 6-mile upstream paddle and then a lovely float back down.
Emily Birt
I’ve added some things to Trav’s list.
We have so many routines and ways of doing things that I don’t even realize, because he’s always here. Currently working on list 3 of things I love about Trav.
Mmmm, fresh seaweed!
The Gulf of Mexico provided a tasty snack on my Honeymoon Island adventure the other day – Graceful Redweed.
The kitty came when I called him.
Amadeus is Mozart’s brother. This event is one of the happiest moments of my life.
We have a new president!
Dad would have been so pleased. Trav put on his first speech as president elect, and between him and Harris, it made me cry with joy. To see people so happy and to hear hope and a promise to help bring people together, my heart is full.
I get a warm fuzzy when I arrive home after dark and the light is on.
My honey cares about me!
I’ve been feeling really good since I started yoga with Julia Marie.
She’s a great yoga teacher and joyful presence (Prime Video). My posture is better and I’m feeling stronger.
We had Dad for a good, long time.
He lived an adventurous life and made many people happy along the way, with his gentle and kind soul. I have many good memories and will miss him a lot.
We got our car back!
A bad inverter made it stay in “golf cart” mode. They fixed it under warranty (yay!!) and gave us a rental car in the meantime. That rental really made me appreciate the features of our car.
Found a neat palm frond.
Driving to the store, I saw it laying on the opposite side of the road… a long, wide dry palm frond, and I hoped I would remember to stop and pick it up on the way back. I did! I gave it to Rachel for her to paint on.
My kalimba arrived!
It’s a thumb piano, and it’s really neat. It’s the same idea as a music box (metal tines) that you play with your thumbs. It has two octaves so I’ll be able to play a wide range of songs. So excited to learn some using tabs. The first thing I tried to play was “Wish You Were Here” by Pink Floyd.
Off to a good start.
Rachel, Lance and I are doing the 21 day meditation program for “Miraculous Relationships.” I learned some stuff with the first try, so hopefully this time will go better.
The gutters work great!
It rained hard today, and not a drop of water came in the door track. Yippee!!
We saved the nest.
Scott is clearing the bushes from the side of his yard, and right before I started sawing on one of them, I looked up and noticed a dove sitting on a nest. It’s amazing that she stayed while we were clearing all around her. So, we left that bush and the one next to it. Hopefully she’ll still be able to raise her family there.
Best burger in a while!
Trav made the most delicious hamburgers. We added mushroooms, provolone, and bacon on our favorite potato buns. Mmmm mmm! It made me think of the burgers at the Cherry Lounge in Jamestown… one of our favorite places to go after work on Friday. It was right downstairs and they would often have the perfect crisp on the buns.
We left the caves better than we found them.
Spelunking was the adventure today, and we picked up a bag full of trash along the way… lots of beer cans and water bottles. Also grateful there was so much less garbage than last time we went there, which is good because then we get to pick up all the little stuff, like cigarette butts and bottle caps. It was a beautiful day and we had a really good time “forest bathing.”