Tuesday

This afternoon, we drove Toby to Weaver Park and walked downtown. It was sunny and 68 degrees, just about perfect.

The mural at HOB (House of Beer) looks complete. The artist even painted a Santa in the lower left corner.

 

 

Our neighbors just got back from a trip to Atlanta and brought back this souvenir for their front yard.

 

We put Toby in his crate this morning and enjoyed a long walk on the causeway.

 Early this morning, we took Toby on a bike ride.

 

Toby got to play with a neighbors' dog, Finn. They say that Finn can sense when Toby's walking by and always times his walks to see him. 

 

On our way to the causeway walk, we stopped at Dollar General and picked up this coverlet. It's reversible and very dog friendly, meaning if Toby destroys it we won't be upset. 

 

 

I made salmon with a balsamic, honey, and garlic glaze, served with peas and a salad.  

 

We stuck to the neighborhood with Toby bike rides today.

  

For my competitive family members: The NYT's mini crossword took me 3:36 seconds today.

I got 23 points in the NYT's Spelling Bee game. Best words: noir, ninny, ricin, lily, lyric.

There was no blog on Sunday because our Spectrum service was down for several hours. Then there was no blog for Monday because we were having other technical issues, mainly with our aging computer (2013) and printer. We ended up having to go to Staples to print and fax some things for John's upcoming doctor's visit. 

John got his first shingles vaccination yesterday. The pharmacist says that 30% of patients show flu-like symptoms after the shot. I did when I got mine. Today, he was feeling a bit out of sorts, but he was able to go on walks and Toby rides.

On Monday, we were also able to get an H&R Block appointment for our taxes and confirmed that they could access our previous returns to speed up the process. I hope by late March things will be much improved, Covid-wise.

With these appointments, I finally made it to the bottom of my retirement checklist. Now, I'm accumulating a "to do" list for house things.

We binge-watched Bridgerton on Netflix. It was like a less complicated version of Downton Abbey, set in 1813 in London during the reign of "mad" King George III. The series had the feel of a romance novel, but it was entertaining. The big twist from most period dramas is that the time period is imagined with whites and blacks being equal. The writers had the king marry a black woman and decree an end to discrimination, although all that was off screen and settled when the series begins. Therefore, there were black aristocrats and royals. It was a refreshing view of what might have been. Race was a non-issue.

Miles walked: 7.6
Miles biked: 3.18