REWinn: Thursday By The Season

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Thursday By The Season

High Point

This morning I drove over to Hannah and Julie's for a morning walk to the highpoint, 520 feet above sea level - a lovely walk in the morning, with very little traffic but a lot of conversation. We had all been feeling the social isolation and this was a very pleasant change. Tomorrow I'll bring weeds for their chickens.
I was surprised to see how very close they are to Cyril's; we passed through his alley on the way back.
They are reading (or having a recording read to them) a book about the health effects of living according to the season instead of the clock. This makes sense to me and it helps explain some of my practices now that I am not tied to the work clock.
The news does not give me confidence that the office will open for at least a month, and if so, nothing I have learned this month changes my mind about retiring as I have planned. If anything, it encourages me to consider the brevity of life and the need to get on with it!.
Once home, I put off yoga for the evening - and it didn't happen. I did my mask pickup, and on the way back picked up a whole lot of plants someone had set on the curb for free. I think the guy in the bandana who went by me and into the house, smiling at me, was the gifter and pleased. I set those in my front yard for sorting tomorrow and regifting as appropriate.

Zoom does not impress Imp

I picked up supplies, mostly cat food and kitty litter - the only real reason I need to go to the store, but an important reason. Otherwise I was mostly home and zooming. I did Reema's Zumba at 4:30, and then started to open up the Toastmasters contest run-thru when I realized I wasn't really dressed for it. I took a quick shower and made that meeting in plenty of time.
I am happy to report that my new ear buds work fine. When I tried them for a Kent Toastmasters meeting Tuesday, they didn't work at all but I got by with phoning in. Today's Nordstrom Toastmasters I skipped because my shopping ran overlong and I have a lot of housework today.
I plan to practice my speech daily and study my recordings; my first try at zoom recordings the sound was bad so I'm hoping the earbuds help.