Two Quiet Days

We’ve had a couple of very quiet days - nothing on the agenda.  

Rog worked in the wood shop both afternoons.  He’s making drawers for his tools to put in the shed.  He’s doing it all by hand so it’s a slow process.   The guys in the shop just shake their heads - why do it by hand when you can use the power tools and get it done now.?  Besides wanting to do his woodworking by hand, since it takes longer, so what.  It gives him an excuse to go to the shop.

Other than walking both mornings with Maggie,  I went to exercise class yesterday afternoon and this morning I did laundry.  Woohoo!!!  I’m trying to get my book club book from home read so I can start on the one from here.  I usually read at night after we go to bed, but lately I only last 15 minutes or so and I’m ready to turn out the light.  Therefore, I’m having to make time during the day.  In addition, I’ve been doing some crochet work.  Crochet until my eyes cross, read until I fall asleep.  That was this afternoon.  I had a nice nap in the recliner until my 3:00 alarm went off.  (It’s set so I’ll remember to take my meds.)  I’m not sure what time I dozed off.  The book is good, though, but it was warm and I was comfy and that was all it took.

We picked up some DVDs at the library on Wednesday - they are only checked out for a week.  We have been binge watching Season 3 of Madam Secretary in the evenings trying to get through the whole season.  

This morning’s walk was kind of interesting.  Rog decided to ride his bike around the perimeter path at the same time that Maggie and I took our walk.   We started out and Rog headed one way and Maggie and I the other.  I like going southeast  towards the dumpsters as Maggs does her business within the first 15 minutes and I can drop off the poo bag and continue on my way.  She kept stopping and giving me the “I don’t want to go” look, I kept yanking her leash and telling her she was going.  She must have stopped five times between home and the dumpster.  I was beginning to wonder if she was sick or something.  Then we saw Roger coming down the path.  She spotted him first and her tail started wagging.  He stopped to talk to us and I told him what she was doing.  We concluded she was wanting to follow him and not go with me.  He turned around, then, and headed back the way he had come.  If she could have run, she would have.  I started following him and going so fast I could hardly keep up.  She kept up quite a pace and kept turning around to see if I was following her.   I got my aerobic exercise for sure this morning.  Once Rog was out of sight, she kept going with her nose in the air and when we would get to an intersection of paths she would stop, sniff both directions, and then pick one - the one he had gone on.  It was cool to watch her do that.  All along she just wanted Roger and not to be walking with me.   Shows how much I rate!  I wish we could have let her go to run alongside him, but it’s against the rules, and there are cactus and critters she would encounter if she went off path.  I believe she would have kept up with him, though.  

Left overs for dinner last night and tonight.  Too hot to cook.  We are out of leftovers.  We are trying to conserve propane as we somehow missed the propane guy yesterday - or he missed us.  So cooking is being kept at a minimal - oh darn. 

Tomorrow we may have to go into town for dinner and try out the Greek restaurant or go to the Italian one - if either are open.  We aren’t sure about what is open around here on Sunday.   So, tomorrow - clean house in the morning, ice cream social at 2 and then out to dinner.  Sounds like a good day.