I meant to write many times today. I kept thinking of things to write about, Now I'm so tired I can hardly type, and I don't know if I'll have time to write in the morning. I'll just write a little this and that.

I had an unproductive morning. I like to get moving early, but I didn't. Emily spent yesterday and last night at her dad's and got the summer reading assignment done. She came home around noon, and I drove her to practice about 2:15. I went to my pool after that. Not the pool, my pool. Lately I've had the pool almost to myself. There was one man there on his chaise, and me and the lifeguards, who were reading. Did you know that 32 laps are a mile? It took me all kinds of time yesterday to do the math. I walked the length of the pool, counting my steps. I measured my feet, did the multiplication to figure out how many meters a lap is, etc. When I told Kit, she was surprised. She knew 32 laps equaled a mile. She thought it was common knowledge. How many of you knew that? I've been swimming over a mile! Now I stop at 32 laps. I called a gym around the corner from my salon that has an indoor pool. I'm going on a tour tomorrow. A little blessing today, Elizabeth? Smelling the scent of pine trees while I swam. Yesterday on my walk I noticed that the pine cones have opened. Not too long ago they were green and closed tight. If I wasn't outdoors so much I would have never noticed. I never did before.


Remember that wooden spoon? It's the one that got ruined when I made pesto. Now I keep it in this pot on my deck railing that's filled with dirt. The other spoon is around there somewhere. I fill the clay saucer with water. The birds and squirrels like to play in it.

So, another good day. A pleasant eve with Emily. It's before 9:30, and I'm going to bed. Pleasant dreams!