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9.7.2023 Birthday 76

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Told SJ Williams that we won’t attend gala. Cough persists. 

More work on MMT, particularly concept of sovereignty. 

Worked on TikTok version of $47 Trillion Rip Off. 

Dr’s nurse suggested going for an X-ray. Theresa Melz is not in until Monday. 

Brief UTMH mtg. 

Tennis lesson. Hot and humid. Called it early at about 55 minutes. Elbow much better. 

Stopped at PriceChopper for grapes and watermelon for Pauline who is sick with Covid. 

Delivered a dozen bran muffins to Book and Bake sale at library. Ended up giving Kathy Parchuk a ride home. 

Went to see Oppenheimer, a 3 hour movie. Thunder storms knocked out power after 1 1/2 hrs. Karen will have to go back to see last half. 

8,012 steps. 

1/2/2021 – Saturday – what do we eat during the pandemic – drinks

Nan asked what we have been eating during the pandemic. This provoked the expenditure of lots of time and energy to create an answer. Food During The Pandemic  (opens new window)

Some thought that it might dry enough for some tennis. Temp reached 44. But nets have disappeared probably until end March.

Went to Fairview Wine. Bought exactly the Bordeaux’s that Ted and Anne served a few weeks back.

Need to do a lot of cleaning on the markorton.com site.

Ted and Anne came for drinks. They were happy with the heater even though temperature outdoors was 35 degrees. Anne talked about her childhood and her father. Not so happy to be sure.

More George Gently series.

12/6/2020 – Sunday – walk, Leiden Zoom, dinner with Dave and Hazel

Snow on the Catskills already….

Went for a walk. Not our usual  route. Down  to  the Promenade, then on to the water  treatment  plant,  up 2nd to Robinson. At end of 3rd walk down steep hill and back up to Washington St. At the Fire Station walked around to County Social Services building this revealed a path across the eastern end of Oakdale Park. Through the woods to clamber on up to Oakwood Blvd. Along Oakdale Beach on 6th St on to Warren and then home. 3 1/2miles.On Robinson St.

Past the County Social Services bldg. to the path around the eastern end of Oakdale Park.

A lot of this was new territory for us. And new perspectives on well know ground.

Zoom with the kids in Leiden

Jesse scored in the top ranks for selection to the high schools in Leiden.

Dinner with Dave and Hazel

Karen roasted a beer can chicken, made tomatoes and cabbage stew, and I made faro. Dave brought his homemade butter nut pecan ice cream. Temperature was 30 degrees. Dinner lasted for 1 1.2 hours. With the 2 hours with Ted and Anne Saturday looks like a tank of gas lasts for around 4 hours.


More Brokenwood tv

12/2/2020 – Wednesday- tennis amidst snow flurries – end of outdoor season??

Spent time trying to get Lightroom up and running to replace Photos app, and UTMH work. Went to play tennis with Ted at 2:30 pm. 40 degrees but little wind. Balls didn’t bounce much so many ball were hit at ankle height. Then we had snow flurries. Time to end the outdoor season?? When will the city take down the nets? Usually already happened by this point in the year.

Hung up banner for last DOG show of the year.

Watched more of Homeland and Ally McBeal

4/30/2020 – 7/1/2020

I have not felt motivated to write much during this period. The pandemic and its associated tribulations interfere.

We’ve been quite busy with socializing mainly virtually but with warm weather outdoors chiefly people’s backyards. We’ve moved our drinks with Ted and Anne to our backyards on a weekly schedule. Dave Drake has come by for food a number of times. He is working his way through a myriad of curry dishes. Zoom meetings weekly with Esther Hanig, Ellen Feldman, Dave Drake, the Orton siblings, the Leiden crew. 

With less regularity Andrea and company have Zoomed and appeared here physically. Though we have seen Noah and Nyla twice now in the backyard once including Noah’s girlfriend Kiara Guyton. Andrea actually talked with us for almost two hours in a singe stretch. Probably my longest conversation with her in decades. Nyla wrote a great high school essay, “Aunt Jemima Ain’t Chure Mammy”

4/19/2020 – Sunday NY Times, Zoom with family and friends, walk…..

Bought Sunday NYTimes paper. it included a separate section on Quarantine Parenting. Travel section was 4 pages, similar for Sports. Made whole wheat pancakes. Think I will experiment with half and half next week.

Visited Walmart for shopping and prescription.

Longish letter to Walter Stitt in production.

Visited with Leiden crew at 12:30. Good visit. The top floor house project is moving slowly. Only two guys working on it. No Andrea and her crew. Not even a note that they wouldn’t attend. I’m not surprised. Reflects her long term priorities.

Out for a walk…..2pm. Down to river and back up the 2nd st. Stairs, up Allen beyond the court house then home down Warren. Many, many more people out and about. Warm weather. Feels very Spring like. Continue reading →