12 miles and no dust plus golf

not even sure what i wrote about yesterday as i was not in a very good mood and so today with nobody able to come work on any part of the house i got up early and went out to run with gail. we ran north on the tail and did the east blvd loop in both directions rather than stay on the trail and came back through the neighborhood rather than get back on the trail. we even added the pretty loop around the horticulture center taking in their version of the secret garden we came to really like at Blenheim palace in woodstock, uk.

i ran gail back to the house and went back out for some more running. was disappointed that my were so tight, but they loosened up some along the way and the second half of the run was better than the first half as is my usual custom. and also as usual it ended with a thud as suddenly my legs say it is time to stop now. the bike riding is so much fun for me but despite every attempt to ride in different levels and rpm's i cannot keep it from tightening up the quads, even with extra stretching. but still, a very pretty day and i stayed out long enough to get 12 miles in. just cannot make myself stay out loner right now and i will pay for that later.

this was to be the erie 12 hour run weekend, but the car being towed thursday night put a damper on any long distance travel as well as the house work getting in the way and the need to go to the store tomorrow to get the parts so that the broken shower can get fixed- as much as i like our new indoor fountain water noise-.

met some of my new and old neighbors after the run and ralph and i went back to my house and i dug up a 3-4 foot holly tree for his wife to plant next to their others and finish the row. will do better in their garden as it could not get enough sun in ours. and now i have a spot for another mahonia i hope.

then took a tour of stefanie nick's kitchen to see where their walls were knocked down as i want to do something similar with our walls to open up the space. they have the cutest little daughter, ella. an actual enjoyable morning....

then home to do a little yard work and laundry and then off to the driving range and played 9 holes of golf. did some short game practice and hit a badly hit bucket of balls. i have no idea it seems when it comes to my golf swing anymore since we went to england and my handicap has doubled. need to get some help, bu schedule wise it has to wait until after the major house stuff is behind us. all in all i played better than i practiced which is nice, but almost funny.

even had two birdies, but no confidence on the course unless i was chipping. and even though i putted ok, it has been many months now since i have been comfortable with my grip which just feels all wrong. still, made an 8 and 9 foot putt for the two birdies. shot 36- 5 over par-had one double when i came out of a bunker long and had to pitch back. was in 4 bunkers today-not at all the usual.

but after when i tried to hit a little bucket of balls hitting only my 56 degree wedge and my 5 iron, i was putrid. i will not play golf this way for the rest of my life and will find a way to fix it or stop. would rather just garden.

quiet enough restful evening. tried to do some emails but they had all been removed from my inbox and transferred to my other account- will have to get this straightened out this week as well as hook up the new printer.

and life goes on. all good-even the bad stuff- not cancer and nobody is shooting at me and i am not living in a tent trying to dodge rats and insects and waiting for mortars. not living in my car either though that experience taught me several things at the time. how dumb can a smart person be at any one time.... all in one's perspective- but time to add some value and balance. soon i hope. the dancing bear is restless.

have world series tickets for one game and that should be fun despite the driving involved and the cost.

playing a mix of yanni, mana and reo in the background.

fun weekend ahead- back later.