Thursday, September 1, 2016

Busy, busy, and yes, busy...

My fitbit can tell you that I have been busy.  My usual laid-back, almost lazy days find me lucky to have a little over 2,000 steps in a day.  Recently it is closer to 4,000 per day and sometimes more.

I am leaving in a little over 36 hours for a two week adventure.  I will be flying from Philly to Fairbanks, AK by way of Minnesota and Anchorage, AK.  I will be spending a week with Rob and Kate.  My adventures will include attending a harvest party and dye event with Kate where I will be using natural plants to create yellow dyes.  I had to find protein based fibers, so I have one pure silk scarf and two wool/silk blends.  Anxious to see how they turn out.  I will also be tagging along for some Tai Chi sessions that Rob and Kate teach and there are plans to get to Chena Hot Springs and a museum that highlights old cars and clothing.  So it will be a fun-packed week.

On September 11 I will fly from Fairbanks directly to Minneapolis to spend a week with my son, Brian.  He will likely be working the entire week, so I will quietly be reading, watching TV and sleeping until he gets home and I am not sure what fun he might have in mind.  But I do want to get to the fabric warehouse that he showed me last year.  I want to do some shopping for fabric options for my projects at the OBX.  I will be flying home on September 18th.

While I am away, Deb Scott will be staying at the house and taking care of Winston and Miles.  I met her through GriefShare.  Rob & Kate really thought once I got the dogs that I would not be back to visit.  But if this thing with Deb works out, I will try and visit as often as I can.

But since Deb was coming, I have been doing some deep cleaning that I have not done for a while.  There is no one here who cares how fastidious I am about cleaning.  And now, with Miles, who sheds, I am finding corners with built up dog fur, so I am going to have to do a better job at at least vacuuming in the future.

It may still not be perfect, but it is much neater than it has been in quite a while.  It is probably perfect timing.  I will be heading out to the OBX two weeks after I get back.  Then a few weeks after that, I will be having the surgery to have my left knee replaced.  So, at least I will have some of the deeper cleaning finished.

Check in as I travel.  I will keep you updated on the fun or relaxation that I am enjoying.

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