Well Friday was another mixture of play and work. The play came during the early morning at the Rec when I got in another hour plus of continuous pickle ball play. My game is back according to those who I beat and now I gave lots of instructions to some beginners and intermediate players who were in attendance as several of the better players stayed away yesterday. I still got a good workout and worked on my dink and donk game while staying away from the power game which I truly love.
I started the day much the usual with a 6'ish roll out to my routines that start with some quiet time after posting this ramble. I finished up with my morning talk with my Creator on my bike ride to the rec. After my workout I headed home to work in the gardens and yards and now have beets and kale showing some color along with the lettuces. So far all of the seedlings are surviving this heat. I'm hoping the tomato seeds I sowed make as they were the best tasting tomato from my summer mountain garden.
I cleaned off the side garden and now have it ready to be seeded with carrots and some snow peas that will grow on the chain link fence. I took out the dead and dying front azaleas and the once very large hibiscus plant that died over the summer. I want to redo the front of the house but will wait until it gets a little cooler. That kept me busy until late evening when it had cooled down a little to be able to work outside . The afternoons are just too hot and humid to do anything outside, so I watched so documentaries on the laptop. So far I've stayed away from afternoon napping which at times I find myself dozing while sitting at the desk involved in the stories, oh well.
Nancy was off with neighbor Carol during the morning hours and then again she, Kathryn and Carol were out to a new store and then dinner at Outback. I heated up some leftover yellow rice with some black beans for my supper which was delicious to say the least. I'm down 5 pounds since getting back but still another 5 or so go before I want to feel comfortable. Keeping active through out the day and eating smaller portions and staying away from junk foods like chips and other carbs seems to be having an effect. I think the big thing is shrinking the stomach and eating less is the key, LATER
