Tues 30 Jun

It's hot! The house a/c is set at 78° and is keeping it quite comfortable. Tne new bedroom a/c was set at 76° last night, and I will probably go down just a tad tonight because my bedside clock/thermometer said it was 81° all night. It was okay for sleeping even so, and certainly better than not having any a/c upstairs. Food: 7:55 am 85 g raspberry kringle, 106 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Mon 29 Jun

So begins the hot streak, according to the forecasts. This week will start in the 90s and just barely drop into the 80s later. Yesterday we bought a window air conditioner for the bedroom since the house a/c doesn't suffice for upstairs. Just ran it on fan last night since it wasn't yet really hot, and it has a good strong fan. Food: 8:00 am 84 g raspberry kringle, 109 g blackberries, coffee, 1 tsp goat milk powder

Sun 28 Jun

Fr. Steve's last hurrah (until he comes back to sub). I cantor and Cindy accompanies; she has already sent me an email promising to be there! She will never forget me again. Knee and finger are steadily improving, though there is significant bruising around the knees. Made it through my workout at Laura's gym yesterday, and it was enjoyable. Hope to return soon. Food: 7:50 am 95 g frosted cinnamon roll, 105 g blackberries, coffee, powdered goat milk

Sat 27 Jun

Will see how well I do in Laura's weightlifting class with my bruises and stiffness from the bike fall. Will try to accomplish and learn some things anyway. Food: 7:55 am 87 g frosted cinnamon roll, 102 g blackberries, coffee, collagen powder

Fri 26 Jun

Oh my, took a small fall from my new bike yesterday. An overly-courteous semi driver insisted on waiting at Clark and Illinois for us to cross the street. There was a cop having pulled someone over just beyond him and I was stressed as it is always hard for me to start up from the ground. I managed to get on and start pedaling, then realized that Bob had pulled in front of me just where I needed to go and I didn't yet have sufficient control to swerve completely around him. I caught the back of his bike and went down, albeit slowly. Unfortunately I landed on my right knee and jammed the thumb of my right hand. After a short rest and getting Bob to pull the bikes clear, I was able to get back on and ride home, but my knee did not want to bend much. I was grateful for the power assist. At home, I iced the knee and had Bob tend to a scrape on my right calf. After about an hour of reading quietly in my chair, I hobbled upstairs one step at a time, took ibuprofen, and slathered the stuff from the Spain market guy on my thumb and knee. I read for a bit in bed. I took another dose of ibuprofen midway, and am a bit more mobile this morning in both the thumb and the knee, but there is still soreness and not much strength. Food: 7:55 am 107 g frosted cinnamon roll, 105 g blackberries, coffee, collagen powder

Thurs 25 Jun

Bootstrap this afternoon. Had a lovely "English pub" dinner at Chef's Table last night. Had a "Cornish pasty" that tasted and looked nothing like a Cornish pasty but was absolutely delicious, and a salted caramel chocolate parfait for dessert that was incredible. Food: 7:50 am 131 g frosted cinnamon roll, 107 g blackberries, coffee, collagen powder

Wed 24 Jun

Mick is hoping to attend an outdoor concert at the river with Adam Greuel tonight and has asked me to go over to the house around 7 and help Leone toilet. She will be in bed already and return to bed, and should then be good until he returns. Food: 7:55 am 3/4 c TJs Maple Pecan cluster cereal, 1/2 c skim milk, 102 g blackberries, coffee, collagen powder

Tues 23 Jun

Meeting at OBT with someone from the University who has been helping out with financial counseling. I have not yet used them, so I'll be glad to learn a bit more about them. Otherwise, quiet week ahead. Used the last of the goat milk powder today, and don't think I'll get more unless I can find it at Woodman's or TJ's at a lesser price than online. Collagen powder is cheaper. Food: 8:00 am 97 g cinnamon roll, 101 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Mon 22 Jun

Fairly quiet week ahead, one meeting tomorrow afternoon, otherwise just OBT and Bootstrap. Weather is sunny and pleasant, nicely cool but warm enough to be summer. Food: 7:50 am 112 g cinnamon roll, 100 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Sun 21 Jun

Choir sings for Fr Steve's retirement celebration Mass today, with refreshments and a program after. I liked his "farewell" sermon yesterday well enough. Got my new toe separators yesterday and like them well. The silicone is much more comfortable than the foam ones for nail polishing. They do seem fairly thin, so I will need to be conscious to be careful putting them on and off. Might look into some toe socks to help keep the toes in better alignment. Excited that I can join Laura for lifting class next Saturday. Food: 7:55 am 123 g cinnamon roll, 102 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Sat 20 Jun

I cantor at 5 pm tonight, and tomorrow our choir sings at 10:30 and for Fr. Steve's retirement party. Weather continues cooler but comfortable. Food: 8:00 am 92 g blueberry cheese croissant, 101 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Fri 19 Jun

Spanish group at Pia's this morning. Back to laundry today. Food: 7:50 am 69 g cinnamon roll, 101 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Thurs 18 Jun

Just Bootstrap and Healthy Bodies at-home exercise today. Need to take time to write up summary of committee meeting yesterday and send out to Rick and Dave for review. Food: 7:50 am 70 g cinnamon roll, 103 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Wed 17 Jun

Today dentist and OBT committee meeting which I have to "chair" and which needs to make some big decisions regarding distribution of benefits. So it goes. And it's expected to rain today, so I can't walk to my appointments as I would prefer. Food: 8:05 am 68 g cinnamon roll, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Tues 16 Jun

Get my annual eye exam this morning, massage this afternoon. Scale came down a little this morning, so there's hope that the big jump after vacation may be temporary. I need to be vigilant, though. Food: 7:50 am 113 g blueberry cheese caramelized croissant, 103 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Mon 15 Jun

Very nice week at the North Shore in springtime, again stepping back in the seasonal progression from the full summer here. Unfortunately put on some weight again, so need to get serious about cutting back. Food: 7:55 am 88 g blueberry cheese carmelized croissant, 105 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Sun 7 Jun

Heading up to the North Shore today for a spring week. Did about 8.3 miles of the half marathon yesterday before bailing and calling for the sag wagon. Food: 7:30 am Raspberry turnover, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Sat 6 Jun

Walk Wisconsin today! Going to be quite warm for the walk, most likely, though it's a comfortable 48° right now. Had a small storm last night that brought the temperature down a bit. Food: 7:50 am Raspberry turnover, 106 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Fri 5 Jun

Getting to feel a bit warm and summery, enough so that I won't mind being cool in Grand Marais next week. Might be quite warm for Walk Wisconsin tomorrow, but it doesn't usually get too warm until later in the afternoon, and hopefully we'll be nearly done by then. Food: 7:50 am Raspberry turnover, 101 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Thurs 4 Jun

Had a delightful Caribbean dinner at Chef's Table last night as a cap on our anniversary celebrations. Bootstrap today. Food: 7:50 am 175 g cherry coffee cake, 109 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Wed 3 Jun

Nice anniversary celebration dinner last night with Michael and Taylor. Taylor made a delicious apple galette for dessert; I'm having a leftover piece for breakfast. The expensive Clio wine was good, but not substantially better than their ganache or other good wines that are much more reasonable. Nice to have tried it, wouldn't buy it again. Food: 7:50 am 125 g vegan apple galette, 106 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Tues 2 Jun

Happy 42nd Anniversary to Bob and me! Hopefully Michael and Taylor are coming for a cookout tonight to celebrate and open the bottle of Clio that we bought for the occasion. Food: 7:50 am 100 g frosted cinnamon roll, 106 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder

Mon 1 Jun

Cantoring yesterday was traumatic. The accompanist had her dates mixed up and didn't show, so I recruited Pat D'Ercole to sing a cappella with me. Kat Lindow came to the rescue just before offertory thanks to a text from her husband who was there with the kids. She had played at 8 am so knew what we were doing. I had post-trauma shakiness for much of the day until we took a nice long walk on the Green Circle segment by the disc golf course. Nature helps calm me down. Food: 7:45 am 101 g frosted cinnamon roll, 109 g blackberries, coffee, goat milk powder