Wed 7 Jul

Considerably cooler this morning - 56°. The rain last night brought temps down for a few days to more tolerable levels. Might see more rain today. Food: 7:50 am Kouign amann, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Tues 6 Jul

Couldn't believe how much I sweated last night on our hike at Rib. My merino t-shirt was soaked in a huge area around the armpits and even the back was wet. Doing a wash of merino today as I can't stand the thought of all that sweat evaporated and remaining in the fabric even if it doesn't stink. Also I had a massage yesterday, so there will be residue of massage oil inside. Food: 8:10 am Chocolate pecan pinwheel, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 5 Jul

Bob is home today for the legal holiday, but the gym is open as usual and I have a massage scheduled this afternoon so I have a fairly normal Monday. Glad he has a day to relax though. Food: 7:50 am Cheese danish, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Sun 4 Jul

Happy Independence Day. Mary chose a song for church this morning that has absolutely beautiful lyrics. It is to the tune of Finlandia, which I find somewhat amusing for American Independence Day since it was written by Sibelius as an anthem for Finland, but the words talk about loving our country and its beauty while acknowledging that other countries are also beautiful and asking the Lord to bless us all. Food: 7:50 am Cherry danish, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Sat 3 Jul

Independence weekend is here. We don't feel like displaying a flag because it has become more a symbol of the right-wing extremists than a symbol of a united country that it should be. Nice walk to the Farmer's Market, relatively cool yet. Full complement of pastries for the week, plus trout and a carton of local black raspberries. Food: 8:55 am Berry pastry, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 2 Jul

Heading into a hot Fourth of July weekend with no real plans except to cantor and Bob to usher at Mass Sunday. I want to get to the Farmer's Market on Saturday to get pastries (hopefully), and we are committed to water Michael's plants and care for the cats. Maybe we'll go somewhere to hike on Saturday if it's not too oppressive. Food: 8:00 am 1 c Quaker Oat Squares (stale), 1/2 c soy milk, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Thurs 1 Jul

In for a long day at Bootstrap today, going in at 10:30 after my walk with Kathy. Morning shift has been short-handed lately, so several of us are going in for all or part of the morning to help the one person on the regular schedule this week. Food: 7:55 am Morning bun, 101 g blackberries, coffee