Wednesday September 30, 2015

Breakfast Club Wednesday and I had to get up at 0545. It was pitch black when I left at 0630. We had a good turnout at today's meeting. In addition to scrambled eggs they had biscuits and gravy. I had to sample the biscuits and gravy. It is my plebeian upbringing. The speaker today was the Kent County Drain Commissioner. He talked about his office. It was a good presentation. With winter coming I stopped at Mr Thanh to get some wool pants taken in. The weight loss is getting expensive. A new Orvis store has opened in Breton Village. I wear a lot of Orvis clothes so I thought I would stop by and see what they had. I arrived at 0930 and the store did not open until 1000. I did not want to wait so I drove to Woodland Mall. The stores were not yet open so I had a coffee at the Mall's Starbucks. I am looking for corduroy pants, pants not jeans. I stopped at Sears, J. Crew, Penney's, American Eagle and Macy's and none of the stores had cords. Bummer. On the way home I stopped at Costco to see if they had their wool blend long sleeve tees in. I love these shirts for cold weather. No luck. With Art Prize in full swing the Gardens has been very crowded with parking at a premium. Nancy worked this afternoon so I drove her. When I got home I took Ms P on her walk. After lunch I took a short nap. At 1600 picked up Nancy at the Gardens. She said over 2,500 folks visited the Gardens today. I ended the afternoon with a 2.5 mile walk. Nancy fixed poached eggs for dinner tonight. We are now watching Mysteries of Laura. We will end the evening with a short netflex show.

Tuesday September 29, 2015

Tuesday morning and I am up at 0645 which is my normal time. I do the at home stuff and then have breakfast. Helen left this morning around 0900. We really enjoyed her visit. Helen showed me some stuff about my iphone that I did not know. It looked liked rain so I packed my raincoat and headed to Panera. The new iphone operating system has an app called News. I have been reading sections of the Guardian and NY Times. The news is all about the UN meeting and Russia's intrusion into Syria. President Obama and SS Kerry seem very confused. It was not raining so I left the raincoat in my backpack and headed to MVP. Today the pool was empty. I swam for 30 minutes. It was raining when I headed out so I put on my raincoat and headed home. I changed my clothes and then Nancy and I drove to Kohl's. I was looking for corduroy pants but they did not have any. Nancy did buy some clothes. I had a quick lunch and then took a nap. It had stopped raining so I took Ms P on her walk. I spent some time cleaning my desk. Also got out my winter clothes and put away warm weather clothes. Fall weather has finally arrived. No 70 degree days in sight. We had a light dinner. Watched the news and then NCIS. Finished the evening watching The Glades on netflix.

Monday September 28, 2015

Monday morning and we all slept in. I did do my at home calisthenics before taking Ms P on her walk. I had my normal breakfast. We headed out at 1030 and parked in the Campau Square structure. We walked across the Blue Bridge over the Grand River and visited the exhibits at the GR Public Museum and the Gerald Ford Museum. Walked back over the Grand River and visited the GR Convention Center. We ended our tour at the GR Art Museum. We were all tired so we headed home. Our Heart App said we only walked 3.5 miles. I did take a nap. For dinner we headed to Panera for soup and a sandwich. We were all tired so we spent a quiet evening watching TV.

Sunday September 27, 2015

Sunday morning and first thing Nancy fixed her world famous scrambled eggs. My sister agrees the eggs were world famous. I took Ms P for her daily walk before we head out to Art Prize. We left at 1030 and our first stop was the Women's City Club. The club is located on top of the Fulton St hill. It was early but the City Club was very crowded. We walked down Fulton to Division and headed south visiting several venues along Division. In the past ten years south Division has gone through a major upgrade. New bars and restaurants have sprouted up. Nancy and I will have to try some of the new restaurants. At noon UCIS opened and we viewed all their entries. We also visited several venues on south side of Fulton. Every year the Bob is a must stop and this year was no exception. They did not have anything outside but the inside was crammed with entries. It was also very crowded. This was our last stop and we were all tired so we headed back up the Fulton St hill. Helen said that her pedometer on her iphone said we walked over 5 miles. The iphone 6s have a built in app called Heart and it measures steps and miles. I did not know this but I checked my phone and I got the same reading as Helen. Nancy fixed a pasta dish for dinner. We were all tired but after some pasta and wine we relaxed watching TV before turning in.

Saturday September 26, 2015

Saturday the last in September and it looks like another great day. We have a busy day today so I walk over to Panera for oatmeal and a chance to read the WSJ. The Pope and Premier of China dominates but Mr Putin is trying to insert himself into world affairs. After Panera I took the long route home. I took Ms P on her daily walk. Nancy and I got dressed up and headed to a Memorial Service for our long time next door neighbor, on Mackinaw, Edith Calloway. The Service was held at the A.M.E. church on James. This is the first time I attended a Memorial service at a Black Church. I was dressed business casual which is fine for Alpena but I should have worn a suit and tie. Every one was dressed in their Sunday finest. I think it is a sign of respect and regret I did not do my home work. Bob Calloway, Edith's husband, greeted us warmly and I think he was glad we showed up. I was too. After the service I ran some errands and did chores around the house until nap time. This afternoon my sister, Helen, is visiting us. We are all going to attend Art Prize on Sunday and Monday. Helen arrive around six and after some wine Nancy grilled hamburgs and corn. After dinner we spent some time talking. A very pleasant day.

Friday September 25, 2015

Today was another great Fall day. We did start off with some fog but it burned off by noon. After the at-home routine I headed to Panera. The WSJ continues heavy Pope coverage. I am surprised that the visit of the Premier of China did not get more space. John Boehner's resignation was a surprise. Although if I had to deal with all the Tea Party stone heads I would resign too. After Panera I pedaled to Meijer's to mail a package to CA. It has to be there by 10/4. Today's ride followed my normal route backwards. It is great to be back to normal. It's boring but comforting. Took Ms P on her walk, showered and then had lunch. I have not yet weaned myself from an afternoon nap. I am blaming it on delayed jet lag. Linda Moleski called Nancy and asked if we want to join them at Charlie's Bar and Grill. Charlie's was having a smelt dinner special. We said yes. Charlie's has a great smelt basket. Tonight we watched a BBC Cop show on netflix. It was not very good. It is now 2139 and Nancy has headed to bed and I will soon follow.

Thursday September 24, 2015

Thursday the first full day of fall and a wonderful day it was, sunny and warm. Today is swim day for both Nancy and Bob. Nancy left before 0700 and I stayed and did my at home calisthenics. After breakfast I got on my bike and headed to Panera for coffee. The Pope has pushed even Donald Trump and the EU's refugee problems off the front pages. A welcome relief. Left Panera at 0940 and headed to MVP. The pool was crowded but I did find an empty lane. I swam for 30 minutes. It was such a nice day I took a long route home. Ms P and I are getting back to normal with our daily walks. The walk is 1.25 miles. I needed to resupply my wine supply so we headed to Costco. I was also checking to see if Costco got their annual supply of wool blend tees. I love these tees they are light, warm and very cheap. Each year I buy about six. They are not in yet. The African trip wiped me out and I still need my afternoon nap. I took a short nap. For dinner Nancy and I headed to Sundance Grill. Nancy had ham and eggs and I had their Michigan Cherry Salad. It was such a nice evening we ate outside. We started watching Heroes on NBC and decided it is not for folks of our generation. We are now watching Midsomers Murders on netflix. I got my 30 in today, did you?