I got back from vacation yesterday. I spent 5 days on Block Island, about 12 miles off the coast of Rhode Island. It’s a beautiful spot–long miles of beaches, all of which are public access–there’s so much beach expanse that it’s never crowded. There’s also been a lot of land preserved as conservation land, w/ [...]
Entries from August 2009
August 31, 2009
Sandy – slow progress
Hello everyone. Well I promised myself I’d post the results of my new regime once a month and it’s time.
So much for my hopes of losing about 1 kg each week but the scales definitely show a small loss. Instead of being the wrong side of 80 they are just below: I can’t see precisely [...]
August 29, 2009
Lia – Busy as can be
Well, school hasn’t started back yet, that happens on Monday, but I am back into our normal busy routine. Still, I have managed to go walking regularly and even went an extra mile or two along the way. The last two weeks have gone as follows:
Sunday: 20 minutes walking
Monday: 12 km bicycle
Tuesday: 30 minutes walking
Wednesday: [...]
August 23, 2009
Claude – another very hot week
This has been a very hard week, too hot for me. Second hot week in a row, and finding it difficult. Good thing that it seems to have got better and we are back to normal temperature.
I have spent a lot of time at the cinema (air-conditioned) and at home with my four fans going [...]
August 21, 2009
Sara – Hot hot hot…
Did I say hot? Very humid also. It does sap one’s energy. Also I’m doing all the hymns for next year which gets a bit draining as well. But I’m nearly done with that…then there is schedule and choir music to choose. I’m really trying to do 10,000 steps a day and [...]
August 21, 2009
Lynn – it’s vacation time!
Hello everyone. Sorry to be out of touch. I began a two week vacation on Monday 8/17. I worked on Saturday, finishing up enough tasks that I could relax during my vacation, then spent Sunday and Monday getting ready for company and travel. House guests arrived Monday evening and on Tuesday we piled into the [...]
August 17, 2009
Lia – Fair to Midling
Well, last week was a pretty good one.
Monday: 5 km of bicycling
Tuesday: 30 min. walking
Wednesday: 30 min. walking
Thursday: 20 min. bicycling
Friday: 20 min. walking
Saturday: 4 hours of doing dishes and lifting trays of dishes. A friend of mine who has a small hotel asked me to come in as dishwasher on Saturday because she had [...]
August 17, 2009
Claude – a very hot week
The beginning of the week has been devoted to resting, but now I’m back to my usual pace, although I find it very difficult because of the heat. I try to keep in the shade, which is not always easy. And jump in the shower as soon as I get home. Also try to remember [...]
August 15, 2009
Sandy – busy week
This week has been hectic with a ‘new invalid’ when my husband came home from hospital plus dog walking for my neighbour.
You’d think with the sensible diet we’re all following (aimed at managing hubby’s diabetes) and the extra exercise, the scales would have been encouraging but. so far, not so good. However, I’ve promised I’m [...]
August 15, 2009
Naomi – Walking & Waiting, July & August 2009
Ahem, I clear my throat, in my slightly guilty re-appearance. Just two weeks from today, if we get the right flight, we’ll leave New York City. Our new place will be a CCRC, continuing care retirement community, in Portland, Oregon.
Living in NYC provides a natural environment for walking–to the subway, within the subway. How will [...]
