Waking up a bit late for me today. Interesting day yesterday at I found myself watching daytime TV - Regis and Kelly; Ellen with just a short look at the CSPAN talk about their upcoming Presidential Library series. I have been to George I's library in College Station, TX and have a ticket for the Kennedy Library at the end of this month - so I making progress. I did not realize during my time in Texas that Johnson's library is the only free one - so I have to put that on one of my travel lists. Talked to sister #5 for an hour. Niece #4 left to go to her dad's to start the school year today. Hard for my sister after having her live with her all summer. Everything is moving in the right direction, but not on the desired timetable. I am glad I never had to deal with that back and forth after my husband left.
I went for a walk and then fought with the idea of heading to my brother's house for a swim, then I just grabbed my cake and decided that I would trade cake for a swim. Once I got there, there was no need for bribes. They were glad to see me and niece #1 had also decided to make a surprise visit home from college so I got a swim and a chili dinner. Niece #3 came home right before dinner. She and a friend had gone to Six Flags for the day. I always feel that Six Flags was a Texas only experience, but not any more I guess. Not too many fighting to get in the pool as it was 68 degrees.
I did check my voice mail remotely and only one call had come in as of yesterday afternoon, so I do not think that will fill it up. Not sure what today will look like as to work. Coming back after a three day weekend is always tricky. And getting a "late" start is not how I pictured getting started, but I will try to make up some time without missing my breakfast.
Have a good rest of the work week - weather looks good. Allergies are acting up. It is Fall.
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Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
Swim meet and swimming Sunday
Was off to the Hopmeadow Country Club to watch the "Sr Finals" of the country club swim teams championships. My co-worker's son walked away with 2-1st place and 1-2nd place in his events. And the 2nd place was by judge's ruling not the timers' time. The time listed by his 2nd place finish was faster than the time by the 1st place finisher...Oh well. He still had a good day. I enjoyed the day. But the forecast of rain for the weekend did not hold for where I was so I was looking for a pool I could jump in after the meet. The town pool was on mandatory shut down because of thunder (no lightening or rain) so I called a family friend with a pool and headed to her house. I swam in place and talked for an hour. Then stood outside the pool and talked with her and her daughter who stopped by when I was on my way out. Her daughter is the same age as my brother.
Then I got home to eat and watch my favorite TV show - Q&A with Brian Lamb!!! I do need to find out more about him. His guest was a man who had done an anti-Michael Moore documentary. The filmmaker was a classmate of Moore's in high school and could not let his hypocrisy go any longer. Very interesting.
As I drove from place to place yesterday, I listened to the Baseball Hall of Fame speeches - Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn - all good. I love the speeches!
Things that came into my thoughts this weekend were "a bit" random...why I put the milk on the left side of the main shelf of the refrigerator and the orange juice on the right...to what is our September book for book club? I must be working off an old list in that the September book is listed as Leap of Faith...I have to remember to go by the town hall and get sworn in before our September Economic Development Agency meeting but it won't be this Wednesday (the night the town hall is open after I get out of work). Co-worker can't go to Wesleyan on Tuesday so I will be going alone again. Wonder if sister #3's friend will come with his date again. Still have not made my reservations for St Lucia yet. Great PBS show on Penguins running right now. Every since that Penguin movie, I am taken with their life and times. They are so in tune with their natural surroundings and family structure.
No reading this weekend...could make for a wild week!
Then I got home to eat and watch my favorite TV show - Q&A with Brian Lamb!!! I do need to find out more about him. His guest was a man who had done an anti-Michael Moore documentary. The filmmaker was a classmate of Moore's in high school and could not let his hypocrisy go any longer. Very interesting.
As I drove from place to place yesterday, I listened to the Baseball Hall of Fame speeches - Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn - all good. I love the speeches!
Things that came into my thoughts this weekend were "a bit" random...why I put the milk on the left side of the main shelf of the refrigerator and the orange juice on the right...to what is our September book for book club? I must be working off an old list in that the September book is listed as Leap of Faith...I have to remember to go by the town hall and get sworn in before our September Economic Development Agency meeting but it won't be this Wednesday (the night the town hall is open after I get out of work). Co-worker can't go to Wesleyan on Tuesday so I will be going alone again. Wonder if sister #3's friend will come with his date again. Still have not made my reservations for St Lucia yet. Great PBS show on Penguins running right now. Every since that Penguin movie, I am taken with their life and times. They are so in tune with their natural surroundings and family structure.
No reading this weekend...could make for a wild week!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Staying local for my Saturday
The rain and the fog kept me from heading to the beach on Saturday, but I did need an adventure. But first, I cleaned my computer corner - desk, all the dust around the wires on the floor and ended up doing he kitchen area Pergo floor a hands and knees cleaning. I guess that is what took my writing time up yesterday morning. First stop was the bank to transfer some money to my son to help him go on a family reunion trip to the Grand Canyon with his father's side of the family. Hope he goes. Then on to Talcott Mtn and Heublein Tower.
"Located atop Talcott Mountain in Simsbury, CT, is where you will find this week's subject, Heublein Tower. Built in 1914 by Gilbert Heublein as a summer home and retreat, this structure is truly an architectural marvel. Mr. Heublein modeled this structure after buildings in his native homeland of Bavaria. Standing 165 feet tall and 1,000 ft. above the Farmington Valley, one can see for several hundred miles in all directions.
The property on which the tower is located totals approximately 350 continuous acres along the mountain ridge and is part of Talcott Mountain State Park. You can access the tower via a foot trail. The trail itself is about 1.5 miles long and it takes about 30 - 40 minutes to reach the tower. The tower is now owned by the state of Connecticut."
The weather held and the canopy of trees over the trail kept things relatively dry and I walked up, walked through the tower and walked down. I had a memory bank from when I was little of going up there - by car - when some friends of my father's had bought the property with the hopes of developing, but that did not work. But when they sold it to the state, the developers removed all the furniture and when talking to my parents, one of their friend's wives had sold the dining room set back to the state which was back in the house yesterday. It is a beautiful spot and the state is trying to get it back to the way it was.
After my walk, I headed to my parents for wash time. My father "shook up" his Saturday pizza order to accommodate my dropping in - 3 slices rather than 2. The pizza place guy wanted to know "what is up with that?" Then it was off to downtown Hartford. For some reason I felt like going to the Hartford Public Library. I had it in the back of my mind in the morning that depending on where the day took me, I would go to the Cathedral at 4 for church. So I had some time to kill between wash and church, so I thought I would go to the library to read the NY Times. I am glad I did. I got a good look at a part of the city that had always turned me around - Convention Center, Arch St Tavern, Wadsworth, etc. - the library is right there. They were in the process of renovation so I am thinking I will have to put it on my rainy day visit list for the future. The library in the cities is such a melting pot of people and needs. Seem like such a great place for helping people. I need to explore that more. Then I headed to the Cathedral. Another incredible building.
Good message for me in church yesterday - "Seek and you will find, Ask and it shall be given, Knock and the door will be opened day". I definitely feel that I am seeking, asking and knocking. Another message that got me yesterday was the last lines of the Gospel - after what I had done in the a.m. as to giving money to my son - "If you then, who are wicked,know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?” I was possessed by missing the boat on the airfare, but went directly to the bank to help my son. hmmm.
Then after church, I stopped by the grocery store to cash in cans, buy orange juice and bananas. Then home to figure out what the night was going to be. I decided to go take a quick dip in the town pool, and then called the science teacher at school who was going to open up the observatory if the weather was good, but no luck. So next time. So with that word, I ended my day. Next weekend - it HAS to be beach time.
I forgot to mention that in between getting home and the town pool, I made brownies to take with me today to the swim meet finals. My co-worker called me when I was at the grocery store to say the finals were on and was I coming. I passed on going to my cousin's church this morning and then out to breakfast to do the swim meet. Less travel time and more outside time. I will see my cousin next week when WE THINK we will finally have our cousin dinner.
So that was my day. Have a good Sunday. Feels like a good week ahead.
"Located atop Talcott Mountain in Simsbury, CT, is where you will find this week's subject, Heublein Tower. Built in 1914 by Gilbert Heublein as a summer home and retreat, this structure is truly an architectural marvel. Mr. Heublein modeled this structure after buildings in his native homeland of Bavaria. Standing 165 feet tall and 1,000 ft. above the Farmington Valley, one can see for several hundred miles in all directions.
The property on which the tower is located totals approximately 350 continuous acres along the mountain ridge and is part of Talcott Mountain State Park. You can access the tower via a foot trail. The trail itself is about 1.5 miles long and it takes about 30 - 40 minutes to reach the tower. The tower is now owned by the state of Connecticut."
The weather held and the canopy of trees over the trail kept things relatively dry and I walked up, walked through the tower and walked down. I had a memory bank from when I was little of going up there - by car - when some friends of my father's had bought the property with the hopes of developing, but that did not work. But when they sold it to the state, the developers removed all the furniture and when talking to my parents, one of their friend's wives had sold the dining room set back to the state which was back in the house yesterday. It is a beautiful spot and the state is trying to get it back to the way it was.
After my walk, I headed to my parents for wash time. My father "shook up" his Saturday pizza order to accommodate my dropping in - 3 slices rather than 2. The pizza place guy wanted to know "what is up with that?" Then it was off to downtown Hartford. For some reason I felt like going to the Hartford Public Library. I had it in the back of my mind in the morning that depending on where the day took me, I would go to the Cathedral at 4 for church. So I had some time to kill between wash and church, so I thought I would go to the library to read the NY Times. I am glad I did. I got a good look at a part of the city that had always turned me around - Convention Center, Arch St Tavern, Wadsworth, etc. - the library is right there. They were in the process of renovation so I am thinking I will have to put it on my rainy day visit list for the future. The library in the cities is such a melting pot of people and needs. Seem like such a great place for helping people. I need to explore that more. Then I headed to the Cathedral. Another incredible building.
Good message for me in church yesterday - "Seek and you will find, Ask and it shall be given, Knock and the door will be opened day". I definitely feel that I am seeking, asking and knocking. Another message that got me yesterday was the last lines of the Gospel - after what I had done in the a.m. as to giving money to my son - "If you then, who are wicked,know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?” I was possessed by missing the boat on the airfare, but went directly to the bank to help my son. hmmm.
Then after church, I stopped by the grocery store to cash in cans, buy orange juice and bananas. Then home to figure out what the night was going to be. I decided to go take a quick dip in the town pool, and then called the science teacher at school who was going to open up the observatory if the weather was good, but no luck. So next time. So with that word, I ended my day. Next weekend - it HAS to be beach time.
I forgot to mention that in between getting home and the town pool, I made brownies to take with me today to the swim meet finals. My co-worker called me when I was at the grocery store to say the finals were on and was I coming. I passed on going to my cousin's church this morning and then out to breakfast to do the swim meet. Less travel time and more outside time. I will see my cousin next week when WE THINK we will finally have our cousin dinner.
So that was my day. Have a good Sunday. Feels like a good week ahead.
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