Hi dear friends. I’m not complaining about the mid summer heat! Yesterday it rained very hard just after I put laundry into the clothes washer…. George (visiting us from Miami) said the rain actually cooled things down as it was 96 degrees in the morning. When he told me that, I remembered how hot I was as I biked to the post office and back; I was really feeling all of those 96 degrees. Well, not one to worry about rain too much, I bundled the freshly spun laundry into a bin and carried it outside. There was a patch of blue sky midst all the dark clouds so I "pegged" the laundry (that’s English for hanging the laundry up with clothespins) I’m reading a very English novel by Rosamunde Pilcher about Cornwall my favorite English place… and they "peg" the laundry. Sure enough it rained again and again, but by 8pm the laundry was dry because of the warmth of the day and it smelled divine!
All is still going well with Yoga. I attended class Tuesday evening and road the bicycle for a long time on Wednesday. Then this morning (Thursday) I went off bravely to more grunting and stretching. What can I say? I grunt. And sometimes I discover I’m not breathing! Breathe. relax, stretch, open the hips, open the chest, breathe. Our teacher has one of those soothing and calming voices…… By the time class is over we are like little wet noodles all stretched out on our backs. Finished for another day with downward dog and warrior stance! Today is another beauty in the Keys, and I am doing another load of laundry to peg. Please pray again for Renee who has had another "episode"… Doctors are wondering about seizures. It’s retirement time for our dear friend. For hobbies, I talk a lot about how much I enjoy painting and at this moment I’m working on a painting that might not work…. but it’s like an ugly duckling. It might bloom yet. God bless our wonderful country with Peace.