Friday, May 01, 2009

Time management and a 5 mile walk. . .

Yesterday I attended an 8 hour seminar on statistics. Seriously. It was actually pretty interesting. I drove home with 3 items on the evening agenda: 1. get a bottle of white wine for my planned chicken with prosciutto and sage dinner (I needed 1/2 cup to simmer the chicken in); 2. make the aforementioned dinner; and 3. walk 5 miles.



While Mr. J was willing to engage in SOME walking, he was not interested in 5 miles. A happy compromise - he'd go get some wine while I got a mile and a half in, then we'd walk the rest together, then make dinner. A fine plan.









My tulips are coming along nicely. . .







The vinca minor is also coming along. I can see I will need to do some weeding this weekend - I wonder if that counts as cross training?








There are far too many houses with this double notice on the door. This house in particular looks cute and cozy. I'll bet I saw a half dozen of these in the neighborhood during that first mile of the walk.






On a happier note, this guy's tulips are REALLY looking nice!







As I walked briskly through the west side, working on maintaining Mad's goal speed of 15 minute miles or less, I couldn't help but notice the steady stream of people headed towards St. Matt's. Then I remembered - Loaves and Fishes Thursdays at St. Matt's. I don't recall seeing that many people in previous years, but perhaps I've just got the financial downturn on my mind. . .






It was, as Winnie the Pooh would say, a blustery day yesterday. So blustery that Mr. J. and I couldn't bear the thought of walking head first into the wind all the way over the high bridge - thus, we turned towards Cherokee Park. This tree reminded me of a tree from the Wizard of Oz.






On the sidewalk for about 2 blocks were these sticky icky berries. Mr. J. thinks they are choke cherries. I have no idea - beyond the fact that I found them to be a general nuisance.








Another pretty flowering tree brought to you by the west side. You're welcome.

We looped around Cherokee Park and returned home. Turns out the prosciutto was GONE! (Apparently, I need to get some Alice in Wonderland DON'T EAT ME stickers. . . ) I am pleased to report bacon made a fine substitute.


The Cinco de Mayo celebration starts tonight. I believe our west side has the largest celebration in the nation. It's a favorite of mine. Mad and I have 8 miles to put in on Saturday. We will be working our walk around the parade. Of course there will be pictures.
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1 comment:

pewterpat said...

Christine - Thank you for sharing your walk with me. I especially needed to see the tulips today, and enjoy your sense of humor . . . and beauty. Love to you and Mad. Auntie Patty.