Saturday March 7 2009

Lacy Aspen Branches

Still pretty chilly and icy out. We’re supposed to get a storm. And colder.. but it’s not here yet. Another day without a cloud in the sky, beautiful until you step out the door and the wind is blowing at 20 degrees. Uggg! Unless it quits no walk for me, and the dogs will just have to den up. I took them around the block yesterday afternoon and they had a ball. They went without their leashes and minded me actually better than usual. I don’t let them go into the neighbor’s yards, so they are getting used to being called back at those places. Was proud of them each time I said they couldn't go into a yard, they came right back out. Good Girls!! They can run where they want otherwise. Of course they want to investigate all the smells. The road is clear enough that I can mostly walk on pavement at the moment. I use my hiking stick to hopefully help from slipping on the icy patches. The berms alongside the road are still often up to my shoulder.

Then made two loaves of Irish Soda Bread with light raisins and it turned out really good. It was a very simple and easy recipe, my favorite kind. Joe says it’s good and had two pieces after dinner. I toasted mine for breakfast. It was yummy.

I ordered the Taking Chance movie from Amazon and it will be mailed 5/21. Guess you can also order from HBO, but it was a few $$ more. I also ordered Australia and it is on the way. Everyone said it was so good. Hope it’s worth the money. I won’t be able to watch it until I go back to the ranch where the DVD player is.

Today is the writer's group meeting over in Big Piney. I decided not to go again. But I hope they all have a good time. Joe's got his sports on. Not sure what I'll find to do. Maybe make some popcorn. For Raven. I bet she'd like a cold pepsi with ice in it too.

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Working on a new poem. I'll probably edit it with some other ideas I have, or make them into two verses - this one does have the 17 syllables, not quite in the right format though ..... oops, not it doesn't either have the 17 syllables. Why do I have such trouble with numbers, even counting to seventeen. Shouldn't that be easy??? Well, I'm disappointed that no one noticed and let me know about it. :
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Haiku by Lynn -
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Lacy aspen branches
Stretch to embrace lake,
mountain and sky beyond.

I may be schizophrenic, but at least I have each other.