Hello everyone and Happy Sunday, the last one of April! How can that possibly be? I honestly don't know where the time goes. One would think that during this pandemic, time would go a little more slowly, not so much.
We had sun this morning but it is now drizzling. We managed to get a nice walk in with the pooches before lunch. They are now sitting with me on the deck, just pondering life.
We had a good week and it started with Russell getting himself an electric Fender Stratocaster guitar. It's something he's been thinking about for quite some time and he decided to bite the bullet and go for it. Russell played when he was young so playing the guitar is not a foreign concept. He says it's almost like riding a bike. He did sign up for online lessons...so far so good. Now, if I spent more time practicing my piano, perhaps we could perform a little duet together in our backyard this Summer!
My week also started with the beginning of an eight week Fuel Your Fitness challenge. So far, the nutritional component has been very informative. It is based on Intuitive Eating, a concept that is new to me but the more I read about it, the more it makes sense. It's basically about listening to our hunger cues. ... eat when you're hungry, stop eating when you're full. It goes without saying that healthy eating is predominant while indulging in something not so healthy should be done without guilt. The workouts have been great and more intense than what I've done so far. On Tuesday night, I had my first weekly Zoom meeting with the coaches and participants. It was interesting to hear how everyone has been dealing with their nutrition and fitness since the start of the pandemic. Needless to say I'm enjoying this challenge.
Russell got himself another toy...this time one for the lawn as in a Lawn Dethatcher. He used it yesterday and it works amazingly well. Our grass has never been more raked. We filled five bags just in the backyard. Our lawn needed this badly. Well worth it.
Our weather has been nice for the most part. Last week, we almost had a snow event....thank goodness it didn't materialize. Yesterday was a beautiful and warm day. Summer is almost here.
Cooper & Spicy are doing well. I didn't do too much with them last week in terms of "fitness". I was busy doing other things. It happens. This coming Tuesday, Cooper will have his quarterly check up with the internal medicine vet as well as blood work to check his protein levels. Fingers crossed for good results. He's been doing good on all fronts. I can't believe that he will be 10 next month 💝
That's my blog for today. I leave you with a few pics of our garden bobbles, one of them we got from Etsy last week. We are waiting for a wrought iron wall ornament for outside that we ordered a few weeks ago. It may come this week. I also ordered a snuggly bed cave for Spicy (thanks Wanda 😉).
Have a great week everyone! Stay safe and be well!
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| Russell strumming a few chords on his new Fender Stratocaster...rock on! |
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| Suncatcher and humming bird stained glass ornament |
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| Dragonflies and humming bird in their heart shaped hanger. |
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| Cooper in a candid moment on the deck. |
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| Spicy daydreaming on the back deck...it is a dogs life. |
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| The daffodils have emerged in the front bed. |
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