July 10, 2012

Tuesday - Hot and sunny

A good day, mostly.

Before I went to bed last night I got word from Canada that a friend of mine had lost his fight with cancer on Saturday.  I knew that it was coming, but I was greatly saddened to hear the news. He was the kind of person who made a room more alive just by walking into it, a cheerful, happy man who exuded life. I will miss him.

This morning I overslept a tad, but got up anyway and showered.  I spent a long time answering email and so I didn’t do any daytime crochet today.  Part of the email that I received asked me to write another article for the Journal, so I did that, plus found a picture or two for the editor.

I meant to go out early, but didn’t. To honour my friend, I cranked a song on my computer and danced to it.  I think he would have liked that. It was a song that had meaning for him at a certain point in his life, and since dancing was a big part of our college experience together, definitely worth it for me.

  I finally left the apartment before 4 pm but did quite a circuit.  I went to the craft store for a postcard, then to a bank, a post office, the Chido museum and then our local post office. I even bumped into the Mormon missionaries again.  I got home a few minutes before F called. 

Surprisingly, when he got home, he actually asked me what I did today. I had lots to tell him.  I also got started on dinner soon after. 

Tonight we had the steamed garlic-zucchini that I like, plus a side of pasta, salad and some chicken.  Everything turned out quite nicely and we enjoyed our dinner. Yum.

F did the dishes and we spent a quiet but nice evening together.  I did half a round of the blanket during Criminal Minds and then put it away for tomorrow night.  Or day.  I watched a couple of documentaries on NHK tonight and enjoyed them.  I’d seen both of them before, but what the hey.

And that was my day, both good and bad.  Night.