MARCYINCNY1's Dec 2007 CalorieKing Blog
Happy Winter Solstice
Saturday, December 22nd 2007
One of my favorite seasonal albums...
Now is the solstice of the year,
Winter is the glad song that you hear.
Seven maids move in seven time.
Have the lads up ready in a line.
Ring out these bells.
Ring out, ring solstice bells.
Ring solstice bells.
Join together beneath the mistletoe.
By the holy oak whereon it grows.
Seven druids dance in seven time.
Sing the song the bells call, loudly chiming.
Ring out these bells.
Ring out, ring solstice bells.
Ri...
Counting Down
Friday, December 21st 2007
Umm. First cup of Green Mountain Holiday Blend this season as the sun rises on this chilly morning before the solstice. I still haven't been out to the park this week but I'm heading over there as soon as it warms up a bit.I finally have some idea of who's coming and when. Only one overnight guest who will be going back to Philly on Christmas Day so I'll do the goose on Monday and the locals can join us then or Tuesday, as they wish.
My cousin is bringing my aunt and uncle up here ...
Mussels Like Brussels
Wednesday, December 19th 2007
I am so very, very glad I went last night. I haven't had such a splendid evening in a long time.First I was wearing nicer clothes than I've worn in awhile because, well, now I can andsad but truethat does make a difference in my attitude when it comes to a lot of social events.
More important we had a nice group of five for dinner and we sat next to the table where another group of friends happened to be celebrating the 70th birthday of one of our local activists, a founding memb...
More Snow
Tuesday, December 18th 2007
I was wrong. The shoveling yesterday was heavier than I'd expected and I could feel it in my shoulders. We got another 3-4 inches of lake effect snow last night so my shoulders aren't getting a day off as I'd hoped. At least this will all make for some fantastic snowshoeing.
Dinner out tonight at L'Adour before the Frank Rich library lecture. I'd like to skip the whole thing but Jim's working ski patrol this evening and I took a pass on dinner last time. I hope I can muster a bi...
Getting Real
Monday, December 17th 2007
It's not gonna happen; I'm not going to reach my goal before the end of the year. The best I can hope for is to get below 140 and stay there through New Year's. Breaking 140 seems to be a real obstacle.But I am over-the-moon with my current level of fitness compared to where I was last year this time when I made a funny move to avoid slipping and falling on an icy step and set off the chronic injury to my left periformis muscle which then went into spasm and got a death-grip on my sciati...