jaunthie | Another day, another 4.6 miles

I had a good day yesterday, walking-wise. I had a nice, rapid, 1.6 mile hike home from where I dropped off the van, and monkeybard and NordicBoy joined me for a 3-mile turn around the lake (plus .2 back to the car, I guess - so, really, I suppose it was 4.8 yesterday, but what the hey). I determined that the small, bright, portable light my husband gave me works like a charm to light up the path when you strap it to your wrist, with the added bonus that it doesn't blind oncoming walkers and joggers. The lake was gorgeous last night, absolutely dead still and glassy. The moon was almost full, so there was plenty of ambient light. It was chilly but not too cold. And our entire walk took 55 minutes, which while by no means is our best time around the lake, is still not too shabby. Yay!

In less happy news, I heard today that Andre Norton is probably terminally ill with flu, pneumonia, and the consequences of age. Her prognosis is poor, and her caretaker says she's tired of fighting. One of the greats is getting ready to leave us, I fear. :-(

And while okay, 93 is a goodly age, I've got two grandmothers older than that...so it still seems too soon to me. Thankfully, both my grandmothers continue to beat the odds and continue on quite well. Go Grandma J and Grandma H!