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Slow Time

Quiet day. Quiet weekend. After Friday's trip out of the city, we got back early in the morning. Misjudged the time a bit, spending about an hour longer than expected. Meaning we didn't leave for home until almost 1. Over 120 km on the highway. Dropped our friends off, then back home, let the dogs out - past 3 by the time we finally fell asleep.

That's fine when you're 20 (unless you're me, old even when I was young), but takes a while for me to recover from now. Yesterday we didn't do much of much. Checked my email in the morning, found my first poetry acceptance of 2023. I ran some errands in the early afternoon. We watched the Jays game, ordered in some food, started Good Omens 2 in the evening. I drifted off reading a novel around 11 (Fawn Parker, "What We Both Know"). Woke up around midnight with it resting on my chest.

Today's another easy one. Woke up early, made coffee in my moka pot, and added a feature to my forever-project. Bathed the dogs after breakfast, then took them for a walk to help dry off a bit.

Then the afternoon. Went down to the ballpark to catch the game. Our first trip there this year; usually we catch a few games in the summer. Tickets behind home plate, but higher up near the concourse. It's getting hot here, and I've got that sort of complexion that burns, burns, burns. Even in the shade, hat and sunscreen. Had a beer and a bottle of water, watched the home side lose by two.

Making beef nachos shortly, with lots of diced cherry tomatoes from the garden. Tonight we zoom the in-laws. It's Sunday, so, two games of Yahtzee.

The week closes. A new week opens. Grateful for friendship and the contentment of slow time.

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