February 24, 2015
(This is part of a 365 project during my 70th year where I write and
illustrate a blog on each day's gift.)
Today I headed for Annapolis where I
was meeting friend Brycia at 49 West for lunch. I always love getting together
with her but, as evidenced by the traffic and full Annapolis garages, it was
not a good day to be in Annapolis, especially when the Maryland legislature was
in session. I could not find street parking, the nearest garage was full and
the distant one, thank goodness, had two spaces left—on the roof. I carefully
pulled into a small space between two pickup trucks and squeezed out the door.
In spite of the chill, the good thing about all this is that I had to walk
several blocks, getting needed exercise and racking up the step count on my
Fitbit to close to 3500 steps by the time I had returned to the car.
When I arrived home, I remembered my plans to build a snowman
during this snow season but snow in my yard had turned into ice. No problem. I
found some chunks that would work and carefully piled up pre-formed body parts.
With difficulty, I inserted arms but nothing would stick to the face until I
remembered my finger-paints which I used to dab on blue eyes and an orange “O”
mouth. Nearby leaves would not stick for a hat, so I reached into my pocket and
pulled out a blue lens cloth. Perfect!
The day may have been annoying in some ways but it was
perfect in important ways—I got healthy exercise, had a good lunch, spent time
with a friend, played and created. The rest of the day will complete the
perfection by spending time with my husband and best friend.
My gift
today was a mostly perfect day .
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