Stuck in NC

Today’s highlights:

• Nurse Kim came for a final visit to my mother.
• I had some continuing education today on causes of death.
• I went for a walk after work:
  • Brahms:  5 Songs, Op 105 (#2-5)
  • Brahms:  5 Songs, Op 106
  • Brahms:  5 Songs, Op 107
  • Brahms:  4 Serious Songs, Op 121 (#1-3)

Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Gimme S’More!

Today’s beer: Trail Guide IPA from Big Boss Brewing Company in Raleigh.

Today’s pet peeve:  Not enough hours in the day.

Word of the day:  Colimmate

Today’s highlights:

• I went for a 6.5-mile social distance run on the Green Mill Run Greenway:
  • Brahms:  5 Songs, Op 72 (#3-5)
  • Brahms:  Romances and Songs, Op 84
  • Brahms:  6 Songs, Op 85
  • Brahms:  6 Songs, Op 86
  • Brahms:  2 Songs, Op 91
  • Brahms:  Songs, Op 94
  • Brahms:  7 Songs, Op 95
  • Brahms:  4 Songs, Op 96 (#1)
• I worked in my mother’s enclosed garden.
• I helped Andy water my plants in Vermont.
• I disturbed some fire ants.
• I swept out the garage.
• I went for a walk before dinner:
  • Brahms:  4 Songs, Op 96 (#2-4)
  • Brahms:  6 Songs, Op 97
  • Brahms:  Zigeunerlieder, Op 103
  • Brahms:  5 songs, Op 105 (#1)
• I had a Zoom Beer Hour with Jay and Andy.

Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s The Tonight Dough

Today’s beer: Baby Maker from Triple C Brewing Company in Charlotte.

Today’s pet peeve:  Zoom meeting end abruptly at 40 minutes.

Word of the day:  Politesse

Social distance 10k on Green Mill Run Greenway

 

 

 

Today’s highlights:

• I prepared Three Songs for Maarten:
  • Ave Maria by Franz Beibl
  • Beati Quorum Via by Charles Villiers Stanford
  • Ye Shall Have a Song by Randall Thompson
• I went to Food Lion for my father and to Harris-Teeter for my mother.
• My sister is sick and wanted me to buy her a thermometer.  So I also went to Walgreen’s, a different Harris-Teeter, CVS, Walmart, another CVS and a different Walgreen’s.  Yes, 8 stores in one day.  (She did not have a fever.)
• I went for a walk in the early evening.
  • Brahms:  Lieder & Songs, Op 63 (#7-9)
  • Brahms:  9 Songs, Op 69
  • Brahms:  4 Songs, Op 70
  • Brahms:  5 Songs, Op 71
  • Brahms:  5 Songs, Op 72 (#1-2)

Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Therapy

Today’s beer: Haychaser Kolsch from Pitt Street Brewing in Greenville and Festival Express from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem, NC.

Today’s pet peeve:  Why are people panic-buying thermometers?  Don’t people already have thermometers?

Word of the day:  Gratuitous

 

 

Today’s highlights:

• PTA Amy came to work with my mother.
• My sister and my father went to Bath to open up the cottage.
• I did not get to walk after work.

Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Therapy

Today’s beer: Oatmeal Porter from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville.

Today’s pet peeve:  Sometimes I am just not in control of my schedule.

Word of the day:  Appellation

Today’s highlights:

• We had big thunderstorms all day.
• We had a Teams team break at work with everyone sharing a picture.
• OT Jan came to work with my mother.
• We had a virtual Life Pulse meeting at work.
• ST Michelle came to work with my mother.
• Aunt Anita brought by brownies.
• I dropped my mother’s payroll filings in the mail at the post office.  Old Tar Rd was flooded.
• I negotiated a river house opening deal with my sister and my father.
• I walked after work:
  • Brahms:  5 Songs, Op 49 (#5)
  • Brahms:  Lieder & Songs, Op 58
  • Brahms:  Lieder & Songs, Op 59
  • Brahms:  Regenlied, WoO post 23
  • Brahms:  5 Songs, WoO post 22
  • Brahms:  Lieder & Songs, Op 63 (#1-6)
• I worked in my mother’s walled garden and in front beds

Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food

Today’s beer: Weeping Willow Wit from Mother Earth Brewing in Kinston.

Today’s pet peeve:  Sometimes my mother makes unwise choices with respect to mobility.

Word of the day:  Emblem

 

Today’s highlights:

• PTA Amy came by to work with my mother.
• I helped my mother with her quarterly payroll filings.

Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Vanilla Caramel Fudge

Today’s beer: Code of Conduct from Pitt Street Brewing Company

Today’s pet peeve:  Hard day.

Word of the day:  Disingenuous

Today’s highlights:

• OT Jan came by to work with my mother.
• I had planned to run today but the schedule just didn’t work out.
• I went to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for my father.

Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food

Today’s beer: Pactolus Light Lager from Pitt Street Brewing Company

Today’s pet peeve:  I’m too tired to have a pet peeve.

Word of the day:  Garnish

Today’s highlights:

• Nurse Kim came by to remove my mother’s bandage.
• I walked after work:
  • Brahms:  4 Songs, Op 46
  • Brahms:  5 Songs, Op 47
  • Brahms:  7 Songs, Op 48
  • Brahms:  8 Lieder & Songs, Op 57
  • Brahms:  5 Songs, Op 49 (#1-4)

Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Vanilla Caramel Fudge

Today’s beer: Gaelic Ale from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville.

Today’s pet peeve:  I’m tired.

Word of the day:  Zephyr

Today’s highlights:

• I helped my mother with her Thomas Kinkade puzzle.
• I canceled our flights to the Mini and requested refunds.
• I helped Andy pay the bills and virtually water the plants.
• I trimmed back some tree limbs that were too close to my mother’s roof.
• I ran a virtual 10k run at the South Tar River Greenway and Green Mill Run Greenway, followed by a cool-down walk on the town common.
• I dropped off some Black Flag bee spray at my father’s apartment.
• We had a Zoom beer hour (or two) with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Justice ReMix’d

Today’s beer:  Dapple Dog Dry Stout and Code of Conduct IPA from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville.

Today’s pet peeve:  Families and couples, just because you are isolating together does not entitle you to take up the ENTIRE greenway.

Word of the day:  Promulgate

Day 18:  Ugly baby birds

 

Today’s highlights:

• I prepared Three Songs for Maarten:
  • Trollope by Dave’s True Story
  • I Want to Sing that Rock and Roll by Gillian Welch
  • Time After Time by Tuck & Patti
• I went to Food Lion for my father and to Harris-Teeter for my mother.
• I did not have time to go for a walk.  😦

Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Justice ReMix’d

Today’s beer: Oatmeal Porter from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville and Trail Guide IPA from Big Boss Brewing Company in Raleigh.

Today’s pet peeve:  Couples who go to the grocery store together during stay at home orders.

Word of the day:  Nabob