Stuck in NC

Today’s highlights:

• I finished reading my book.
• PTA Amy came to work with my mother.
• ST Michelle came to work with my mother.
• I didn’t go for a walk because it was trying to rain.

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

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:  I should have walked in the rain.

Word of the day:  Verboten

 

Today’s highlights:

• OT Jan came to finish her evaluation of my mother.
• Jonathan hosted a Team Break at work.  Everyone shared what he/she is looking forward to when things re-open.
• I went for a walk after work:
  • Brahms:  New Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 65 (#3-15)
  • Brahms:  4 Quartets, Op 92
  • Brahms:  Zigeunerlieder, Op 103 (#8-10)
  • Brahms:  6 Quartets, Op 112
  • Brahms:  49 German Folksongs (#1-8)

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

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

Today’s pet peeve:  Having to decide which houseplants for Andy to abandon in Vermont.

Word of the day:  Truckle

 

 

 

 

Today’s highlights:

• PTA Amy came to work with my mother.
• I went for a run and a walk after work:
  • Brahms:  5 Duets, Op 66 (#4-5)
  • Brahms:  Ballads and Romances, Op 75
  • Brahms:  3 Quartets, Op 31
  • Brahms:  3 Quartets, Op 64
  • Brahms:  Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52
  • Brahms:  New Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 65 (#1-2)

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

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

Today’s pet peeve:  I am concerned that social distancing restrictions will be eased prematurely.

Word of the day:  Quintessence

Today’s highlights:

• OT Jan came to perform an assessment on my mother.
• I had a Zoom voice lesson today.
• I went for a run after work:
  • Brahms:  4 Serious Songs, Op 121 (#4)
  • Brahms:  3 Duets, Op 20
  • Brahms:  5 Duets, Op 28
  • Brahms:  4 Duets, Op 61
  • Brahms:  5 Duets, Op 66 (#1-3)

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

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

Today’s pet peeve:  The power card on my mother’s computer is fritzy.  (Is that a word?)

Word of the day:  Lorn

 

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