A lot done . . .

My Snowy Egret

Had a pretty busy day: bananas foster brioche for breakfast, money for the week from Central, walked the neighborhood and was almost hit by a Snowy Egret, dusted, vacuumed and dry mopped the kitchen and hall so when P&D's Pop came in to ask me if I'd like to go for a drink I acquiesced. Phew, I was all pooped out. It must have been because I also read the Advocate and watered the flowers!

We went to the Longhorn Steak House in Denham Springs. We had expected to just get a snack and drinks but they have a neat luncheon menu. For $7 P&D's Pop had Caesar Salad, some kind of cheesy  warm chips and chowder. For $8 I had tomato basil soup, raspberry salad dressing on all sorts of nice lettuce, fruit, and nuts plus tender slices of chicken and the same hot cheesy chips. The total with a good sized, excellent Margarita and a tall Bud was $29.95. They also brought out a nice warm bread and butter while we waited for our food. It looks like we've found a good place for afternoon get-a-ways when needed! When we returned P&D's Pop went to The Shed to work on his electric plane and I managed to listen to Français Authentique for about an hour which is really good for my French which is more than rusty. I also managed to play the keyboard and felt good about the practice. At P&D's Pop's suggestion I use a very old pair of glasses to be able to see the music without having to bend over close to the sheets. It's just perfect and I can sit up nice and straight which is good for my posture and also the right position for my fingers on the keys. I hope I stick with this because it's good for my brain and lack of nimbleness in my fingers! They lock up on me once in awhile. That is such an odd feeling but the keyboard makes me use my fingers a lot especially when I do the warm up exercises. Man, am I ever slow! I have picked out about four pieces that I used to play quite well more than 57 years ago! It seems so strange that it can be that long ago. But I feel as if I am accomplishing a little bit. I always liked the piano but I hated to have to play in concerts so the last concert when I was 16 years old and had practiced Solfegietto by Ph. E. Bach I made sure I was terribly ill and couldn't get to PCA to play. The thing is I really did make myself sick. No more worries about that now!

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