There was a big paddle sale at the boat store. It was quite an oar deal.
Today was a time to rest and relax as the temperature soared into the 100s almost everywhere. I spent the day with Mary, and we stayed inside and binge-watched old Doris Day and Clint Eastwood movies. She paid her bills, and I just vegged out. I had not seen “The Touch Of Mink” for half a century. What happened to the movie industry in that period of time. No swearing, no gore, no explicit sex, just a feel-good movie with a little spice thrown in here and there.
We were supposed to go to dinner in Chino at the Vintner’s Tavern at 6:00 PM, but when the temperature predictor said it would be 116 in Chino, Mary found some fabulous food in the freezer, and we stayed put. We called and canceled the reservations and they pretty much said it was a “take-out” only evening. When we arrived there were a couple of hearty souls dining outside.
We did decide to go dancing as the studio was air conditioned, and we danced from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. We waltzed and did the cha-cha until we were tired. Mike A. brought water-melon which was appreciated. Mary suggested the next time we go we bring grapes! Excellent idea.
The lighting in the studio is for dancing, which means good photos, without a flash, are hard to get, especially when we both wore red! I am so happy I am tilting the scales at 185 now… at 230 pounds it would have been hard to dance for three hours!
We danced for hours!
It is nice to be dancing with someone you have known for a long time. When I miss a step, we both giggle. Some steps are coming back it just takes time. I actually watched YouTube this morning to see some of the waltz steps I used to do.
Marcin has a connection to the internet, and he has every song ever written available to us. During the evening, he played The Tennessee Waltz three times just for us. At the end of the dance, Marcin turned on the regular lights, and finally, I could capture a shot of Mary with good lighting.
Mary was tired by the time we got home, so I had a cup of coffee and was home before 11:00 PM!
I visited with Mary about fifteen minutes finishing off a cup of coffee and then heading out. The thermometer in the Ghost indicated 92 degrees as I pulled away from the curb.
It was still in the mid-80s when I got home, but I had the house at 78, so crashing was pretty easy to do. There was an Amazon package at the door but I did not open it, tomorrow will be soon enough. Alexa played some lullaby tunes and I was out like a light!!
