Yes, we went to the gym!!
We pushed, pulled, stretched, and lifted! After 30 minutes on the bike and an hour of exercise, we lost 375 calories. Then, we went to the local bakery and enjoyed an “Energy Bar” and a “Latte,” which also contains 375 calories. We did a net zero this morning.
I thought to myself, “One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.”
We rushed home, and our masseuse showed up at 11:00 am, and we both went through another hour of semi-torture. He usually plays relaxing music, but I selected Spike Jones as today’s background music.
As an example…
After the massage, we worked in the garden and planted some veggies. Then it was off to the Home Depot where we got a new tarp for the outside workbench in the garden, a new pool poll for sweeping leaves, and some flowers/herbs for the rotary gardens.
We have a system; I clear the mulch, hand rototills the ground, and Mary plants the babies.
After they are in hte ground, we return and replace the mulch or add mulch if needed. These little fellas will be in salads in another 30 days!
We got two boxes (twelve) of mixed salad lettuce.
The wind was coming up and it was getting dark so we escaoed tot he patio where Mary planted six new herbs and twelve new flowers in the rotary freestanding gardens.
Now we rest!
Mary got the mail and we got the Hammacher-Schlemer catalog!
Did You Know? Hammacher Schlemmer began printing and distributing a company catalog in 1881. In 1912, it printed its largest catalog to date, spanning 1,112 pages. A hardbound copy of the 1912 catalog is housed in the Smithsonian’s permanent collection. By 1926, the Hammacher Schlemmer had moved uptown to a larger space at the company’s present location of East 57th Street.
Hammacher Schlemmer began prominently featuring new inventions in their catalog in the 1930s, beginning with the first pop-up toaster and portable radio in 1930. Other products included outdoor grills, several different types of coffee makers and rhinestone dog collars.[5] In 1945, William F. Schlemmer died at the age of 67, leaving his wife, Else, in charge of the company. In 1948, Hammacher Schlemmer celebrated its 100-year anniversary with the introduction of the first automatic steam iron and the electric broom. Else did not have any children, and in 1952 she executed a will naming more than 100 Hammacher Schlemmer employees as beneficiaries. She died in 1955, leaving an estate worth approximately $473,000.
It is the closest thing to the old Sears Catalog we have these days!
Witch Was Is The Wine? Duh, we had a glass of vino and admired our garden.
She dressed for the occasion!
As it got dark, we went inside where Mary turned on “Lost” and I went out front and fixed Mr. Ghost who was blown over by the winds.
Mary made an eggplant casserole which was amazing.
Mary took a late-night spin around the block!
