Wednesday, March 20th, 2013

Ah!  So happy that we're into the 20's for March days.  I'm counting down the days until warm.  So DONE with winter. 

That top photo is my lunch yesterday.  It's reheated tomato, bulgur, and chickpea soup that I topped with a bit of feta.  So DELICIOUS.  I thought the soup was lacking a little salt, so the feta really makes it perfect. 

This morning we went on a small adventure in the Park.  We saw this lady ahead of us that is...sigh...sweet but just can be a little annoying.  No, you know what?  It's not her, it's me.  I'm solitary most of the time.  I'm introverted.  I like being alone.  I especially like being alone in the morning.  When people want to walk and chat, it just kills me.  I'm fine with it once in awhile, but for the most part, I just like to have some peace & quiet.  The peace and quiet of the mornings in CP are kind of the only thing that keep NYC bearable for me.  So, to avoid her, I took the puppies on a trail in the woods next to the main walkway she was on.  Then I noticed a path leading up to Belvedere Castle.  We ran up all these steps and then got to the top, where the second photo under the soup was taken.  A lovely view over the duck pond and, you can't see it, but the baseball fields on the Great Lawn. 

I brought their kong today because sometimes I think they should be dogs and play fetch.  I also like to keep them from obsessing over chewing sticks too much.  Bear is such a bully about the Kong.  The kong bounces in all sorts of different directions when you throw it, meaning that whoever is running closer is the one who usually gets it.  Every time Sofie gets it, Bear harasses her until she drops it and then he carries it around for about 5 minutes barking anytime anyone gets close.  He's obsessed with the kong.  Eventually he tries to bury it in the snow or some mulch and I can grab it and throw it again.  The Kong is that little red thing in his mouth.  After we came home I was so ready to not go out again but I decided to get my run out the way and now I'm so happy I did. 

Time for me to get to work on this ACE thing! 

Carpe diem,

J