Back into the 80's....the temp that is, not the decade....lol!

 6:28 am - Monday - August 12th - LPG&RVR - 54° F, humidity 56%, wind 2 mph out of the southeast......crystal clear, blue, sunny skies today with a forecast high of 86° F.  On this date in 2020 TLE and I were in Leavenworth, WA, a Bavarian themed town in western Washington, eating lunch, and enjoying some brews at Icicle Brewing Company....

On rare occasions I am unable to sleep in on my first day off work, and although I do not get up at 5:30 am, I am awake, wishing I was still asleep.  On this first day off work I did sleep until after 7 am, then took another 1/2 hour to fully become awake, then I egressed from our bed to begin the day.  Before having coffee, TLE and I got dressed, and for the first time in weeks did our 2 mile out and back walk.  I have to admit that I've been a little antsy about walking that far since I received my diagnosis, but it was time to test the knee, and see if it was up to the task....

.....I took the above picture after we had made the turn at the 1 mile mark, and my knee was feeling better than I expected.  I was able to walk normally, without stiffness, and able to extend my leg.  I've been faithfully doing my PT (physical therapy) exercises every day, and I can feel a difference.  We walked at a leisurely, pain free 3.1 mph, finishing in just under 40 minutes.

Once home from our walk we then had our coffees on the 'lido deck', enjoying them, and the still cool morning breezes for over an hour.  I was enjoying myself so much I had a second cup of coffee for the first time in a long time.

As I mentioned a few days ago, we are leaving the 90's behind, and re-entering the 80's again.....I refer to the temperatures, not the decades.  Right now the forecast his for temps in the 80's through August 26th....

.....looking at the weather forecast, even though it is just one giant guess, makes me happy, nonetheless.  Back in June when temps were beginning to increase into the 80's I was not happy, but dropping back into the 80's makes me very happy.  The passage of time tends to bring perspective.

The temp Sunday hit 92° F, and I've had enough of that so I did not do much else Sunday.  I did do my PT, and I finally, after 2 years, replaced the burnt out bulb in our porch light.  Sometimes I can be such a slug....lol.  I've been meaning to get a new bulb (it is an automotive bayonet type bulb) at the local Napa in Alturas, but literally every time we go to town I forget, or decide I don't want to stop for just one item, so the task has gone uncompleted for over 2 years.  Finally, last Tuesday we decided we needed a new sun screen for the Beetle windshield, which meant we wouldn't just be stopping for the bulb....lol. Then I wait another whole week to actually take the necessary 5 minutes to actually install it.  The porch light is in the shade, so why not.

The sun is going down around 8:04 pm now, so around 6 pm the sun is off the Sea-B-Que.  Around 5:30 pm I lit the Sea-B-Que, and then grilled another of those New York Strip Steaks we bought at COSTCO so long ago, to which TLE added spinach, and roasted potatoes.  We sipped a little Pino Noir, and cherished every bite of those amazing steaks.

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