Easter Evening ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

      Easter evening has arrived after a very nice peaceful restful day.  My wife and I started our day with church during which I played my violin with the church youth band.  We played two songs and everyone seemed to enjoy it.  I thought it was a bit rough, but we're just a bunch of kids after all.  I guess at seventy-five I have the right to claim being a kid,  Right?  And the actual church youth group is rather small so every musician helps.

     It had been many years since I had played my violin to any real extent and it's felt good of late to be playing again. Someone pointed out that our small church has an unusually large number of violin players.  Well, there's three of us, but that is half the size of our band.  Looks like we're on our way to becoming an orchestra.

       After church I was craving some ham as was my family's tradition to have such a dinner when I was growing up.  So we stopped at Subway and I got a ham sandwich for my Easter dinner.  Then I took a nap after which my wife and I watched a few things on TV.  We closed our evening of television viewing watching the bio movie about Leonard Cohen and his song "Hallelujah" which seemed appropriate for Easter evening.  

       Life is good because right now it is peaceful.  Hope you are experiencing the same.

Doing What I'm Doing ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

        Doing things--lots of various things--is what I've been doing of late.  Things piled up all of a sudden once February arrived.   And I had thought I'd be getting A to Z posts out with no problem.  I even started laying the posts out.  And then things happened. And then more things.  That's how it usually seems to go for me.  How about you?

        I've been engaged in a lot of spring cleaning the past few days.  Needed to be done, but I didn't expect the doing to become such a pressing issue.  And then there's...

       Done for today.  I'm at least managing so far--the household stuff and the blog posts.  We'll see how this upcoming week goes.  

Catalina California ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

        California really is a great state once you get past the bad government, some wacky people, and other stuff we shouldn't have to deal with but we do.  Otherwise, the state has a lot to offer.  There's so much I haven't seen yet though I have seen a lot of things I've missed in movies or TV shows.  Catalina is one example.  It's an island about 26 miles or so off the coast near Los Angeles.  On a good day you can see it from various places like the Getty Museum.  

       I'll be going there soon for an overnight visit. I'm not sure about the boat trip but I've enjoyed things like the ferry from Maryland (or wherever it is) to Cape May NJ.  That was a pretty big boat and I felt very secure.  The ferry to Catalina doesn't carry vehicles so I'm sure it's smaller.  I'm not that fond of being on the water.  I'd make a lousy sailor.

        And count me out of any plans for a cruise. I'm quite content at home thank you.

Bags of Bottles and Cans ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

 

       Breakfast was the first order of today--like most any morning--and then I loaded up my van with about 3 months accumulation of recyclables as I typically do quarterly during each year.   For those who don't live in California I should explain we pay a fee for most plastic, aluminum, and glass drink containers that we can get back if we bring them to a recycle center.  It's no big deal, but it all adds up.  It's a minor inconvenience to keep all of the recyclables, but I have space in my garage so it's no big problem.  And the recycle center is just a few blocks from my house.  So I went down first thing after breakfast.  I guess I help the environment or something and more importantly I walked away with $25. No big deal, but it's better than throwing it all away.

      After that I was cleaning outside our house and other chores.  Spring cleaning you know.  And company's coming next week.  So we're getting things ready for my daughter and her husband and three of our grandkids.  It will likely be a short fast-paced week of fun.  We only usually see them once a year since we live so far apart.

         Bed time now calls me.  Like yesterday I'm tired.  I've at least managed another A to Z post.  Now I'll see if I can keep up.  It might be difficult.  Hopefully I'll be back with another installment tomorrow.  Or sometime.

And Then This Happened and Then This.... ( #AtoZChallenge & #IWSG )

 

The Insecure Writer's Support Group

Join us on the first Wednesday of each month in Alex J. Cavanaugh's Insecure Writer's Support Group--a forum of writers who gather to talk about writing and the writer's life. For a complete list of participants visit Alex's Blog. 
     The co-hosts for the April 1 posting of the IWSG are Melissa Maygrove, Cathrina Constantine, Kate Larkinsdale, and Rebecca Douglass!

       Well, just wanted to check in.  I had every intention of starting A to Z posts and getting a timely post for Insecure Writer's Support Group and wouldn't you know.  I don't want to bore you with details and I'm worn out.  It's late and I just got my internet back after having been almost a week without. I have been overwhelmed of late and haven't had much time for online activities.  And the next few weeks seem like they are going to be more of the same.

      Let me see where I am tomorrow and where I'm going next.  For now I'm going to bed.