The clouds are no match for the winds battering the plains — Colorado Springs, CO.

The only birthday candle in the house is bigger than the cake ;-) — Colorado Springs, CO.

Screenshot from Bocelli's Music for Hope Concert — Milan, Italy.

Perspective of our house from inside the arroyo on one of our neighborhood walks — Colorado Springs.

The grill has found it's way to the deck ... now to start using it — Colorado Springs, CO.

Big box = no chaise lounge assembly required? Colorado Springs, CO.

All Continues to Be Well

April 15, 2020 in the United States ⛅ 41 °F

Stay @ home order day 21.

It's been a week since I last wrote. We're well and truly into our routine. Nothing exciting to write about. Just wanted to let those few who are reading that all's well.

We've had a couple of nice days that allowed us to enjoy the outdoors this past week with long walks around the neighborhood and on the plains on the far side of our arroyo. Al fresco meals on the deck added variety.

We're in the midst of furnishing the deck so that we can spend more time out there as the weather improves. The grill Mui ordered arrived last week ... putting it together was not unlike a Lego project ;-) But we managed quite well. The chaise lounges arrived yesterday ... currently in quarantine in the garage. We'll get them unpacked and moved to the deck by the weekend. No reason to hurry before then since we have a second snow event forecasted for tomorrow ... this on the heels of the one that just about blew us away this past Sunday.

Another project we've tackled is my walk-in closet. The doors we ordered from Ikea for our old cabinets have been installed ... as has the jewelry armoire. I'm using the "one bite of the elephant" method to reorganize the shelves and hanging clothes. It will take some time to finish the project ... but I'm in no hurry. It’s good to mix and match hobbies with chores ... adds variety to our days.

Some know that I celebrated my birthday on Saturday. It was a quiet day ... but that is no different from our usual b'day celebrations. The highlight of my birthday weekend was Andrea Bocelli's live concert from the Duomo in Milan ... so uplifting! His rendition of "Amazing Grace" brought tears to my eyes ... just as it did when we saw him perform live in DC. I had to look up when we went to Bocelli’s Christmas concert and was surprised to see that it was 15 years ago ... WOW! Time sure flies.

I can't think of anything else to write about. So, I'll end as I've been doing since the coronavirus became such a big part of our lives ... stay safe ... stay healthy.Read more