Another day, another walk.
It has been sunny for several days. That lack of clouds means it’s been cold in the mornings, around freezing. Frosty! I’ve managed to have enough things to do in the house to delay the walks until the sun warmed the air a bit.
Today’s walk had a grocery store stop and breakfast for lunch. We went east on the way out and west on the way home. If you know Seattle that means going up and down over significant ridges. There were two peaks to summit each way. I don’t know the elevation gain/loss, but several roads were steep enough that there are ridges in the sidewalks.
From the web, “These are called corrugated concrete sidewalks and were likely installed between about 1910 and 1944. Like others have said you can find them all over the city.”
There was also work in the basement, mostly moving things around. The Christmas decorations were put away. But the grand idea to put the tree stand on the floor level under the decorations did not work. The stands legs are too wide for the area.
One item I have decided to part with is my manual typewriter, an Adler J5. It was my high school graduation present and heavily used through college. I did continue to use it occasionally even after we got a computer. But now it has been several years and it can go. The only wrinkle is the case is broken, the hinge at the bottom is essentially gone, two separate halves. I’m trying to fashion a duct tape hinge. Attempt 1 was not successful. Attempt 2 is scheduled for tomorrow.
On the positive cleaning side, a bench I made many years ago has been free-cycled from the front yard. Actually our neighbor’s front yard.
Steps for the day, 13,000 plus.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:23 pm |
12,000 steps for me–walking, mowing the lawn and walking a fussy baby around. A good exercise day. Seattle has so many hills! I remember when Older Daughter lived in the Central district, she watched a bus go sideways down a steep hill in the snow and ice. It was a bus she normally rode, so it shook her up!
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 pm |
I’m trying to get out during these sunny days. I would like to say the weather doesn’t matter, but it does.