💸 the 2 five of jun

  💸  .... and reporting rain, overnight and a cloudy view out the window, early day for us, coffee is burbling  .... and typing to the void

I hope the brew is a winner. My morning method is to microwave a 1/4 C of water.
The coffee goes in the filter w / the hot water mixed in and waiting a bit, turn on the coffee maker.
Otherwise,  the coffee maker sends that first water thru as it is beginning to warm. Then the coffee grounds sit in lukewarm water and the first bloom is weak. 
What proof that the change works, none.

Ah, coffee is stratospheric ! 

a compromise. rather than go for a ' powerwash ' on the Duet, I opted for a ' safety reset '. Last night, frustration set in w / the Duet. Duet was slow and glitchy [ or I was, never can tell ]. Safety reset does what - " if your device is acting up, you can use the built in system menu '

So. Better ? I'm going to say yes, b /c I'm a coward and also hoping for the best

We shall see said the Zen Master
back on the C14+ typing, and its not fair to compare. but the Duet was less troublesome after the ' safety reset '. Important b / c it will be the backup machine til 2030. 

💒 two 4 Juin

  💒 .... tea for two ... or ... twofer and yes June is slipping away.

coffee, Si senor. Typing, aussi Si Senor. outlook, beauti. Green outside and sunny and the Eternal Blue Sky 

I want to say that there has been a shift in the running of the house. not subtle but more people are coming to the house. the PSW s are here, Tues thru Fri, one hour but here. the neighbour is scheduled for 2 - 3 h on Saturday. Plus the new arrangement for weeding and mulching

and I am much more relaxed ... except, I cannot imagine ' me' relaxed. I tend to wound up more or less always. I over think and then overthink .... the overthink

a bit of grocery shopping after a pedicure - thank goodness, that guy can bend over my toes. He doesn't even hesitate, clip, clip. His eyesight is better too, right.

🥻23 of Jun

      🥻 ... coffee stopped just now, the view is sunny and the Eternal Blue. summer scene out there

alright coffee it is
rate the coffee ..... we have an eight
shortly, out the door to buy bagels at Simit, up the street. Wholesale bagels [ they do large orders and sell the rest to peeps] We have a guest dropping by and lunch is bagels and fixings

and much to my ignorance : there is a new more adaptatable method for calculating Heart Rate Zones
the old traditional way was 220 - age and multiplied by 70 % or 80 % [ the typical boundaries for Avg Heart Rate ] during a workout.
the new improved estimate is 208 - .7 [ age ] times the 70 % or 80 % boundaries

much to my chagrin, the ' new ' way raises the values. 
however, my ultimate decider was always ' a good sweat ' 
that will not change. 

Bagels were a hit w / all. And the price is remarkable as well - 6 for $ 5

Oh. Or new house helper will do weeding too.

Not my favourite job.

👔 XXII of VI

  👔 ... this is the ' boro 2.0. or whatever you want
early, up at 5 AM and awake.
coffee and typing. looking out on a quiet, gray scene

re arrange the ' re arrange '.
our new cleaning helper, swept and wiped the floor in the living room / cafeteria / entertainment hub [ alright, we do everything in that space ], on Saturday.
she centred the area rug and centred the plastic rug protector and the round table. harmonious and aligned.
BUT the original arrangement allowed the plastic protector to align w / the rug edge, then a separate mat butted up to the protector, hence crumbs etc would fall on the plastic / mat. saving the area rug
yep, back again to the way we had it. It was a tryout and did not do the job

I'm trying to get by w / 1 1 / 2 cups of coffee as c.f. 4 or so. We had a guest and there wan't s much coffee in the thermos. instead, I'll try tea

I decided to garden, by trimming the front bush. Massively overgrown. Hedge trimmer and lots of raking - likely 20 lb of branches, twigs and greenery. However, the result was satisfying

don't think that this is an everyday event. Likely, on the order of monthly - maybe.

🏓 XXI in juin

  🏓 ..... sunny, Eternal Blue is all. beauti morning

I'm mobile today. C14+ is on my lap. I'm in the living room multi tasking. Airing sheets, breakfast, doing a small white load, watching ' My Life is Murder ' and typing. Coffee and tomato on toast - the backyard is a woody glade

Also, a visitor is due in 40 minutes. Quite the start to the day.

airing the sheets is really the comforter and cover. recall, the actual duvet is silk filled and cannot be machined ' anything '. Air and fluff, do not beat or scrunch or the silk will break up

on the theme.  how is the Nordic individual duvets going. the jury is out. sort of making it work. not real solid on the long term possibilities. The temperature fluctuations are difficult to figure each night. e.g. last night was ideal, the duvet was warm and convertible - the duvet is light and comfortable

follow up, small white load is based on a white shirt that was $ 3 on the rack, its a formal dress shirt cufflinks and stud holes on the front. I am getting it ready, in case, our visitor will iron the shirt for me.  Live in hope 

Yes. Newer white dress shirt is ironed, cuffs and all. A ... claimed that the dress shirt was an easy iron and felt good 

and sitting, typing in peace. exercise is over.   it s not horrid, as you know, much reduced in intensity - simple goals Avg BPM 111 - 116 and 400 Kcal plus a good sweat. I'm reading / learning that much of the handicap of aging is range of motion e.g. if you don't reach out as in max then your muscle memory is the limit that you settled for .

Truth is once that you have limited your motion - stretching out is tough 

👑 score for june

👑 ... I meant Jun 20 th, its a score right [ 20 ]
in the  'boro we see the Eternal Blue and 60 ish. A day w / promise. I promise
the basics, coffee [ from the thermos ] typing in the window on the street, C14+ [ doing its magic ]
this is season 5 of Clarkson s Farm. Last night, the word was modernize to stay relevant. Of course, I now apply that to the C 14+. Except there is no profit. The gain is psychological or prideful [ we don't tell anyone ? so  ?].
Last night, M was signing on to the C14+ for the first time, and comments ' what is the writing on the stickers, on the laptop '. Simple answer : ' all the keyboard shortcuts that I keep forgetting '.
Yes, the Chromebooks before were ... well, Chromebooks  ..... this is C14 PLUS *, the plus means more headaches if you are a slow learner [ calling it like it is ]

And Saturday, now in its fifth iteration, a neighbour has cleaned / re organized the house. Did I mention that this is psychological [ mental health support for me ] and hopefully re affirming
perhaps not expressed properly, but needed 

🚇 IX teenth juin

   🚇  hello ! Leacock peeps. A shoutout to the ' orange and blue '

' boro is fine. leftover damp and wind is noticeable. the Eternal Blue is in full glory

Reporting the second night or so that I awoke at 4 - 4:30 A and needed to read or as today, grabbed a banana and sips of water. Typically, used drops to moisten the eyes.

again : " .... I don't expect to sleep thru the night  ...... " sing it Paul.
..... the cross is in the ballpark ......

AI advice for dogwoods [ red stemmed ] prune only 20 %. Well, this AM the front dogwood got bushwhacked by the big loppers. As per usual, the doggy was hogging all the space. In fact, you can barely tell if I did any pruning

Garbage picker is not a sought after sobriquet. I was at it again. Recall, this corner computer desk was from # 21 across the street. So, today, I scavenged planks that were shelving. Straight boards, pretty much unmarked. Yes, destined to be re- purposed as my shelving