Red Shoes

Today I am wearing my red Birkenstock sandals. They are prettier than the ones above and I feel good when I look down on them. I have always been pleased with my feet. In Japan I understand that the feet and the neck are focal points of admiration in women. I think I would have been a hit in Japan.
I am also wearing a red shirt. It is my 'poet shirt' that I got when I joined The Academy of American Poets. And I have added red lipstick. I find that red lipstick does not last very well on me but I renew it from time to time. The color red is cheery.
I feel stronger today. I was up by 8:30 and had a breakfast of hot oatmeal with raisins and walnuts and warm soy milk. And I had a cup of peppermint tea. It all tasted pretty good.
Did my usual perusal of aol news and Facebook. Getting some early birthday greetings. My actual b.d. is next Sunday. I don't want any fuss this year and will be celebrating quietly. I also read the NY Times extensively this morning. Focused of course on the latest in the debt ceiling crisis. Hopeful. And I read an interesting article about a liberal Catholic protest group in Chicago. I also read Modern Love. It is a feature of the Sunday Times that I have encouraged Marth to write for. She writes as well as all of the contributors I have read.
Did my spiritual reading in one of Adya's books and meditated for a while. Then spent a couple of hours resting and reading Game of Thrones.
I read an e-mail from Amy - a response to one I had written to her. I sent an e-mail catching my friend Sharon up on my health. And I wrote to Jen.
I fixed a salad and some raisin bread that Danny had bought me for lunch. The salad had no taste but the bread tasted good. Am halfway through with my fluid requirements for the day.
I was very tired last night so did not watch any TV but went to bed early and read. Asleep by 10.
I am so pleased that the NFL lockout is over. I have been a fan of pro football for the past few years and look forward to seeing what the Cards can do this season. Am also a Sun Devil football fan and am happy to see them back on track being picked no 2 in the southern division of the new Pac 12.
And golf being my favorite is something I watch a lot.
Would spend some time outside if it were not so hot. Except for early morning when I am not up and early evening it is too draining to be out in the heat. The gardens are not at their best. Neither Phil nor I were up to doing the usual summer planting. But some of the perennials are still colorful. And of course the fabulous wisteria, beautifully draped over the waterfall arbor has been giving me lovely long bunches of lavendar bloom for nearly two months. Cheerful as the red shoes!
Made a simple dinner last night. A grilled piece of tilapia with lemon and some steamed brussel sprouts with lemon butter. And it all tasted like itself. Marvelous! But later I made some popcorn and it was a disaster. The metal taste had appeared and I could not eat any of the popcorn.
Win some lose some.
I think I will let the red shoes take me out to pick up the Sunday paper. See you anon.