Today

Average temp was 71 degrees and sunny. Tomorrow is scheduled to start with sun and end up with rain, followed by more rain Sunday morning before clearing that night & more rain again on Tuesday. I'm good with that - we desperately need it. This area is like a dessert nowadays.

I stuck to my "diet" and walked 1.5 miles around the building today. I've been noticing the tiniest bits of green and grass poking up through the ground since the temperatures got cooler. Soon the cows down the hill will have fresh green nummies to eat.

We're trying couscous again tonight. Instead of the couscous you buy in a box with spices included, we bought a big jar of plain couscous and are trying out different recipes til we find something comparable that we like. Tonight we're using chicken stock, butter, garlic and parsley.

I was diagnosed with trochanteric bursitis yesterday and given a cortisone shot in attempts to cure it. The pain is 95% subsided. The lingering effects may be in my head, may be not. Only time will tell.