I slipped out of bed this morning and put out the dog, drank
one cup of coffee and went outside and walked a mile. It is
going to top 101 today, so walking tonight is out of the
question. It was fairly cool and pleasant. I encountered a
skunk but I ignored him and mercifully he ignored me.

I am a morning person. It was not always this way. In my
single days, I could stay up all night and sleep all morning.
It is strange the way your body adapts to your circumstances.
Most of us are having trouble sleeping now, waking up too
early or not going to sleep until the wee hours.

I finished the best book last night. It was an historical
novel set in Elizabethan times called Dark Aemelia by
Sally O'Reilly. The prose was lush and rich and the research
fascinating. She detailed it in the back of the book. I am
hooked on that time period. There was sorcery and witchcraft
and a lot of speculation about historical figures. It involved my favorite play by Shakespeare, McBeth and the
Globe theater. By all means, check it out.