Sunday evening, 7:10 pm...

Went to a house concert last night to catch a group called Sons of Town Hall. Most fun we’ve had in a long time. Was expecting some quirky folk stuff—and got it—but the performance turned into so much more it made the whole weekend. Talented guys. Great story tellers, excellent musicians, the whole nine yards.

Finished a strong draft of new story this morning. Been working on the piece a while, but finally happened on an acceptable end. Still have a lot of clean up, but the tough stuff is behind me. Felt good to make a bit of progress.

Gotta new gig from the C.S. Opera, so tomorrow’s pretty well played out. Happy to have some new commercial work falling in my lap. Need to put the blocks to this one. Short turnaround time.

Lotta yard work to catch up with now that the house painting’s finished. Looking forward to clearing out the dead leaves and getting the lawn back in shape. Aerators come tomorrow. Sprinkler dudes, too. Won’t be long before it’s time to break out the mower.

Friday...and none too soon...

Looking out the cottage window this evening at a spring snow storm.

Just another sunny day when I woke this morning. Rose early, put in some work on a new project, went off to the gym a little after twelve, and came home in a light rain. Got a chance to talk to my buddy S. FaceTime with Jack and Matt, too.

Good day, all in all.

Looking to settle in and build a fire tonight. Enjoy a movie. Start in early tomorrow and catch up where I left off.

Odds and ends...

Up early to work on a new Philharmonic project.

Painters came around nine and put the finishing touches on the house. Place looks great again.

No gym today. PT instead. Neck’s been acting up again.

Pretty day. Wish I’d have seen more of it, but an early evening walk got us out of the house where we could enjoy the last of it.

Supposed to snow tomorrow. Or rain. Can’t remember which. Either way, the lawn will be thankful.

Small news...

Didn’t get much writing time this morning with the painters clanking about, but put in some good edits on s short story before going off to the gym.

Warm day. Too warm for spring, but cloudless with blue skies so no complaints. Got in a short walk, and a trip to Starbucks before throwing in the towel.

House is supposed to be finished by tomorrow. Hope so. Need some uninterrupted time at the keyboard to get a project going. Need to get letters off to the boys, as well.

Short but sweet...

Coming to this tired.

Was up early looking at manuscripts, then sidelined with the arrival of the painting crew who made enough noise to drive us off to Starbucks.

Good return to the gym.

Good walk around the neighborhood.

Good day getting a lot of housekeeping matters behind us.

Making plans...

Spent the morning revising the long piece, and the afternoon working around the yard. Painters due early tomorrow, aeration and sprinkler crews later in the week. Everything should look shipshape by next weekend. Be glad to have the painting behind us. Been waiting all winter for the weather to clear.

Jack’s birthday today. Hard to believe, but he’s officially nine. He and Matt called this morning while we were out caulking the porch rail. Didn’t talk for as long as we’d have liked, but long enough to see they’d found home again after their week-long vacation to Colorado.

Figure it to be a busy few days with all the work crews coming and going. Just hope I can carve out some good writing time. That and some uninterrupted time at the gym.

Piecing the week back together...

Woke early with some help from the carpenter who came banging on the front door before anyone was up.

Managed to get in some edits on the long piece, but not as many as I’d have liked. Abandoned the keyboard a little after twelve and went to the movies.

Weather went gray by late afternoon, but the temps have come up and we managed a nice walk when we got home.

Strange not having the boys around. Never quite get used to their leaving.

Back to the status quo...

Boys back home to Pittsburgh this morning. Spent the afternoon policing the yard in anticipation of the painting crew. Come Monday, house is looking at a new coat. Meanwhile, gotta try and get back to the writing. I must have five drafts awaiting revision.

Weather turned tolerable again. Supposed to hit eighty by Monday. I’ll take whatever comes as long as it doesn’t get in the way of work. Looking forward to hitting the gym again, and all the rest.

Tonight, veg time.

Looking ahead...

Big week ahead. Lots of visitors. Don’t expect to get much writing done, but that’s okay. Figure to have a rollicking time with the boys.

Heavy winds the past few days, and more in the forecast. The only thing about springtime in the Rockies I’ve never enjoyed. Easy to picture those wind-crazy pioneers in their sod huts murdering one another after a week or two of this stuff.

Going to work now. Still have a couple of hours before the plane lands.

Still recovering from the long weekend...

Never quite hit stride this morning. Was up early, but not early enough, and production suffered on a account of it. Sill, did manage to get 1,500 words into another new story, and write a critique for N, so can’t complain too much.

Put in some time at the gym, just after noon, then came home and ran a few errands in advance of the boys’ arrival on Friday. Picked up some groceries, too. A lot left to do before they get here, but making the garage my number one priority. It went into decline after they left last summer and never quite recovered.

Weather cheered up, and except for a hard breeze coming out of the south it was a nice, blue-sky day. Don’t think it’ll warm up enough to go fishing anytime soon, but hey, fingers crossed.

Looking forward to a quiet evening.

Life in the slow lane...

Getting back up to speed.

Woke late, and spent the early part of the morning doing Q&A with the London editor of The Forge.

Worked out early afternoon, then came home and drifted off into a nap with Mr. Kitcat.

Talked briefly with Jack, and made plans for his end of week arrival in the Springs.

Didn’t break any records, but hope to amp things up tomorrow.

Tonight, taking it easy.

Snoozer of a day...

Lots of doings today, few of which involved actual work.

Was up later than usual, but still in good time to write and get to the gym.

Did a little bit of reading, ran a few errands, and took a walk.

Nothing much else to say.

This one's in the books now, too...

Late rise. Slept in after a night of restless dreams.

Working on the short pieces, but making progress with all of them. One of these days I’m gonna have four or five come to fruition at the same time.

Squeezed an early workout in before my doc’s appointment.

New X-rays of the lungs look good. No residual badness from the pneumonia.