November 16, 2011
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I finished my first marathon on 10/22/2011. I say finished because I set out to complete it. I did not race it. Finish vs. race? What do these two words mean to me in the context of a running event? Finish is to hold back, to leave something on the course, instead of risk not [...]
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November 13, 2011
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I started training for my 1st marathon last September and shortly after my first 16 mile run, I got injured. I went to Advanced Rehabilitation and did all the therapy, but felt compelled to switch from the Austin Full to Austin Half marathon. This marathon season, I was determined, no matter what, I would complete [...]
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January 27, 2012
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I loved all the Christmas decorations around Interlaken. I enjoy Christmas most for all the decorations. I send out Christmas cards every year, but I am not a big Christmas shopper. I know that shopping is not the purpose of Christmas, although US retailers would like us to believe that it is!
One thing I noted in Switzerland is Christmas decorations started to appear on December 9th and December 10th once we reached Interlaken. I did not see many Christmas decorations in Grindelwald. I feel that Christmas is not a retailer’s jackpot in Switzerland. I found this refreshing. Yet, I would have liked to see Christmas decorations appear sooner in Grindelwald. Such a Catch-22!
January 26, 2012
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The 2nd week that we had the house under contract, it got more and more exciting. I started playing with paint outside the house with my interior decorator and the builder…and voilà, the granite was installed. The fireplace surround and hearth, and the kitchen and bathroom cabinets are topped with polished black granite.
The builder selected a polished black granite before we got involved in the project. We had a honed black granite in our suburbia house. The honed black granite is not shiny and reminded me of chemistry lab tables in high school. I like both the honed black granite and the polished black granite for their modern look and feel.
On another note, I love old doors. The door leading from the living room into the living room sun porch is at least 50 years old, real wood, untempered glass and has so much character. “They just don’t make doors like they used to,” we all said at some point: the builder, the carpenter and I. We all share an appreciation for old doors. Alan didn’t care either way as long as the dog door fit.
