A good day

[sonia]

I biked down to Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden to meet a friend I haven't seen in person in a couple of years. We don't get together often even without a pandemic, because she's busy with kids and full-time engineering job. It was so good to walk around and catch up on everything. We lucked out with a partly-sunny day, cool rather than cold, very pleasant to be outside.

Then I biked home, had lunch, and another friend came over and we went for a walk in the neighborhood and worked on a puzzle together.


After they left, I remembered it's the first night of Hanukah and lit candles and worked on the puzzle some more. Getting close to done! Unlike the past few years, I felt calm and happy to to be lighting candles on my own. I have been feeling so much better lately, not just on a day with more socializing than I've done in months.

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[sonia]

I like walking or biking with friends and having conversations. I don't know if it imprints differently for me, but it keeps me from being restless and creaky from sitting still!

The puzzle was a lot of fun! Looking at the cover to figure out where pieces went changed it from frustratingly impossible to pleasantly difficult.

I don't know of any puzzle exchanges like that, but it sounds like a good idea. I could see wanting to do this one again sometime.