Good afternoon GH.  Well. it is just past the noon hour here in GH, and I thought just a few moments to write this blog would be in order.  I walked to the dentist this morning, Mary and Sugar the Weather dog walked part way with me.  All in all, the visit took just twenty-five minutes, and I got my usual bag of goodies when I left.  A new toothbrush, some floss, some toothpaste and I was on my way.  I walked home, and that took all of fifteen minutes.  So, in total I had to give up only one hour and fifteen minutes of my day.  Not bad I say.  When I got home, Mary made a brunch meal of rice and beans and a tortilla, and that was an excellent way to cap off the morning.  I completed the survey I was doing for energy efficiency, and now I await the check for my efforts.  I liked the program, I got some good things for my home and they paid me for the privilege.  What's not to like?  Currently, the view out the Weather Window is clear skies and sunny and the desktop temperature reading is 44 lovely degrees.  You can see why walking was a pleasure.  Sugar enjoyed going a new route there and back, and of course, she had to smell everything and leave a message for other dogs along the way.  I have to say, that this is still a righteous decision, moving to GH I mean. This afternoon, I plan to strum a little, do some markups for Mary and then just kick back.  I have an appointment with the ENT doctor next Monday morning, and on Tuesday afternoon, I have an appointment to have the Vibe serviced for winter.  So, it won't be quite as busy next week.  I hope that it slows down for a couple of weeks.  I plan to rake and bag some on Saturday, before I go to the library for some Irish music jams.  That is about my limit for outdoor activities this year, unless you count sowing some grass seed when the temperature stays low enough to prevent premature germination of the seeds.  I also have to do more dusting to do next week, but I find that rewarding in a weird way, just like the vacuuming.  So, until I have more to blog, I'll just say,  Ciao!