Another quiet but very productive day. (In these retirement years, I'm learning more and more each day about how an atmosphere of quietness and peace and seeming lack of activity can actually foster wonderful new learnings and accomplishments.) I had an especially good workout at the Y this morning, on an "elliptical" trainer,  a wild looking machine that gets my legs and arms moving in many directions  and totally wore me out in about 40 minutes. 

   After the Y, Cia and I went to the  Quaker Meeting House to do some  general yard work, where we also had our brought-from-home lunch. 


   Now, at 7:31 p.m., we are relaxing before a warm, sparkling fire at home,  reading, writing, and breathing easily and happily.