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Greetings all

Sun is out now after a foggy morning. All is well. Yesterday I got nothing done - no studio and no gym. I gave into my spirit animal - a slug. Today I did better and went to the gym and even upped my time a tiny bit. Then I went to the studio and made more of guess what. Got some good news on our gallery member in the hospital. No heart attack and nothing terrible going on.

DH had an electrician come by to see about expanding our electrical panel in order to get solar and some stuff. We have a good roof exposure and with two electric cars it seems like a good idea. He learned some things so we may do this. It amuses him.

So Peps windmills! I had no idea they still work. Do they really grind grain? Part of travel is to enjoy the food so have at it. Kick that other person out of your head (said she who also has a food goblin living in her head).

Liz and Paula you both seem to be doing so well maintaining. Kudos. You got this. And yeah Paula, wind is the enemy of all craft set ups. And Liz maybe your DH will bring home fish for dinner

DD one more day.

More shrimp tonight. Gallery duty tomorrow so I may stop by the grocery there for dinner tomorrow night. It is a small but complete grocery and deli and you can always park right in front. Very convenient. Nothing like the major trecks I used to make to the gigantic midwestern grocery stores where the parking lot has a separate zip code. Cheers. Diane S

I suspected your weight would settle down. Mine is like a wavy line these days: up, up, down, down, up, down, etc. I do find that giving into a craving once in a while and having enough to satisfy but not go overboard and not repeating it daily doesn't seem to cause any gain. My weight just waves along within about a 2 pound range.

Not knowing the day of the week may become commonplace now that you are retired! DH was just commenting on this yesterday!

Your trip sounds fabulous so far, rich in history! Enjoy your down day! A nap sounds wonderful! Cool temps and grey skies here, I think a snuggle and nap with the pups and DH sounds perfect!

Good morning! Liz, I had started a post, but got interrupted by lunch schedule.

Here it is 1:30 pm. We have breakfasted, toured the Kinderdijk windmills, returned to sun on the boat's upper deck with a cappuccino, and have lunched! I find that there is a lot of food centered activity on this vacation. Both my brother and Ron are "foodies" of sorts (as am I, but I feel somewhat redeemed these days...LOL). While I don't feel I'm over eating, I do feel like I'm eating more than I would at home, and lord knows, that can be worrisome. I resolved to eat as I saw fit on this trip, but I can feel my eating disorder wanting to lash out. The first order of the dysfunction says, "Don't indulge!" If I follow that instinct what follows is the Tantrum, Pity Party, and then the What the **** Just Eat (everything in sight) phase. Not wanting to go that route, I'm opting to eat everything in moderation. The sleeve and tirzepatide and my safety nets.

We had a very good tour guide for the windmill excursion. She looked to be in her early 20s, was knowledgeable, and very well spoken. The windmill history was interesting to me. I didn't realize the original purpose of the windmills in the Netherlands was to pump water out of the canals to the higher elevated rivers. Windmills stay in families for generations - even though the windmills themselves are owned by the local government. In Kinderdijk there are 19 windmills. 18 still function and are inhabited by "millers". The 19th is now a museum. The tour fees and souvenir sales pay for the upkeep of each windmill (about 15K Euros per year for each windmill).

We are having a travel day, so not much to do. I am planning a nap and then an afternoon coffee on our little balcony. Today is relaxation day. Okay by me. My thigh muscles in my left leg are a little sore. We logged 13+ miles over the two days in Amsterdam. Being a tad sore makes sense!

I'm so relaxed and discombobulated from what seems like a lost day due to the long flight from San Francisco to Amsterdam, that I am having to work to remember what the heck day of the week it is! I'm not sure I like that!

I really can't remember the last time I ate pancakes. Not a fan of them either. They're like thick clouds with no flavor and lots of calories from the syrup you have to slaver on them just to have something to taste.