Be full of Joy

Saturday, July 25th

Be full of JOY

Wise words...thankful for this incredible driveway art by T, N & C.      

It was a slow start to my Saturday.  Was up last night playing online poker & zoom chat with the boys.  Much needed poker therapy!  Lots of laughs, and always good to catch up. I also seem to have acquired a new nickname last night… LEFTY.  šŸ˜†šŸ˜


♠️ ♦️ Poker night ♣️ ♥️ 


The weekend days are definitely long. An hour of physiotherapy is the only thing on the schedule.  Continuing to work on my walk. I was describing to someone on the phone today, how re-learning to walk is like walking on Bosu Balls.  It’s not so much about a lack of strength as a lack of stability… It’s all about rewiring those connections from your brain to your muscles

BOSU: Try stepping from one of these to another one... Let me know how that goes or better yet share a video.



Saturday evening dinner on the patio...takeout from CUCCI, complements of dear family friends.

The food in my teeth!!! šŸ™„ Good Grief.

















Comments

  1. Jillian xoJuly 26, 2020 at 5:13 PM

    Beautiful dinner al fresco! Thanks Kurt and Marianne!

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  2. Andrew RatcliffJuly 27, 2020 at 8:00 AM

    Was great to see you Friday night Adam. Convenient that you were the chip leader when you took that picture (didn't end up that way). Also, Budhwa might not appreciate the video evidence of him Zooming while driving.

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