AT SALT LAKE CITY AIRPORT...

ON MY WAY BACK from visiting my daughter, Bronwyn, and my granddaughter, Stephanie, in Basalt, Colorado  They are still busy enjoying the snow.  Nowadays, it takes more than three or so days to get used to the elevation; at over 7,000 feet, it is about ten times higher than Corning.  So my lot has been to walk the dog and when not doing that, to walk myself (usually down to the coffee shop, 300 feet lower and almost two miles distant), with a careful eye on my wrist heart monitor.

My layover here, waiting for 'the midnight' to Detroit, is about six hours.  Time for a pleasant meal and maybe writing a blog posting.  I like the late flight as it means a good sleep before the morning flight to my home airport.

This is a 'big' time for Stephanie, about to turn 18 years.  College hunting time.  I have been most fortunate to have serious discussions with her about what she wants in life and what studies will assist her to attain her life goals. She is sharper than a tack, wise beyond her years, and lots of fun to be with.  How lucky am I!  Here is Stephanie, off to coach student skiers.

And here she is once more, at the coffee shop.

It will be great to be back home.  Spring approaches and lots of projects, particularly in the garden, to get underway.  If you have not experienced the transition from the coldest of Winters to the warmth of Spring, with its lengthening days, I regret to say that it is impossible to explain or describe the sheer joy of it.  Life bursts forth within and without, and on all sides!

I have just acquired another car.  My faithful Nissan is perilously close to rusting out (due to the salt they loving add to our roads in Winter).  It is a Subaru Impreza, with 150,000 miles.  Apart from the engine, in fairly good condition.  While I have been in Basalt, it has received a reconditioned motor.  I am looking forward to taking it over this week, including registration.  I expect to sell the older car; apart from the rust, it is in great mechanical condition.  I have had it ten years, not bad for a 1998 model with 230,000 miles on it!  Why and I doing this, well might you ask?

It is part of my 'makeover' for the next decade.  More of this another time, maybe the next post. I am a bit too tired to attempt an interesting account of that.

The car in the foreground is the new possession; the yonder one is the Nissan.  They are in the grounds of 'my kind' of mechanic's garage.  They have a bunch of cars held for sale, so I am hoping they will sell mine!


Until next time, when I have more energy and more to say.