Rosy Outlook

I'm back to swimming. I was sick for a full month with a horrible cough that finally yielded to antibiotics and rest, but now I can swim again. I dreaded that first plunge into the water, thinking that I would have lost muscle (and willpower) after a full month off, but I was wrong. From the first strokes, my body fell back into the rhythm and reminded me how good it feels to be active and moving again. We are lucky to have a marvelous swimming pool in our community - the largest indoor pool in California. It is heated with solar power, cleaned with saline rather than chlorine, and blessed with the hottest, most delightful showers on earth.

After swimming, I usually stop in to our favorite local coffee shop for a reward - a half caff, half cream cup of coffee. We have a Starbucks in town but the coffee here is better and the family that runs Little Louie's couldn't be nicer. They know me by name and always have a smile.  They also always have fresh fruit and fresh flowers on the counter. Today's bouquet was clearly from someone's garden rather than purchased from a florist - roses of two different colors and rose hips.

Not sure why I felt the need to share this photo except to celebrate my return to wellness and the fact that there are roses in the world. Win-win.