Walking for health…we has to…

It gets so very hot in Spokane it’s horrid to try to walk anywhere…and I am NOT a walking type. But Jane needs to…she really does. So…we made a try at it. But Jane got an acid attack about 3 blocks out and we power-walked back to get her home. OMG. There is a difference. We have decided that this probably is a good thing, but my poor legs are really protesting. What we’re going to do is stroll out about 3 blocks daily, then do exactly that until we can really put on the burn. It does cut down the time it takes to go walkies. And my new sunglasses help: Spokane’s summer sun angle is fierce, and if you don’t wear sunglasses it’s downright painful. To heck with fashion sunglasses: I picked up some polarized ones at a service station on our last trip, and I am guarding these against scratches and mischance: they are light, comfy, and really nix the glare.

So wish us luck. We’re off on another diet—this one reducing portion sizes considerably and doing the power-walk thing to try to get in shape to get back on the ice this fall.