Monday morning

It's 10:25a.m. new time and the highlight of the day as well as most of the work is over and done.  I talked with Jay on Skype at 6:30 Kelowna time which is now 10:30p.m. Incheon time because they Korea doesn't fall back and spring forward as we do.  I preferred calling him at 7:30.  I know that many people in  Canada are questioning the wisdom of our clockwork calisthenics and I think I will add my name to their number, not that I advocate taking Korea's lead in all aspects of our lives.  Jay's trying to learn the language now; today he told me the word for a woman of a certain age, 'ajjuma'.  He says that the Koreans are very respectful of age and that I would fit right in.  That's at least better than what he told me a couple of weeks ago which was that my hair style resembled that of many young Korean men, short and dyed red. 

As for work, I have almost finished 2 loads of laundry. It's the first time I've done laundry since I was in Victoria.  I'm beginning to think that once I've washed my clothes in a place, it's time to leave.  The other highlight of my day will be to go for a flu shot in the aft. with Bert and Peg.

I went on a different walk yesterday, along the Mission Creek Greenway from the park to Lake Okanagan.  It was longer than I thought it would be and by the end my toes were sore from bumping against the front of my hiking boots.  Pretty minor, considering how beautiful the path was; most of it was covered in fallen poplar leaves.  I think that's why my toes got sore; I kicked my way through the leaves most of the way instead of walking.  Poplar leaves smell almost as wonderful in the fall as the buds do in the spring.