It's a dog's life...

Dogs (or at least the ones living here) don't understand the concept of sleeping in on Sunday, so I was up and about at shortly before 6 this morning.

It has turned out to be a glorious day! Warm. Sunny. Just the ticket for a nice walk.

Me, I've been translating since shortly after 7:30 this morning. Thus far, I've completed the 19-page document for client U and the 5-page document for client T (one of the pages was a duplicate, it turns out). That was where I wanted to be by the end of the day today. For good measure (to get a leg up on tomorrow, since Galina will be going into Durango to pick up a load of boxes), I did two pages of the 10 due to client M by the close of the day tomorrow.

I am declaring a moratorium on work until later today, when I'll review the jobs for U and T before sending them off. In the meantime, I fully intend to get away from this computer for a while and enjoy the day.

Cheers...

A nice, quiet dinner...

Easter dinner consisted of honey-glazed ham, asparagus (with Drew's Hollandaise), red potatos with rosemary, salad, a few olives, and (for me) a gin-and-tonic.

It was nice to get the mess off the dining room table and have all of us sit down to dinner.

I'm back at the face of the salt mine, now, with a pure tonic chaser to the meal by my side.

The office cleanup is going slowly, although the center of the room is now basically clear. I've got some linen that I throw on the floor whenever I get a moment to host Huntur and we do all sorts of fascinating things. The latest is to play with some Chinese balls that appear to me made of stainless steel and which contain a chime inside.

Called "Baoding Iron Hollow Ball for Health with the brand name of 'The God of Longevity'" by the manufacturer (Hebei Baoding Iron Ball Plant), the intended purpose of the balls is as an exercise device. One holds them first in one hand, and then the other, and causes them to revolve about one another by rhythmically moving one's fingers. I find it's a real workout (whenever I remember to use them), and the rather poorly translated instructions maintain that it's an ideal exercise to support the body's energy.

Huntur just likes rolling them on the floor.

Back to work...

Cheers...