
Scuttled out for a walk this morning while my room was being cleaned and made a point of doing some stairs. Of course, “doing stairs” is almost as necessary at the Asylum as it is in Japan.
When I returned on Christmas Day, two of our four elevators were on vacation. By late Tuesday, they were all back at work. By this morning, two were on vacation. Again.
Gratitude
Grateful that I can make it up to my room on the 11th floor using the stairs.
Note: Just because I can doesn’t mean I like it.

When I was in Japan, I ran into several peony gardens. From the locked gates, I could see the peonies blooming madly. But “Peony Viewing Season” didn’t open until January 1. One must respect tradition.
So I enjoyed our Asylum peonies after my walk.


Fortunately, Ray Rosemary and the sage are plugging along nicely. Time to think about coleus and maybe even impatiens
