Alone Time

I've had a lot of alone time recently: Mama worked late both Thursday and Friday nights and she has taken the kids out today while I rest at home. But since I've made enough bread recently and am not doing much crafting because of my back (nor much reading for similar reasons), I'm watching tv. I've watched four episodes of "Cranford" and "Return to Cranford" (I love Judi Dench! Especially as a Victorian . . . ), plus "Private Chefs of Beverly Hills" and now "Law and Order." I'm sad about the cancellation of L&O, not because I watch it (or any tv) much anymore, but because I watched it for years and also would've liked them to pass "Gunsmoke" as the longest-running show ever. Plus, it has been quite intertwined with my NYC experience--I even saw Jerry Orbach in person on the streets around Broadway a few times (though, oddly, I'm not sure if any of the film crews I ever saw were L&O).

Anyway, I'm not sure what to do with myself. Besides tv, I keep wandering outside to see how progress is going on our yard renovation. Our babysitter's dad, who is in the landscaping business, is cleaning up our big bushes in the back corner, trimming some trees, and mulching around our swingset. It's a beautiful day for the work, which has transformed our yard, adding tons of space where it was once overgrown with poison ivy and probably providing the habitat for lots of critters. So I keep going outside to see how pretty it's becoming. Funny because I usually have tons to do with myself on the days when Babysitter is here or the kids are in school. But it's Saturday and we're usually altogether and I'm a bit constrained in my activities . . . . maybe I should practice my breathing some more. While I watch tv!