Jan 24 - Day15

I have decided that Sunday will be a Saboth day for me ... no exercising.

I slept late this morning. I woke up in the middle of the night with a very stuffy nose and stuffy nose = no Bipap = no or very poor sleep.  I got up, found some Dristan in the back of my Bipap bag, got some cushions from the back of the couch in the other bedroom and propped myself up in bed. The medicine began to work after a bit, so I put the mask on, but stayed in the upright position until sometime later when I must have tossed the cushions aside.  I am snuffly today, but with a day off and another early bed time tonight, I suspect I will feel better tomorrow.

I took two women from the program to church today.  The service was an ecumenical morning prayer service.  Though I missed having communion, the choir sang more pieces during the service. The introit was an acapella piece "Exultate justi" by Viadana (1564-1645) sung by a select, smaller choir from the chancel steps. The first anthem sung just before the New Testament reading was "Father Eternal" by Richard Shephard (b. 1949) and the Offertory anthem as "Os justi" by Bruckner (1824-1896). Finally, from the back of the church the choir again sang "God be in my Head" by Rutter at the end of the service.  I have sung this many times and it so fills me with peace and comfort as I listen as their voices reverberate along the high ceiling.

After lunch, I decided to find "The tobacco Trail" which starts in Durham and runs for miles south of the city.  It is a man-made trail for walking, jogging and biking. I must have spent an hour or more looking for some trace of it, but I finally gave up and drove back to my room.  About 1/4 mile for the house, I saw a walking bridge over the road and guess what it said?  You guessed it, "Tobacco Trail Bridge!" I visually followed the blue fencing that is on either side of it until I lost it close to the house.  Across the street from our road is a park so I stopped by and spoke to Chris, who has moved down from Connecticut.  He pointed to a bridge and road across it that will take me to the trail.  Town is only a 30-40 min walk from here so I plan to walk it from the house and back next weekend. I was so thrilled that I would have walked it today, but we are due a big rain storm this afternoon and night. Can you imagine, right here in my back yard!!

I have done my laundry today, and plan to watch some games on TV (without the popcorn.)