Nearly two weeks since my last post.  Could it have anything to do with my training for NYC and working twice the number of hours designated to my job, which I love in spite of its busyness.  Perhaps.

I ran 114K or 70 miles each of the last two weeks but my life was not just about work and running, although blogging is taking a big hit. Here are some highlights of the past two weeks.

I was in Niagara Falls for a couple of days although I did put in full days of work, the view from my temporary office was great and I ate well.

I ran 22 miles/34K on Saturday and my husband did a fantastic job of feeding me over the weekend.

• We celebrated my husband’s birthday at our local Scottish pub the Caledonian.
• I treated a new friend from Venezuala to a latte and left the cafe without paying.

• I got my bike fixed up and it is now rides really well. I was not impressed with the tune-up done at Bike Couture but very impressed with the tune-up after the tune-up at Set Me Free on College at Grace street.
• Our marriage sharing group reconvened after the summer break.
• I ran into a new friend when she was in the middle of her longest run ever and we got to run together for a few miles.
• I had breakfast with my former coach Zeba Crook who now teaches at Carelton.
• I count my blessings while I make steady progress through Romeo Dallaire’s “Shake Hands with the Devil”.

The brother of one of my Saturday run pals died last week, giving us all pause to consider the fullness of our lives and the gifts sent our way.

Here is a  snippet from a favourite William Blake poem which I read at a friend’s “Celebration of Life” many years ago.

I thought Love lived in the hot sunshine,
But O, he lives in the moony light!
I thought to find Love in the heat of day,
But sweet Love is the comforter of night.

Seek Love in the pity of others’ woe,
In the gentle relief of another’s care,
In the darkness of night and the winter’s snow,
In the naked and outcast, seek Love there!

Thank you for reading . . .