Week update - King Arthur class

  Friday

Wrist MRI

Lunch at Habanero's, solo

Bowling lesson

Aikido

Saturday:

Mowing

Nap

Basketball

Dinner at El Centinela

Basketball

Sunday:

Flight to Albany

Drive to Norwich

Dinner at the Inn

Monday:

Breakfast at the Inn

Focaccia, crackers

Dinner at Jesse's

Tuesday:

Breakfast at the Inn

Class

Aikido in Woodstock, no dinner

Wednesday:

Breakfast at the Inn

Class

Dinner at Three Tomatoes

Thursday:

Breakfast at Shyrl's Diner

Woodstock, Vt - T-shirt, flannel, geocache

Pate Fermentee

Pizza

No dinner, pizza from class

Friday:

Breakfast at Shyrl's Diner

Drive to Albany

Fly home

Saturday:

Bowling - 193, 229, 157, 166, 168, 154

Dinner at El Centinela

Basketball

Sunday:

Weeding of hedge

Nap

BAGS get-together at La Brisa

Basketball

Aikido Friday Night - 3/21/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  We're both taking warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Two times.  

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Waki gatame

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Thursday Night - 3/20/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  We're both taking warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Waki gatame, Ude hineri

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 3/18/25

Aikido players:

Gabe

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls. 

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

All 8 with Gabe

Techniques:

Waki gatamae, and Ude hineri.

Commentary:

None of note.

Weekend update

 Friday

Pick up some embroidery

Drop off some stuff for embroidery

Pick up citrus plants

Lunch at Habanero's, solo

Bowling - 200, 133, 139, 194, 182

Aikido

Saturday:

Geocaching

DTR at Price Daniels Mansion

Nap

Basketball

Dinner at El Centinela

Basketball

Sunday:

Basketball

Nap

Yard work

Aikido Friday Night - 3/14/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  Gabe throws me with some warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Two times.  

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

All 10 that we've covered so far in Ju Nana Hon Kata.

Commentary:

I took about 150 falls tonight.

Aikido Thursday Night - 3/13/25

Aikido players:

Gabe.

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  Gabe is throwing me with warm-up big falls.

The Walk:

Two times.

Releases:

All 8 as uke and tori

Techniques:

Waki gatamae, Shomen-ate, Aigame-ate, Gyaku game-ate, Gedanate, Ushiro-ate

Commentary:

None tonight.

Aikido Tuesday Night - 3/11/25

Aikido players:

Gabe

Ukemi:

Slaps and falls.  Gabe started taking big falls on the big, cushy mat.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

All 8 with Gabe

Techniques:

Waki gatamae, Hiki taoshi, and Ude gaeshi.

Commentary:

None of note.