last saturday in november

The sky hazed over and so I think the sun will set without much fanfare. Unlike the past few sunsets, which have been quite dramatic. I haven't done much with my long weekend, so far. I spent three hours out front yesterday, hacking at dead lavender and cutting back rose bushes. This morning I walked over to the farmers market, which was pared back post Thanksgiving, and then I walked up the hill to get milk and butter and chocolate at the grocery store on Cortland. The bus pulled up just as I was walking out of the store, so I got on it.

I played a couple of the Goldberg Variations and remembered that the piano badly needs tuning. Also, I am clumsy and rusty -- I haven't played much at all in the past year or so. I think it's because I'm self-conscious about the sound carrying through the walls. Someday I'll look into insulation. I don't know why I haven't done it already. I can hear the neighbors through the walls, sometimes. It's another thing on the list of things I'm thinking about spending money on.