My Mother’s Day began early in my yoga studio taking Abhijata’s 6am virtual “Power of Unity” workshop Day 4. Words cannot express my gratitude for having the opportunity to share Abhi’s classes with 1,400 Iyengar Yogis across the US.
Abhijata – The Power of Unity
Namaskar
Next up – Mother’s Day obligations of buying flowers and a trip to Krispy Kreme’s to get a dozen of my mom’s favorite donuts. What a great idea. Too bad everyone else had the same plan at the same time …
Cars behind ours (wrapped around all the way to the street)
Cars in front of ours (not even to the drive thru yet)
Turning the corner toward the drive thru
Finally made it to the order window
45 minutes later … Pick up!
Mask on before collecting the donuts.
I was going to take a photo of Mom eating a donut, but by the time I returned upstairs she had already devoured a maple bar!
The cat who ate the canary!
Dang that was fast! But not to worry. She quickly got up and indulged in another!
I hope your Mother’s Day is equally delightful.
Blooms on my walk this morning
Blooming orchid in our backyard.
Blogged on Amma’s iMac with LOVE! ps… I ate a donut too.
As you can see by KJ’s photo, one day ahead and six hours behind, nothing slips by a Kiwi.
How long has it been? It feels like an eternity, but I think it’s been about two months, give or take, since we were first ordered to stay at home.
I have to say that biggest kudos go out to my mom, who hasn’t complained at all during her lockdown. Although today she told us she’s confident the first place to open will be nail salons because her fingernails are growing way too long (& she probably doesn’t want to have to sit through another one of my pedicures…). She seems to do fine with washing and “doing” her own hair. No matter what, she always looks good.
On any given day, you will find her sitting on her couch watching the Western Channel, Home Improvement Show or Fox News, or playing solitaire.
Here during a “wine & dine” with Robb via Zoom on my iPad.
She likes it when we bring her food. Below is a homemade pizza I made on the Traeger (bbq) and caesar salad that we brought over for dinner. Yes, it was yummy!
ps … If you talk to her, tell her her hair looks wonderful.
It’s amazing how easily we’ve fallen into this crazy habit of cooking. How preposterous! And we even enjoy it!
Anything from tuna salad to tortilla lime crusted tilapia with spinach salad, artichoke and potatoes to zucchini/shrimp stir fry to lobster to minestrone soup (me) to ham and bean soup (Bruce) to cheesecake (for my mom’s birthday last month), and much much more. The ideas are endless. Who would have thought?
When the grandkids aren’t around, the dogs take care of beater cleanup.
We’re not the only ones cooking …
The grandkids are staying busy …
That is, when they’re not being home schooled!
I’m spending a LOT of time in the yoga studio. I have it set up to teach Zoom classes from my iPad, and I feel blessed that my students have invited me into their home practice space. Here’s a glimpse of what Zoom looks like in my space …
Aside from teaching three classes a week myself, I’ve also been taking virtual Zoom classes and workshops. Having the iPad already set up in the yoga studio is very convenient. I’ve been taking three classes a week with my teacher, Gloria Goldberg, and I’ve also taken a virtual Iyengar Yoga Therapy workshop on Yoga for Trauma, and a Social Media Webinar sponsored by the Iyengar Yoga National Association United States (IYNAUS). I’m also half-way through a 4-part Virtual Yoga Philosophy Retreat (Gitte Beschgard, Vidya Institute), and this morning I took the first of a 7-day Iyengar Yoga workshop “The Power of Unity Community Gathering” with Abhijata Iyengar, BKS Iyengar’s granddaughter teaching from her home in Pune, India, also sponsored by IYNAUS.
Other items of noteworthiness …
Hogan, oblivious to it all, came out of hibernation a while back. As usual, he sucks up a LOT of water the first day we take him out of hibernation. I supposed I might be thirsty too after spending several months locked up in a basement.
Alo and his scooter had a too-close-of-an encounter with a thorny bush and required stitches.
Superhero Silas turned SIX Tuesday!
… and how is it that there is STILL no toilet paper on the shelf at the grocery store!!
