Mood enhancing hues

My house is being painted and the mess that you have to bear with makes it seem that you could go crazy. Furniture moved, clothes in a heap, white "primer" dust everywhere and you can't find your things because you had to clear them from their normal place. However, when its all done (and we are not done yet), it all seems worth it. The soft hues make the house seem homlier and brings on some much needed cheer. Dojo has been the most affected because he can't seem to understand why he is locked up in a room the whole day and he is petrified of the sound made by the floor marble polishing machine. Poor chap, he wimpers when I get home, telling me that he can't cope with this mess. How do I tell him that I too have the same problem?:-)

I have prepared a collage of postcards with retro stuff comprising Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Chuck Berry, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, the Woodstock festival etc. It has a black background and looks precisely that - retro. I am happy with the handiwork of the frame maker and I toasted a Jack Daniels to it. What remains now is the medals, pics and certificates I have of many marathons; but, that will take up an entire wall!

I managed a quick 19K run on Saturday; much less than what I should be doing if I want to be prepared for the 50K Ultra in Bangalore. I seem to be the only person in the group that cannot train sensibly due to lack of time. I am not happy about my preps for this race. But then I have to make a lemonade with a lemon - as usual. I will not be able to train with a long run in the run up to the race because I have too many work related issues for every weekend. In comparison, my runners have planned 38 - 40K at Amby Valley and other places. Well, as Lone Ranger I will just have to count on "Kemo Sabay":-) I have to add this to my increasing list of disappointments. Maybe a nice stiff Jack Daniels will help - its the only antidote. That, the mood enhancing hues and the promise that......

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?