Thoughts

I watched a concert of classical music on TV last night. First a fabulous violinist performed, then an entire orchestra. I enjoyed most watching the conductor at work. He was a slender man resembling a Basset Hound; drooping, sad eyes with loose, creased cheeks and sagging jowls. His body was tense and twitched frequently, vibrating strongly with each crescendo as though he were a giant human tuning fork. His cheeks and loose jowls wobbled and shook alarmingly, like the proverbial bowlful of jelly, in time to the music. Occasionally his eyebrows would rise dramatically into his nonexistent hairline and his mournful eyes would open wide showing a ring of white all the way around like a surprised deer in the headlights of an oncoming vehicle. He was really quite entertaining.

I am investigating some trips out of town on the train, one to Nürnberg, one to Heidelburg, and perhaps one also to Würzburg. I am still wary of the train and because I have to purchasetickets from a machine here in Rothenburg, I am not able to get a printout of the transfer points and ask any questions as I would be able to from a live ticket agent. Maybe I will just buy a ticket to Ansbach, then I can get help from the Ansbach agent for the rest of my journey. Nürnberg would be a day trip, but Heidelburg is a bit further and might have to be an overnight journey.

My landlady tells me the weather is to be nice next week, so that might be an opportune time to do a bit of exploring. Although we had a storm last evening, the dawn broke bright and sunny making me smile, however the sky is now is back to being overcast and dreary. Yuck! A little of this has gone a long way!

I found some inexpensive items of clothing in my size at Kaufland, to include pants and skirts. I bought only one t-shirt as it fit the best, but I feel sure I can find some other items, including unmentionables, in larger towns, which will give me some options. I am dreadfully tired of what I have, but hate to spend too much money given that my weight loss has stalled. Some days I am able to eat as I should, but other days are a real struggle. I guess that shouldn't really surprise me, but it does frustrate me. Shouldn't it be getting easier? The amount of sagging, wrinkled skin I now have is also most discourging. I guess plastic surgery is in my future if I continue to lose weight. I am not sure where money for that will come from, but I will have to trust that it will be there when I need it.