The high got up to 37 degrees today, which almost seemed like a heat wave compared to the single digit temperatures we have had. Our water has been frozen in various places throughout the house, and then a water leak.
I’ve been reading Wuthering Heights in preparation for Masterpiece Theater, which is airing it tonight. Yesterday I watched the 1939 version online. I discovered a list of movies that you can watch online for free: http://www.imdb.com/features/video/browse/film/
I also a couple of weeks ago reread Tess of the D’Urbervilles because that was shown last time on Masterpiece Theater. In both stories people walk almost everywhere. It was nothing to walk 5 or 6 miles to visit someone. Do you remember how the 1939 movie of Wuthering Heights began? Mr. Lockwood was walking in a blizzard for four miles.
I like to hike, and we have our own hiking trails around our house. But by the same token, my father only lives three miles from me and yet I’ve never walked there. I’ve only driven. Today we had just the snow to put me in the mood for the walk along with the rise in temperature. My husband was a bit reluctant but conceded. So, we parked the car after a mile to keep our dogs from following us and walked two miles there and two miles back over the two roller coaster hills. I seriously need to do this more often. My dad didn’t really seem surprised that we walked. Of course, he is 82 and is one of those who walked ten miles barefoot to the one room schoolhouse.
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I did walk to school and back when I was a child, a mile each way, and in junior high, 2 miles home (we got driven to school). I have been voluntarily housebound for a while (other than the usual errands) but have gotten out lately to walk and enjoy the mild, though chill and damp winter here. We've had windstorm after windstorm. The sun was so welcome today.
I walk at least 4 miles a day, and it's usually to do errands. (Of course it is easier for me since I am in sunny So Cal) Often my wife and I will walk to dinner on date night, sometimes a couple of miles. I've learned to buy Ecco shoes or some other brand of dress shoe that is comfortable to walk in for miles, but can be worn on date night.
I usually walk a couple of miles after lunch to the art store or hardware store or other errand. Again, it's easy since I live in a big city where you can walk to get things you need, but I would also love to be able to experience nature on a daily basis, so we're even on that one. Anyway, great post. Keep up the walking; it's good for the body, mind and soul.