A Mighty Fine Day

Do you ever have just a normal, everyday sort of day

and then suddenly it turns into a mighty fine day?

Wednesday I went to the gym,

something I try to do regularly.

It was a normal sort of day.

On returning home I needed to go to the market;

but I took a detour and found myself strolling

through the Lan Su Chinese Gardens for a little respite.

Well you know I do that sometimes;

so it was still just a normal sort of day.

And then the docent greeted me and pointed out some

gorgeous flowers.

Well you know that lifts my spirits.

So I decided to stop at the teahouse for some tea.

I was greeted by the manager, well she knows me,

and told me they had a special Competition Style Dong Ding oolong.

Rather than look at the menu I asked her to bring me this special tea.

Traveling alone I thought I would just sit at the table that faces the

garden and enjoy the sunshine.

There was a woman sitting nearby sketching.

After she put her sketch book away we started chatting.

Isabella was from Belgium and she loves to travel a lot;

so you can tell where our conversation went.

When she retired she decided her money would go into travel;

so she lives simply and takes pet sitting jobs all over the world.
The chat brought back travel memories for me.

And just this little detour in my day and

a chat with a stranger made it a mighty fine day.

I love when I put myself out there and take a detour in my day.

Happy Weekend, dear friends!
Take the detour, you will be glad you did it!