Nomad Life - Day 192

This morning might have begun very early - I first woke up at 0530 but fell back to sleep until 0630.  After that, I spent the early hours teleworking, with a short break to see Alex and Mollie off to work.  My daughter put Maple in her crate and I marveled at the dog's great behavior.  After that, I resumed working and stayed online all the way into the afternoon.  Along the way, breakfast and lunch were basically just snacks.  My day was full of meetings, with only a few short breaks (mostly to work some more on the Thanksgiving planning).  Once my work day was completed, I took Maple for a walk near the apartment (started at 1630).  We logged over a mile, with lots of birding in the good weather (partly sunny, temps in the 50s and not much wind).  I started to wonder if my daughter was home so went back to check at 1715.  Finding her there, I dropped off Maple and went outside for a second walk.  This time, I walked much farther afield than I've ever done in the few years since Mollie moved to Fredericksburg.  I wandered through condo and townhome neighborhoods, found more birds and got a great feel for the local area.  Sadly, none of this walk was on established trails - just sidewalks and apartment drives.  Still, it felt good to finish my step goal in the process of being outside in the good weather.  Back at Mollie's (1815), I joined her and Alex for dinner.  During my absence, Mollie had made some pasta with chicken and peas.  As usual, the food was very good and we all enjoyed some more of the wine that Mollie had found the day before.  Along the way, Mollie impressed me wither sewing (machine) skills - she fixed the seam on my hiking pants!  During this window, we started watching an episode of "A NASCAR Life" (Netflix Series) - this was clearly a favorite pastime of Alex's and I was mildly entertained as well.  The biggest surprise was that Mollie seemed relatively knowledgeable about the sport and drivers.  Nest, Mollie suggested that we watch a movie with Jack Black called "The Anaconda".  I'll admit that I was nervous about the format, tempo and film stars but I must also concede that it was marginally funny.  Mollie and Alex also made it to the end.  At 2130, I adjourned to the guest room and spent time reading, doing puzzles and Duolingo exercises.  Bed time was at 2245.  Not the most exciting day but I am very glad to be visiting my daughter - she's been a great host!