Better

Ken is definitely feeling better today, but he's still congested and such. At least he's on the mend. We went for a walk this afternoon around the park. The sun actually came out and warmed things up a bit. Judy joined us for part of our hour's walk. It's great to have company.

We've been devoting ourselves to travel planning. Today we called Sandy Riverfront and changed our reservation to the month of August to match Anara's schedule better. We adjusted some of our other travels to accommodate that.

We watched some of the Olympics figure skating today. Such incredible athleticism and grace! We're trying to keep up with our recordings this year. During the last Olympics we ran out of space on the TIVO, and some of our other programs got deleted.

This evening we watched a Pete Seeger: the Power of Song. It was originally broadcast on American Masters on PBS in 2008 and encored in 2011. This broadcast ended with additional footage in memoriam, including the song "To My Old Brown Earth." Pete wrote it in 1958, and his family and friends sung it at his bedside when he died. It brought me to tears.

TO MY OLD BROWN EARTH

To my old brown earth
And to my old blue sky
I'll now give these last few molecules of "I."

And you who sing,
And you who stand nearby,
I do charge you not to cry.

Guard well our human chain,
Watch well you keep it strong,
As long as sun will shine.

And this our home,
Keep pure and sweet and green,
For now I'm yours
And you are also mine.

Words and Music by Pete Seeger (1958)
(c) 1964 (renewed) by Stormking Music Inc.