Leisurely Sunday

Sundays seem to call for rest and relaxation, so Peter and I planned a low-intensity day. Early this morning I did some sorely needed grocery shopping. Unfortunately, the cheap grocery store doesn't have everything I need, so I need to walk a little further to the more expensive grocery store tomorrow to get some basics, like cream of chicken soup and broccoli.

We took the bus to the National Botanical Gardens. It was a nice day, so it was a good place to walk around. And most importantly: It was blissfully free of admission. I most enjoyed the rose garden because of the many varieties and colors, and the lovely smells. There were also some impressive greenhouses.
We stayed in town to see our early evening performance of Hibiki, a Butoh dance piece. I did a tiny bit of Butoh in the Youth Shakespeare Workshops when I was younger, so I felt that I could at least relate to the piece. At first I had trouble staying awake because the nature of Butoh is very slow and precise and requires rapt attention - and I was dead tired from all of the stuff I've done this weekend. However, I pinched myself awake and really enjoyed the rest of the show. Good thing too, because I paid enough for the tickets.

Tomorrow is another day of class and running errands. I'm also pulling together the details for our weekend in Galway and The Aran Islands (next weekend.) I hope that everybody has a pleasant week.