Saturday ended better than it started. The headache abated, the walk with Hollie and Megan to the farmers’ market was its usual pleasant occasion. I took a long slow walk around town and enjoyed the activities at Beachfront park. Soccer games, kid birthday party, baseball game, skate park people, disc golf, dog walkers. People all over the place on a beautiful day. My energy came back and all exercises were performed. I went to sleep before the Giants lost another game.
POH
Often when I would visit my mother in Sonoma, we would go to
Calistoga for the spa treatments. It would begin with a shower and then into
the mud bath tub. The cement tubs were cleaned with live steam between clients
so we knew the mud was clean. The attendant would help us in and then scoop
handsful of mud and cover us right up to our chins. Then a cool cloth was added
to the forehead and we soaked in the mud. When the time was ready, the
attendant would unscoop the mud until we could stand and help with the
unmudding. Then after another shower and we were helped into the bath tubs full
of bubbling mineral water. From there we went into the steam room and sweated a
lot while drinking mineral water. Next was being swaddled in wool blankets and
nestled in for a nap with a cool cloth on our foreheads again. Later, a massage
on a limp and relaxed body. After we recovered, we dressed and headed down the
street to one of the many bistros, had wine and cheese with crusty bread and
sighed with pleasure. It is a good memory of time with my mother.
No comments:
Post a Comment