Not so gloomy

Forgot to get my mother's watch set back last night, so she was up earlier than usual. Worked out all right, as we could get breakfast and a walk in before I picked up a friend for a climbing workout. This is the friend whose little dogs we walked last week; she rewarded me with a big container of delectable vegan pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and peanut clusters. Now, I don't usually like the combination of peanuts and chocolate, but this is excellent chocolate, and the nuts have a bit of salt on them, so the taste is wonderful. Now I shall have to find a secure oubliette to put them in, out of the searching hands of hungry housemates...
We had a good workout. The gym was pretty busy, something I haven't had to put up with since I've been going at off-peak hours. The photographer/climber who had hung some prints from his work at the gym, including one of our beloved son belaying a friend on a dramatic spot on the Freeway route at Squamish, dropped off a CD with shots of our son climbing. I am in the process of choosing one to get printed and framed by this phtographer. He's very good, the photos are beautiful.