March 5th - It's a Holiday

Today was another gorgeous day. Lots of sun, with a few clouds thrown in
here and there to give one a chance to cool down.
It was some kind of holiday; I was told it was one of those days where no
one works. Sounds like one of our bank holidays, except they really
mean it. Almost everything was closed, even the businesses that are usually
open for a couple of hours on Sunday were closed. It really is a shame that
it is not like that anymore in the US. For too many, it is just another
shopping day at the mall. And we have come to expect far too many businesses
to be open for our convenience.
I still went to the spa today, but then people who are staying at the hotel
are on holiday every day. Besides, when I set the appointment last week I
would have gladly made it for another day if they had only asked, and I
certainly did not know about this "no-work" day.