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GOOD MORNING…..WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT TODAY. MY DAUGHTER WHO HAD FOOT SURGERY IS NOW ANTSY SO WE WILL HAVE OUR LLC MEETING AND LUNCH AT HER HOUSE, MAYBE SOME SCRABBLE.

PEPPERMINT OIL SEEMS TO CONTINUE TO HOLD THE RATS AT BAY.

RON…ARE YOU FINISHED WITH THE VIRAL CHICKEN SOUP? IF SO WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE NEXT?

Good evening.

HB she is about the same when we visit. There has been pretty much a complete staff change frim top to bottom. Some things are better some things aren't.

I have my usual late winter URI 🤢 Chest Xray was clear and I'm on an antibiotic. I usually wait until I am completely miserable to see the doctor but this time I just got it over with by pretending I had a friend who didn't have sense to go to the doctor and took him (me) to urgent care.

Pretty day outside, sunny and 70. Warmer weather predicted through the weekend, but not the heat wave predicted for southern California.

Thank you 🙏

Sunrise on the Tennessee River this morning. Still cool but warming up today. We’re getting accustomed to the new (to us) 5th wheel camper. So far so good. There is a small island separating the campground from the main river channel but it’s still peaceful to watch the lazy backwater flow.

Carl, I’m glad you went to the Urgent Care and hope you’re right as rain soon.

Ron, hopefully you are also feeling better.

Peppermint Oil for the win in campers too! No mice, no bugs.

No babies yet Lorita. I’m thinking another month away.

Everyone have a peaceful day ❤️

The Pinnacles National Park looks amazing! Thank you for sharing the article with its amazing pictures, GG.

Good morning. Happy Last Day of Winter 2025-2026. We're headed for 51F with a slight SE breeze which should melt the last patch of snow on my front yard.

I enjoyed the pictures Gothic and Jerilynn. So different, but so pretty.

Carl and Ron— I hope you are both feeling better.

Lorita— So you had deer? They're a pretty sight until they've decimated everyone's landscaping. It's funny, a "deer" friend of mine sold her house here and had reason to explore real estate in both CO and the PNW. She was shocked at the inclusion of pictures of deer and other wildlife, as selling points, in the listing photos. That would never happen here. FTR, the home she sold had a vegetable garden surrounded by an 8' fence and motion activated water cannons.

Judith— I am glad that the peppermint oil seems to be working well. I need to get some to try here. Last week I accidently left the bread out on the counter overnight. My bad. They had a choice of artisanal sour dough, Keto-friendly, plain sandwich but went for the Dave's seeded loaf. Yuck.
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Busy here today. I have laundry to catch up on and then mom and DH have appointments. Mom's DEXA last week was canceled (tech was home sick) and rescheduled for 12:30 today while DH has a contrast CT scan noon in a different office across the hall. The hospital system sent mom a text reminder and she accidently cancelled. Her near vision is bad as the result of AMD. She realized what she did and claims she called them to re-instate the appointment (maybe she did/maybe she didn't— she hates making phone calls and honesty isn't her strong suit), but when I double checked the time in the portal the appointment was, poof, gone. So, I call radiology to sort this out. Her appointment had been given away and the best they could do for me was either 2:30pm today or in a month. What could have taken a quick 45 minutes is now going to be 3 hours among sick people in a tiny waiting room. Grrr.

I'm feeling kind of salty around this. We already know mom has osteoporosis. She's already eating a good diet and walking most days. We already know mom can't tolerate the oral medications; Fosamax nearly killed her last winter. She ended up with 5 or 6 hospitalizations for aspiration pneumonia and sepsis. Her PCP said, depending on results, he may turf her to a new endocrinologist to explore infusions. Mom would dearly love another doctor in her life. Ugh.

HB

sending soup to the "boys"…..

Good afternoon

Hope all are feeling better soon

Carl and Ron I hope your both on the mend. Take it slow for several days and I'm thinking you'll both be right back up to speed.

Lorita you need to have a takin to with that mamma. Leaving her baby so close to the water - clearly she wasn't thinking!

I've been around the neighborhood on the lookout for pieces of our umbrella fabric. So far I've only found a small piece of the orange cloth. I'll wait for Wayfair Days and order new umbrella's from there. Them come fully assembled right to the front door.

I'll be back later to check on everyone. Let's be careful out there.

Good morning

Ron

Happy First Day of Spring. Let the allergies commence.

Carl— An hour or so sitting in the warm sun sounds lovely. I hope you and Rin are out and about soon.

Gothic G— The pictures are amazing. Such an otherworldly landscape.

Lorita— I'm sorry that mama-cow caused you such worry. Is she a first-time mother?

Eaglemom— It's generous of you to collect the debris left after the storm. Back when we lived on the creek, we sometimes ended up with all manner of odd things in our yard when the waters receded.

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Yesterday went off pretty well. DH and I were early for his CT scan; he's one of those folks who likes to be early. They took him right away. The test itself was quick, and we were able to head home before his actual report time. I dropped him off and collected mom. It's the first I've driven— I even snuck out to Ulta for some new mascara and heat protection spray. Mom was pretty well behaved aside from trying to ditch her O2 when called back. Tech shut that down for me. Her results were back last night— a little worse but not statistically significantly. Still waiting on DH's report.

PT for me today. I'm planning to drive myself, I think. I need to sort out dinner. DS will take mom to get her hair done. It'll be nice to not have to listen to her complaining it's been "so looong" (7 weeks, LOL) since she got it done. Last time she attempted to go to the salon independently, she ended up in NJ bound for Brooklyn.

Have a pleasant day.
HB

Good morning,

Bright, sunny and warmer today. Already 65 degrees. I'll take it!