Monthly Archives: September 2020

A Touch of Winter

Andy says it got down to 26°F up there. Here are two pictures of the greenhouse taken yesterday: Even though the greenhouse isn’t winterized (one intake and one exit vent insulated) the temperature didn’t get low enough to hurt the … Continue reading

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A Good Morning

This is what our parking lot looked like this morning: And this was the view from my bedroom window: A cold, gray day, but it was still a good morning. The trip to the neurologist, Dr. Jensen, was well worth … Continue reading

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It’s Complicated

Andy phoned the place for the spinal tap/lumbar puncture this morning and their answering machine said to leave his name and information and they would phone back within 24 to 48 hours. We were relieved about that…it meant we didn’t … Continue reading

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Lazy Labor Day

This isn’t the post I was going to write today, but Kaitlin sent me this picture of the grandpups, Tempi and Zoe: I decided they had the right idea…I’ll also have a lazy day. Thanks Kaitlin! Happy Labor Day, everyone! … Continue reading

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It’s Nice to Be Close

When Andy went to the doctor Thursday morning he didn’t take his cell phone. When he wasn’t back by noon, I wasn’t worried, but I thought I should check to see if we should cancel the appointment for our flu … Continue reading

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The Next Steps

Yesterday Andy got the blood tests the doctor wanted and also got a disc of the MRI scans and took them down to Santa Fe to the neurologist’s office. (It’s Labor Day weekend and they wanted to be sure the … Continue reading

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Flu Shots and a Crazy Day

I asked our doctor about flu shots when I saw her last Friday, and she said to get them as soon as possible. She said if there’s a bad flu season we could always pay to get a second one … Continue reading

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Gadzooks II

You’ll never catch me getting on a skateboard, even if it’s on level ground. September 3, 2020

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Gadzooks I

This isn’t the gadzooks I was going to write about today, but I had two incidents yesterday involving technology. The first was when I was outside the endodontist’s office, dutifully trying to phone in. Oops! I seldom turn on my … Continue reading

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A New Vocabulary Word

I get daily emails from wordgenius.com with the vocabulary word of the day. I usually ignore them, but I was taken by this one. I knew what the word meant, but I had never used it. It’s old-fashioned, but a … Continue reading

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