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Friday, October 10, 2025

Be still, my heart, and Misfits

Cardio visit Thursday morning, followup after the testing before installing Hippolyta last April, heart valve still leaking but no more than before. 

Friday an echo heart check is scheduled, and it's longish so Handsome Son is gallantly driving me.

While I was out, Misfits arrived with a bigger box of goods than last week.

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Cans to share with the food pantry, Nancy's yogurt because my usual wasn't available, but Nancy's is good. 

Fusilli pasta for a recipe from Yeung Man Cooking. Great carrots, I just scrub, don't peel them because they're very tender, and they may become soup with my outdoor pumpkin now the nights are colder.  

Plenty of bread, firm tofu for another recipe idea involving spices and vegetables, feta cheese for sprinkling on vegetables,  ground coffee because grinding coffee is asking a bit much of a person who hasn't had her coffee. 

Wonderful sturdy brown eggs.  Blueberries and apples for mid mornings and desserts with yogurt, favorite ketchup for dipping sauce or just as it is, to go with toasted cheese sandwiches. Bag of mixed chocolate treats, to share with Handsome Son.

This was a nice haul. I messaged Misfits recently to thank them for careful handling, boxes put, not thrown, on the step right where I can get the door open. When there's eggs, this matters.

I weakly agreed to house a giant plant from Gary to house over the winter, maybe till he moves into his new house.  He's driving me to the dentist Monday so it's fair. 

The dentist is a bit further away than I like and that, with the general stress of even a checkup, makes it too tiring to drive home safely.  He's been wanting me to give up driving that far, so he's good with it.

He's not as well himself as he was, so the patio idea may be on hold. Not a problem, if it happens, fine. 

Comic relief on today's Freecycle 

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I've been looking everywhere for these ;)

Happy day everyone, not getting any younger, I believe. Meanwhile I'm reading some  Albert Campion short stories, thank you for the idea, Kirsten.

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Saturday, April 5, 2025

Small hitch

Friday morning, Handsome Son and I left at dark o'clock to go to the cardiologist office, in slashing rain. It was locked, no lights on, nobody there except another patient! Then someone opened up and we went in, lights turning on, and it was okay after all.

The cardiologist found something in my heart to be concerned about. So more tests next week. Most of the week is about tests and doctors. 

I've gone from being horrified at finding I need the surgery at all to being anxious to get it over with, without any hitches! 

So this is brief, I'm tired and a bit disheartened. I suspect that some of the concern relates to liability, some to age. By Wednesday I'll know if the surgery can go ahead.

Happy day everyone, hitches or not. We got this.

And this 

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Over 30 protests in my small state alone.