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Brushing off my German. Good morning. Cold/flu/whatever virus seems to be letting go of my head and chest finally. Yesterday seemed miserable. I was hoping to go camping in VT next weekend ; not sure if that’s going to happen. Lee, too bad about the dogs; the judges probably need more experience recognizing true greatness.…
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Mornin'… Rainstorms last night and now sunny and a cool breeze. DD came over with some homemade chicken soup, with chunks of roasted chicken thighs in it. Delicious. DD is having trouble adjusting to her job, plus not making enough to make ends meet. Church later. Hopefully will get out for another good walk. We have a…
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Morning men. Cool and a foggy mist in the air. Went for a 2-mile walk before breakfast this morning. Figured it would loosen congestion and it sure has. Now sitting on my balcony with coffee listening to the birds and going through boxes of Kleenex. DD may bring some homemade chicken soup this afternoon. Doctor suggested…
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Good Morning… Went for a chest X-ray yesterday after I noticed wheezing on top of all the other symptoms I have. No pneumonia fortunately. Doc hasordered an inhaler if symptoms get worse. Was able to go for a walk late afternoon, about a mile. And this morning feeling a bit more rested, less congested Maybe finally back up…
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Sam, Joanne had bloodclots in lungs?! My goodness, poor gal. I’m going to pray for a smooth recovery now and hope for the best. Steve, I find clutter always expands into all the existing storage space. Laws of physics. Dense misty fog this morning and 60°. Can’t see 50 feet. Instead of Vicks steam I’ll just go walk…
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Mornin' Slept okay last night and feel a mite better this morning, though still coughing and stuffy, but sore throat seems gone. EX offered to get me stuff I needed, so I texted her a short grocery list yesterday. Called me 6 times from the store: what color beans? what kind of oranges? etc. But I was grateful, was running…
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Have a nice hike up the Duckabush. Sounds wonderful. Sam, your wife is in my prayers. Hoping for her to have a good outcome from all of this. And take care of that arm! Saw a doctor yesterday. Not COVID, no pneumonia sounds so far. If flu, it's too late to bother to test for it since drugs needed first day or two. Zyrtec…
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Mornin' Up coughing all night — and that's hard to do with a CPAP mask on. Still have sore throat, runny nose, cough, and I think I had low fever last night, 99.4º. And I feel just plain miserable. Will call my doctor's office after they open up. They have nurse assistants who can sometimes see people on short notice, if…
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Beautiful spring morning here. My sore throat is evolving into a cough and runny nose. Bought a new COVID test kit, as my others were a year expired; it was negative but supposed to retest tomorrow to confirm. Took tylenol last night and slept better. Watched Celtics-Nicks game with DS. Picked up a wood-fired pizza, topped…
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'Morning, men. Family get togethers can be good. My dad always told me to stay in touch with my brothers as we got older, not as some families do and drift apart. It's a help as you go through life. In Mass. we have a pretty efficient DMV, but you can also go to a AAA office if you are a member and do all the things you…
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Bob, I heard the new pope lived in South America quite a long time, missionary in Peru I think…
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Yesterday's sun and warmth blew away with another T-storm and downpour, and now this morning we're back to chilly and foggy. "So foggy you can't see your hand in front of your face … without opening your eyes", as my father used to tell me when I was a boy. Never imagined an American pope—people were saying perhaps some…
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Thought I had checked in, but it disappeared…. Had piano class this morning —new teacher is now in the hospital with a broken leg. That’s two. Egad. The group met up though and played some of the music we’re working on. Good luck to DW, Sam. Steve, ouch with the knee. Hope it goes away, but good to have checked if lingers.…
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Rain finally stopped. Local hiking club cancelled their 3 xs a week hikes because of mud. Might even see the sun again today. Busy day, chores and errands. Have a good day.
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Mornin' 50º and thick fog here this morning, which we had all day yesterday as well. There were flood warnings yesterday, from the several T-storms that went through last few days. I should get my pole out and catch a few. Haven't fished in a number of years, other than through a hole in the ice. I should've known that was…
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Rainy spring morning here; 55º. Rain held off yesterday for the party at DD's. Lot's of kids there—they really liked DSIL's frog pond. It's got a small waterfall as well. Nice to see folks having a nice time. DD's MIL came to the church but not her husband who is in the hospital. Lost 50 lbs. mystery illness plus blood…
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Went for a hike yesterday afternoon in the Quabbin wilderness. 84º and sunny at the start, then dark clouds, wind, rumbles of thunder (but no rain) and the temp dropped to 68º when I got back to my car. Rain held off till I got home and inside, when the sky opened up a downpour and a roaring wind went through. Blew the…
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… rise and shine. 50s and warming up for sure today. Amidst sunshine yesterday afternoon we had a shower, seemingly out of a blue sky, and a double rainbow. Came and went quick, and then another one shortly after. Made a backpacking recipe yesterday—sausage stew with corn, diced tomatoes, spinach, and white beans. Came out…
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Good morning… I've been inquiring now and then about a new PCP, though no luck so far. It can be very frustrating dealing with a doctor who just doesn't connect the dots. I think it can make a big difference in one's health. Hope it works out for the better for you Steve. Was shopping in Shrewsbury yesterday and stopped in…
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Frankie is quite the early bird…! Temp dropped to 40 here overnight. Still sunny though. Piano class this morning, then shopping somewhere for cards/gifts for 2 DGSs and a DGD who all make their first communion on Sunday. A triple header—not sure how that happened. I’m not crazy about traveling, myself. Hate flying, don’t…
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Good afternoon. Got out early to paddle a river with a buddy. This time we went upstream 2 miles against a current and a wind, then took a fork, up a bunch of little beaver dam waterfalls till we couldn't really go much farther. Lots of herons. Stopped at an old covered bridge abutment for lunch, when a fish stocking truck…
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Mornin'. Growing up we never mowed grass while it was wet. One summer when I was between accounting jobs I worked for a landscaper, where one day at a rich customer's house there came a thunderstorm; unhampered, the boss told us to keep mowing. Although first he called his boss on the truck radio, who also said keep…
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Chilly morning again, but will warm up, and later in week be in the 80's. That's usually July weather for us, not April, but I'll take it. Went out with family to Mexican restaurant last night for some appetizers. I mostly had guacamole and chips. Watched huge football player DGS wolf down a steak burrito. Onward and…
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Bright sunshine streaming in my windows, but chilly outside, a big change from the downpours we had yesterday. Nice dinner at DD's last night. DGD is running a 1/2 marathon today, and graduates in a few weeks, her sister was visiting from Chicago, everyone home for a spell. DSIL made steak tips and chicken on the grill.…
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I hadn't heard about the Purgatory Chasm accident. I and DD were just there a week ago on our way home from Good Friday services, although we just hiked in the woods near the chasm and didn't go into it. I love the place, lots of rock scrambling, has a bizarre prehistoric look, incongruously set in typical New England…
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Morning. Piano class today and maybe another bike ride; it was nice to be on a rail trail yesterday, been a long while. Passes through forest and marshes, along a pond or two. A few wild flowers out, and peepers or tree frogs squeaking. And fresh air… I occasionally see bald eagles, usually on a lake I paddle about 20…
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Late-night check-in here. Made it through the day without getting ambushed by donuts, etc. Up early, went for a hike, only a few miles, and got on the bike for a ride. Got up to high 60s. Walked DS's corgi. Strong little dog. Piano class tomorrow. Steve, that's a crazy sounding storm. somebody must have gotten walloped…
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Fishing sounds enticing. Got up to 70 here today, my boat is on the car, and my bike is in back. Good weather for the next week I think. And the ponds and rivers have been stocked with brown, rainbow and tiger trout. Brought home 1/3 of a 12" strawberry rhubarb tart from Easter brunch to save for this morning's Bible…
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Had a nice brunch yesterday. DGD told us she will be teaching in Micronesia after she graduates. I don’t even know where that is. Got to meet DD’s boyfriend and we all went for a walk around the very hilly neighborhood after dinner. Was very chilly and windy for Easter, rolling whitecaps on the lake we walked by. I think…
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Happy Easter everyone. Having brunch with some family at DD’s apartment. We had a nice day paddling yesterday and went for a 2mile walk. Saw some sprouting pitcher plants and *kitten* willows. A few wildflowers out also.
