Amy, Patrick and Marla arrived bearing gifts! I was recovering from Covid and Amy’s gift of a large (24″ high by 18″ across) air filter was beyond perfect. If put on high it would clean every particle of air in this open-plan house in half an hour. It sits out of site behind a living room chair and makes no noise at all at half speed.
Patrick’s gift was equally astonishing. A bidet attachment which he plumbed into the toilet Christmas morning. We laughed out loud at the name of this product. AND I love it!
Marla remembered that I requested Tide laundry pods and dishwasher cleaning pods. Now I should not run out for some time.
We had some lovely meals together and played a new card game my doctor showed us Christmas day when she came for dinner. And a new one Amy’s partner, Ben thought we would like called Hues and Cues. You have to give a one, then two word clue for a color on the board without using the color name, then try to get as many as possible to pick close to the color to increase your score. Marla and I using color as artists had the advantage on that game.
I finished a short story and a new leaf drawing.
With Covid I had to cancel the second consultation with my surgeon in Asheville. He will be taking a section of my right lung out because cancer was found there with the x-rays taken when I had pneumonia earlier this summer. I managed to meet the surgeon in November but not after my pulmonary tests to see about qualifying for surgery. Back to Asheville next week to set a date. I had a lower part of that same lung removed in 2004 and it has grown back. So now a bit off the top.
The good thing is my doctor says I do not necessarily need anyone staying with me after I am released from a few days in recovery in the hospital. I do not want anyone doing that hovering thing.
This morning I went back to the gym and it felt good to be working out and riding the bike.
Amy sorted out where I should be storing my writings on the computer so they don’t disappear one day. And she canceled my $82.99 monthly fee for live Hulu television. I wanted that when I was watching news. Since November 6 I have ignored all news in this pathetic new country. So much more gets done without the distraction of talking heads telling you what you just saw.
So now more writing and more drawing.
All for now…lunch time and more leftovers to look through. But first, last evening and early this morning parking on the corner.
All my Christmas was down and put away before the kids and Marla came to fix breakfast the morning after Christmas. I love putting it all out of sight when it has been up since Thanksgiving. On to new adventures!
Til later