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Only 70s today and cloudy! Better. Could have some storms but the phone’s weather app makes it look like they’ll slide north of us. I doubt I’ll be outside anyway. Terry, I’m sure you’ll be making it a bright day for Tana! 🎂. Enchiladas were my go-to dish in NM. There’s always hope until there isn’t. Enjoy the love you share! Blessings sent earlier for all the Dailyites. Hoping to hear from Gerry! Glad Vanessa is able to manage to rest while caring for BFF. Fun to hear about Annie’s kitties, and 👏 on getting some sales! Can Jacqui get the CT scan done today? Should have been done already! Oiy, very concerned about you! Nancy, please update us on your DB. Glad the TX storms slide around Lenda and Elizabeth! 🤞 Yesterday I got drawn into projects DH has going. That’s not a bad thing, I’ve been in a lazy funk, nothing special just the normal ebb and flow I guess. Grandkids may come Saturday, a good chance to have some help installing a new window shade in the bedroom. The window is 8x5 so the shade is a bit unwieldy for us. We have to move a dresser (to where?) and some boxes (which should get unpacked)…. every project leads to 3 more…. My closest girlfriend in NM just had an offer on a house in Maryland accepted! While we’re not living in Maryland anymore, we’ll be closer again! I wasn’t sure it would happen, her DH has been pretty attached to NM but my friend’s expectation has always been to return to MD after retirement, to where they have family. I’m so happy for her! And me! Maybe I’ll see her this summer! We became very close and I’ve missed her so much- we did our EMT training together, and then went to Chaplaincy training together in Colorado, plus many conferences and local trainings, hundreds of 911 calls, and just a whole lot of sharing life for 20 years! 💞 I guess I won’t be able to call her my western sister anymore if we’re both living east coast!🤣 My Rangers didn’t play well last night, Panthers deserved the win! Time for eye stuff! Just about every hour, but we’re hanging in, not giving up! Thank you all for your blessings and support! Stay well and safe! Loving the flowers! 💐 Maureen

Just popping in quickly to post… blessings sent early early for Maurice Care Team and Gerry. It never gets any easier waiting through procedures, walking alongside our loved ones! Will check in later. m—

Thanks Brenda. I don’t understand myself sometimes. I’m glad you can! @tupper10 great suggestion! Haven’t been to Tanglewood since high school! Lenda, YIKES! Those are dangerous!

Hot today! Summer temps in north NJ. Not ready for summer yet. Happy to celebrate first solo flights across Atlantic, both Lindbergh and A.E! Risk-taking pioneers paved the way! Yesterday’s eye doctor visit was pretty good. We’re not “there” yet but hanging in. He said eye is healing well, the new drain is open and flowing, pressure is not as low as desired, after one more week start tapering down the steroids, stay at current regime for now. Hoping it’ll all stabilize lower but it might not be as low as the other eye, which is doing great! Might have to consider a pressure-lowering med but we’ll wait on that decision. Return 2 weeks. We’re not giving up! Vanessa, I think keeping DH on the rotation is appropriate. Thanks all for your Amazing support! Sunday was totally consumed with looking at travel options for my 70th. Started with Ireland tours, then looked at cruises. We put a Hold on a cruise in July/August for the next-to-last cabin that could be selected, not a guarantee, but it didn’t feel joyful. We talked the whole thing through over dinner and late into the night… and let it evaporate. It was an OV, not a good price, not a good time…. what was I thinking? I dunno, it was all very confusing. DH was so caring helping me sort through unexpected feelings! But through it all we now have a new PCC so maybe that’ll be a good thing for the future. We might consider a regional trip. Right now cruising just feels too difficult to get to, far too pricey, too far away! Last September we went on an Eastern Canada cruise (missed all New England ports due to hurricanes) and struggled to get Wi-Fi connections to track eye pressure readings- tonometer needs Wi-Fi. But we were close to land and managed well enough albeit sporadically. We’ll wait to cruise till the timing is right. Saturday we found our way to the Newark Performing Arts Center to hear Beethoven’s 3rd. Great music! Nice venue! Not too hard to get to and from. It was a “family” concert with good explanations between movements, interesting. But Family meant kids shrieking and screaming, plus the constant parade of parents walking kiddos out and in, and I do mean constant parade- very distracting. So we’re not doing that again. BUT we discovered the NJ-PAC sends a bus to our community for those with subscriptions for their Thursday matinee symphonies! And the bus charge about equals the parking garage fee we paid, such a deal! We’ll sign up for next season, starts November. Following along with all the Dailyites. Lifting up everyone’s needs and hopes. Vanessa and your BFF, Jacqui, Gerry and Maurice, Pennie, Jack’s Sam (oh, I coujd hear his tumble 😱), Elizabeth, Shiel, Annie and Chuck, Terry and Tana, Terri and Jim, Lenda, Sandi, Debbie, Susan… all! (I can keep you all in my heart if not in my brain❤️) from the tops of our heads to the tips of our toes…. situations of loss, anxiety, frustration, despair or danger. Praying for Amazing! Not giving up! Hugs to you all, near and far for a good day, and lots of healing, comfort and hope! Peace in our hearts, families and countries. Love all the pictures! Graham, I absorb your beach! Terry, I too made my prom dress, twice! I hope they have a memorable time! They sound like very special kids, loving and caring! You’re doing good things for them and the world! (like the quote says…) Nancy, sorry about the iris bed, glad the house systems are coming “up” ok! Always a bit of concern. Wonderful to hear of celebrations, reminding us all that Life is Good! 🌈 Oh yes, keep the seat belt on even if the sign is off! Tragic. We all expect to walk off a flight, it’s so much safer than driving to the doctor! Hug you all, m—

60s/70s and cloudy in north NJ. Maybe some sun breaks? Yesterday on our drive back from the concert in Newark we had light rain, surprise! Not in the forecast so no telling how today will be. Getting a few May Rays would be nice but I’m not eager for full sun, I like it cooler as long as possible. I miss Jay Leno’s show but that quote I’ll leave behind. Not been to PNG, not likely to be. Today I think we’ll look at some travel options. Maybe email the HAL PCC about Zuiderdam Aug/Sept though we’re not too impressed with him; loved our last guy but he moved on during COVID. We did that cruise last year on NCL Joy out of NY in Sept but hurricanes attacked both legs and took out 3 ports plus shortened one leg. This year hurricanes forecast is intense. 🤷🏼‍♀️ We’ll look at Ireland too, DH has promised me we’d get there. My grandmother was from Tipperary but very few tours go across the island, just around the coast roads. I’m beyond renting a car in British Isles, and we’re probably too old now for their contracts. Blessings sent to all the Care list, all in need of healing, comfort or hope; our country, your country and the world for peaceful paths. And for @1ANGELCAT’s friend. My family all suffered from my mom’s distrust which magnified into paranoia as she aged. Makes it tough on everyone involved. 🛳️ I got a happy text last night from a NM friend, a picture of her on a cruise! She lost her partner, love of her life, in October 2022, moved into a smaller house closer to friends and is getting on with living life! So proud of her, and so much more difficult with her MS in a wheelchair. Makes me so grateful! Cheers for all the cruisers 🎉 Safe travels for Nancy and John heading to the cabin. I remember last year when the road in was so bad it delayed their arrival. 🤞May it all go well! 🛻 🏒🥅 Hockey report: Cheers for the Edmonton Oilers stretching their series to 7 games; Karen’s mom will get to have her Vancouver Canucks sweater out again Monday. We were disappointed in our Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche but happy for Elizabeth and her Dallas Stars! I’ll be cheering for the NY Rangers in their next series! Once a NYer always a NYer… born in Brooklyn! Actually got to see them in the early 70s! Tickets were near impossible to get, nearly all corporate held. May you each have a restful, refueling Sunday! ✨ We’re keeping up the eye regime, staying hopeful! Thanks all for being here! Maureen

👏 @dfish Debbie and Sue! Pennie, glad you are making progress. Jacqui, hoping for good news Tuesday. Gerry, you are doing everything you can. Hoping Maurice turns the corner and his schedule holds. Elizabeth, the right path for your eye plugs! I feel for you. DH is phobic about his eyes but he’s been very brave! He says he hasn’t had much choice! We do what we have to even if we have to do it scared. @Norseh2o Congratulations! Wonderful pictures. (Katherine hasn’t changed a bit 😉). Happy celebrating! Beautiful flower Graham! 🌺 Loved Raratonga! We took the circle island bus to the resort on the far side and rented kayaks, paddled around the gorgeous lagoon. Thanks for the beautiful pictures. And memories. We got out today, drove into Newark for a Beethoven’s 3rd “family” concert. The music was grand! The venue lovely. The explanations between movements were enlightening. The audience was tough! Constant parade of parents walking kids out and in… several young ones screaming intermittently. Not sure we’d try that again but we’re considering a subscription of 5 concerts next season on Thursday afternoons when they have a bus come get us, take us there, bring us home! Extra charge for 2 for the bus is about equal to what we paid for parking! Such a deal! I need to check out the August cruise as a birthday celebration. DH is suggesting Ireland…. But the August/Sept Boston-Quebec-Boston thinks good to me! We did all the eye drops and pressure massages today! Hanging in! Staying hopeful! Extra blessings to all in need! Especially Houston. In 2020 we rented a park trailer to live in for almost 4 months while being treated at MD Anderson… I feel for them! And the Canadian fires, Oh my. (My old NM fire department was busy today too with a trail rescue followed by a brush fire. I feel for them too but I’m so glad it’s not me anymore!) May all the first responders stay safe! Maureen Brenda, my thanks to you too for all your caring wishes, I think I missed you. Love your spring flowers and birds! Looks like dogwood? Didn’t think it’d grow there, but I didn’t think I’d see columbines here🤷🏼‍♀️.

Still cloudy in north Jersey, 50/60s which works for me. Happy it’s not hot! Adjusting the eye care regime today so I can go to my mindful meditation class. It gives us both a little beak. Tomorrow we’ll venture to Newark for Beethoven’s 3rd. I haven’t been to Newark since I came back from Colorado in June of 1978 to attend my Rutgers-Newark graduation. I completed my MS in geology there in Sept 77 and immediately had a job in CO. Stayed west until 2021. Didn’t expect to ever live back east again but it feels good, familiar! Blessings to all in need of healing comfort or hope. Glad to hear Terry that you’ll have family helping this weekend. I hope the shoulder is healing. Are you near the Hudson? It can be so picturesque ! Cheers to all celebrating happy milestones, you remind us Life is Good🌈. Smooth travels to all away especially our cruisers. DGD was delayed 2 hrs in Detroit during their overnight flying, but arrived safe (and sound-no more kidney stone pain 🤞) at their destination in CA about 4am ET. Ugh. They’ll enjoy the wedding! I used to do that kind of scheduling long ago but now I think it would take me a week to recover! Enjoy something beautiful this unique day! Thank you all for being here. Maureen

It’s still gray in north Jersey, 50/60s. Not hot! We’re in a week of intermittent showers. ☔️ Last night after supper we got online and bought tickets to a Beethoven symphony in Newark at the NJ Preforming Arts Center for this Saturday afternoon! And tickets for My Fair Lady at a playhouse in the Poconos mid-June. New venues for us! Each about an hour away. We’ll keep doing these things while we can! Of course that meant new processes for buying tickets (and parking in Newark) which all took almost 2hours to sort through but we did it! And we bought tickets for 2 presentations on-campus, one tonight, a resident talent show. Fun stuff. We’ll figure out eye drops etc and keep living! First today we have a zoom meeting with a NJ lawyer to get started on a review of our trust and power of attorney docs, then a church service and a supper take-out so we can make the show tonight. It’ll be a full day. A good day! Granddaughter had a tough week with a very painful kidney stone, but passed it yesterday! She and her DH are flying red-eye to CA tonight for a wedding this weekend. Then a red-eye back in a few days. Youthful energy! Hoping she has no more acute issues. Gentle hugs and blessings to you all! Thinking of Annie and Chuck, Vanessa and BFF, Jacqui, Pennie, Elizabeth, Terry and Tana, Terri and Jim, Gerry and Maurice, Jane, Melissa…. And many, many thanks for being here with us throughout. Sandi and Nancy your good wishes are always a lift! I feel strengthened by our connections. Graham, I love the feel of the sea fret! 🎂 Bruce and Sue, a grand day to you celebrating your anniversary 🥂 aboard Onward! 32 is the number we’re coming up on also! Never enough anniversaries! Let’s celebrate Living in Peace! The ultimate desire for the world and for each of us. Thanks to Rich and all the contributors for your dedication. What a wonder-filled niche you create each day! My hope is that everyone can find something to enjoy today. Life is Good🌈. All of the accomplishments shared here spread hope! The port photos, the beautiful flowers, sunsets and cruise memories, the humor and memes are each a ray of sunshine. 🌞💝 Maureen I found these columbines on a walk recently. Reminders if the Colorado high country meadows here in NJ! Surprise!

Thank you Terri. Like you, it’s a struggle sometimes. One day at a time is enough.

First off, gentle hugs to Annie, Chuck, Pennie, Vanessa! Crisis time is when I have to get myself grounded in gratitude by remembering “What’s good right now?” It doesn’t make the bad stuff go away but it helps me deal better. Hoping for better news today. Praying for Amazing! Here we are keeping up the regime. It takes some extra planning but if we can keep the new drainage open enough to keep flowing maybe we can salvage some benefit from the surgery. Athens and Piraeus have so much to offer! I wish the ships did more overnights there. Ann, thanks for the update on your sister, glad she’s doing better! Terry, good that the AC is helping Tana! Maybe the rain helps too. Debbie, I hope you can carve out a helpful path! Blessings all trying to get through the day. Vanessa, seeing us on the shout out list does my heart good! We are hanging in there! One day at a time is everything! Thanks to you all for your caring support! Maureen

Happy Anniversary Dixie and George! impressive! 🥂 Praying for Amazing Pennie and Chuck! So encouraging to see the progress in Baltimore Harbor, thank you Tina. Blessings for all in need for healing, comfort or hope… for our country, your country and protection for all caught in war regions. We are keeping up our regime for DH’s eye care, trying to stay hopeful. Need to finally get some laundry tackled today, that’ll be enough for me. Maureen

Thanks for the encouragement! Now just maybe I can get to sleep…. Only the best for Chucks surgery! m—

It feels like it’s been a long day and I’m just drained. Many thanks for all your support! Thinking of us as you all go through your own “stuff”. It helps so much! Nancy, Gerry, Terry, Elizabeth, Vanessa, Debbie, Lenda… I know I’m missing more of you, I’m sorry, I’m not at my best. I read some of the thread at doctor office so I was distracted, or reading to distract myself! Things did not go badly at the eye doctor, so that’s good! He did laser-burn the second stitch trying to keep the new drainage incision open. With a little nudging, the pressure dropped, but down to 2! Oiy! But the eye didn’t collapse!! The pressure recovered within half hour but too high, 17. The doctor agreed that this process is an emotional ride! So we’re on to a slightly new plan: 8x/da steroid drops, 4x/da pressure massages to push fluid through the incision and keep it open. No meds to lower pressure, see how it does. Come back next Monday. They want the pressure 10 or lower without meds (which DH has become allergic to). We’re not giving up. And grateful nothing bad happened with opening the stitch early. He did say the inflammation is much decreased and it generally looks better. We wait. Mother’s Day has always been hard for me but yesterday I felt good texting many friends, especially those who lost moms or babies. I got a text with a touching tribute from my younger stepson (1st marriage) which warmed my heart, and a greeting from his older brother so it felt good to be remembered. DH gave me loving cards and we had a special dinner in the dining room with a couple from down the hall. And wine! 😉. Then faced today. And we will face tomorrow together too. So much to be grateful for! Pennie, hoping you bounce back slowly and improved. Vanessa, best of luck with BFF and your own healing! Sandi, great for Ren and the team. Love the flowers, Gaspe pic, and all the sharing. Welcome back Rich, and many thanks to Jacqui, Roy, Sandi, Dixie, Ann, Tina, Graham, Paul, Debbie…. each of you for being here! Blessings sent early this morning, have a good night! Maybe we’ll see color tonight? The clouds stayed until this evening! 🤞

We were on a Carnival one-time repositioning from CA to NY around Cape Horn. The trip was sold in three legs. The itinerary included glacier viewing off Chile. As we were nearing the region DH and I quickly realized it was obvious that there was not enough time in the itinerary for departing off the direct route into the glacier areas if we’d get to our next port on time. The captain announced no time for glacier viewing. Many many people were very upset! It was a huge disappointment to those who only booked that leg. I think we got a free glass of champagne at dinner.

Happy Mother’s Day! Been cloudy here still so no sightings of the aurora but many thanks for all the beautiful pix. I’m so glad we had such fabulous views of it on our Hurtigruten cruise up the coast of Norway and back down. Blessings to all in need for healing, comfort or hope! Cheers to all celebrating happy milestones, Life is Good🌈 Smooth travels to all away especially our cruising friends. Safe safari for Bruce! Extra hugs to @1ANGELCAT Maureen

@1ANGELCAT So sad for you, sending extra (((hugs))) Thanks for the beautiful pix of the aurora! Thick clouds here until now so maybe tonight? I didn’t sleep well, not sure how late I can stay up. We’re managing our regime here. Not giving up! Glad Annie slept, the best healing! Terry, glad you have help and can get some rest. Meals always yeast better when someone else cooks! Enjoy! Blessings to all in need! Bon Voyage to our lucky cruisers! Cheers to those celebrating happy moments🌈. Thanks all for being here sharing the journey. Maureen

My apologies to Annie @marshhawk for the deadly typo. Hoping only good happenings for you and yours! @StLouisCruisers Sandi, very relieved you made it through the Weather Channels map showing the ugly looking line of severe storms this morning. Thanks for checking in. Good luck with a ride to the ship. m—

More pix from Sydney: St Patrick’s church museum. Leaving port

Thanks Jacqui for the FR, Roy for the maps. Seeing where the ships are today, it’s fun to recall memories of the places I’ve been to. We first went to Sydney NS by land trip with our 5th wheel RV trailer and had many days to absorb the multiple flavors there of Scottish and French influence plus the multi-faceted Alexander Graham Bell museum which is within reach of the port for ship excursions. Last September was the first time we visited Sydney from a ship, NCL Joy. I wasn’t walking too well then so we didn’t venture far but here are some pix. Port of Sydney. The giant violin A monument commemorating the first wave of Scottish immigrants arriving is 1802, 415 people on a vessel of 245 tons. NCL Joy. My other pix are coming in upside down! I’ll what I can do if anything and try again. Special thoughts to all the Care List, all In turmoil. I hope Annie dies ok at the oral surgeon, and Houdini is improving. Terry, listen to your body and your heart! ❤️ Maureen

@Lazy 1 Jane I’m glad you are relieved about not having the surgery and can approach these changes with your son. I hope his issues can improve. The problem with losing a job is that it usually means losing medical insurance. I hope his situation can stabilize. Vanessa, what a day. You just say very quickly that you got him a wheelchair but that can’t have been easy for you, and probably heavy! I’m concerned for you and your own healing. Surrounding you with an edge of protection. Sandi, smooth travels! And we’ll look forward to reports on Ren as well as your adventures. Elizabeth, it’s hard to see the horizon from the bottom of the trough. Hoping you get lifted by a new wave of better happenings soon. Thinking of Amber as she continues to fight through. And haven’t forgotten Murphy! Good night all, or G’day for our friends afar! m—

Wow, 3 HAL ships in Ketchikan today! I’d try to check a port cam around 3ET but I may not be in. I have a dermatologist appt early afternoon then a COVID shot. I’m so glad it’s all on campus, and that I am able to walk there… I could take our bus if needed but the walk is better for me. I’ll take the outdoor route today but there is an indoor route if needed. All the buildings on campus are connected by indoor links (I call them sky bridges). Cheers for Europe, Home Front Heroes and Moscato - my last wine that I don’t react to! I’d really enjoy the quiche, and a Cosmo sounds good to me, never had one! Thank you Debbie and Dixie I couldn’t get into CC last night, nada. I was glad to see it again today but had to remember how to sign in 🙄. Slept pretty well after my stomach calmed down, impressive rumbling after supper! Back to normal today, and keeping up the near-hourly regime for DH’s eye. We have a financial webinar on estate plans right up to the time I need to scoot over to medical. Full day. Sandi, never a good time to lose a fridge but better now than while you’re gone! I lost a freezer once, horrible ness to come home to. Smooth pickup of your rental today. Love the Flam pix! We didn’t get there but we enjoyed our train ride from Oslo to Bergen for our Hurtigruten cruise. Beautiful mountains and high country vista. Pennie, you are such a great planner! Here’s to the 50% chance this surgery will help! Prayers for Amazing! Annie, glad you have a ride to the doctor’s. Hoping you get some helpful guidance. Terry, hoping today is better for you and Tana and the team. Jacqui, we’re sending you love. Debbie, Nancy, Lenda, Vanessa…. Safety and protection for all in storm watches! The alert systems have improved so much and are reducing casualties but not the heartbreaking damage. And every life lost is tragic; many of the injuries are heartbreaking themselves, often life changing. Take precautions and stay safe. Blessings all, to you and yours, our country, your country and all those in distress. For all the doctor visits today and those in hospitals. Cheers for all celebrating, you remind us Life is Good🌈 Looking forward to Bruce’s safari! 🦓🦁🐆? Enjoy something noteworthy today! Thanks for being here ! Maureen

Recovering after today’s procedure but it all went smoothly. Results in 2weeks but if they are good, wait 7 yrs to re-do. That’s different! None of the other concerns noted! I’ve been snoozing this afternoon. Had a snack but it’ll be nice to have dinner. I’m glad I was able to connect with my weekly call to the new junior member girls in my NM fire dept. They always have questions and are learning like sponges. They made it through the first Red Flag and Critical Fire Weather days of the season. Anybody with excess rain is welcome to send it to NM! Heart hugs to Karen on her DDDH’s and DGGD’s birthdays! Terry, you are soldiering on! Sending you and Tana and the team extra luvin’! Sandi, Ann, Vanessa, Nancy, Jacqui, all - thanks for your support during our bewildering days. We’re keeping up the regime, didn’t miss anything even through days needs. Pressures are still higher than desired but we’ll keep going and learn Monday what the new course is. Sandi, I call your stage the YIKES stage trying to pull it all together. You will, and if there’s something else needed, you’ll find it in Florida. Happy for you! Vanessa, happy for the improvements. Be extra careful with trip with BFF, take extra time to think ahead to stay safe. Susan, you are a godsend helping clean out the condos. I’m sure you have plenty of other chores, and they will all be there…. Annie, I don’t know how you manage all the balls in the air! You have angels working overtime! Hopefully they can fire up that laser for Chuck. Thanks for the story about the Huggins Ray, and added “icing” facts Lenda. “Eye to the Sky” Lenda, looks ugly your way on the maps. Roy, thank you for the news about recovering the last victim of the bridge collapse. Graham, I’m going to look up that ferry! Could be an interesting link! I know I’m forgetting comments that I formulate as I read but it’s time to get moving. Every good wish from you all helps! Maureen

I took the first batch of pills. They’re a bit large but not as big as my magnesium supplements, so I didn’t have trouble swallowing them. The directions say take them one by one with a sip of water, finishing all 12 and a pint (16 oz) water over 15-20 mins. Not bad. I’d have liked to have had a piece of toast to help push it all down but not allowed! Now on to doing the next pint of water an hour later. I’ll have one more to do. Then at 4am I’ll do this again for the second batch of 12 tablets. I’ll be glad to be done with this tomorrow! m— @dfish Debbie I hope you can get some advice from another party… maybe a PCP? I hope you can get on a faster track.

Karen, I’ll be using the pills for the first time this time. Two sets of 12 pills followed by spaced pints of water… first set of pills this afternoon, 2nd set starting about 4am. Seems every time I go this there’s a new prep! I’ll let you know…. m—

Sunny and up to high 70s today in north Jersey. Today is prep day for colonoscopy tomorrow. I’ll be glad to get it over with. I’m about 6 months late due to canceling because of our move. In the past they’ve always found mild concerns so I’m hoping for a report of no worries! I’m very appreciative of your encouragement for us! Thank you Ann, Gerry, Lenda, Nancy, all of you holding us close during these tough days. We were very relieved yesterday to hear that the inflammation is reduced. But we both walked out of the doctor’s office yesterday a bit bewildered about the possibility of fully opening the incision maybe as soon as next Monday, or even maybe later this week depending on what the surgeon might recommend. We’re told the eye is not healed enough to be confident that it won’t collapse if there’s too much flow through the incision…. but that that wouldn’t be the end of the world, we’d just need to get to an OR to have it restricted, then start over. Well that’s rather daunting…. But reading your encouragement brings me back to taking it one day at a time! And remembering my own words to others- to breathe and not go borrowing trouble that hasn’t arrived. DH is getting his COVID shot tiday; I postponed till Thursday in case I have a reaction and run a slight fever, I don’t want to jeopardize my colonoscopy! Elizabeth, I’m hoping for Amazing results for your eye procedure and from your neurologist appt. Glad your shoulder is improved but I understand that not working when you need to be is it’s own burden. One day at a time is enough. Jacqui, please keep checking in, we are all with you and concerned, as well as learning together! Has anyone recommended heat pads or warm baths for your foot? That is what our orthopedic told us for DH when he developed a bone infection in a toe (dropped a log of firewood on it, smashed against the tick hearth). Terri, I’m very happy you and Jim are working together through options to keep living life. The future will not look like the past for us either but there’s plenty of life to be lived! Terry, I’m happy you are getting help! We too are finding the pollen load noticeable. Vanessa, I hope your healing progresses and you and BFF can get the help you need. Paul, thank you expanding on the Holocaust and Heroes Day. We must remember! I’m starting to look at travel options for September for my birthday trip. DH woukd like to go to Ireland. Seems within reach. I was thinking more of a regional road trip- Cape Cod, Niagara Falls, Acadia NP…. it’s a good distraction! Loved yesterday’s pix of Maine! Today’s drink is a sweet one, I’m sure I’d enjoy it! No solid food for me today! I doubt we’ll get to Japan but it’s interesting to read about others’ visits. How ‘bout those Bruins! A 5-1 opener, on the road! (DH was born in Boston so we’ll gladly cheer them on! And the Rangers for me, once a New Yorker always a New Yorker!) Blessings sent for all of you especially our Care list folks. For my country, your country and those caught in wars! Cheers to those celebrating Life🌈. And to our many cruising friends, thanks for the travel reports! May we and our loved ones all be safe and well. Maureen