Friday

Well Thursday morning saw lots of the frozen white stuff on roof tops and car windows in the area. Luckily I covered most of my tender plants and they looked rather good as it finally warmed up to the middle 60's for day after a cold start. It's supposed to be this way for the next 2 weeks as the Artic air is moved further to the south bringing us below normal temps; however last night(Thurs.) I didn't cover them as the temps weren't supposed to be as cold but the heat sure came on enough during the night.

I started the day much the usual with a 6' ish roll out, a cup of hot tea while I did my quiet time and posted this ramble before a lite breakfast of cereal for a change then a ride to the rec on the bike for some 2 plus hours of pickle ball. That was a cold ride at 7:30 but I got a good workout with a wet shirt for the prize. We had 2 courts in action with mostly advanced players and the play was fast with some long rallies. I love this game for a great cardio workout and by 10 AM I was really to relax the rest of the day.

I had to be at the VA a little before 1PM for my yearly physical and the results of my blood draws a couple weeks ago. Everything looked good and except for the tendon contraction in my left pinkie finger of which I had an x-ray and a flu shot I was good to go. I will have a consultation on that hand abnormality(Dupuytrens contracture) and probably have it taken care of at the VA. So far I'm thoroughly pleased with my doctor and he seems to be on top of the latest procedures in health care. I had a good walk on the grounds as that is a huge complex while I left my truck at Twills Auto for a new fuel filter to be installed. Twill's is just across the highway from the VA center and the temps had reached the middle 60's with bright sunshine which made for a great walk.

Well I headed home to hand water the gardens and in the shade the air was still a bit chilly with a slight breeze. The day was great for drying clothes on the line and I hung 2 loads after getting back from the rec. I grilled a couple marinating chicken breast for supper along with a baked sweet 'tater and fresh steamed broccoli. Afterwards we chilled on the couch watching FOX News and then we tuned into the Idol before hitting the showers. It wasn't long afterwards I was once more ready for some horizontal lab reading the inside of my lids, LATER