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| Steve and Lily at Adagio's |
I'm not sure at all what we were looking at in this picture, but it's one that I like of both of my friends, taken last Saturday at the coffee shop. Afterwards, I went for a really nice walk with Steve, although I realize that I am not as strong as I think I am; partway through my hip began to ache. It wasn't enough to stop us, but Steve began to look for shortcuts back to our cars. We went more than five miles, and I was able to continue on, even though I forgot to bring some Advil, just in case. It now resides in my new pack, and I'll take it some next time I feel the hip complaining.
This coming Saturday, we will be experiencing much less comfortable weather, with the high only reaching into the fifties (Fahrenheit), with rain. It was much warmer and sunny last week when I took this picture. It is beginning to cool down during the day, and the much shorter days are continuing to bring sunrise and sunset ever closer to the winter solstice in late December. In the meantime, I'll be enjoying whatever sunny conditions we have. There was a time when I wouldn't let a little thing like some rain keep me from exercise. But things have changed, especially during the last year for me. It mostly started with that fall on the ice last February, when I went airborne and came down on my already injured right hip. Through the months, I've gotten much better but have never regained what I had before the fall.
Today is sunny, even if it's not exactly warm. I went to the hearing aid place to have another hearing test to see if I have lost any more hearing in the past year or so, and I was pleased to find that not much has changed. The audiologist gave my hearing aids a good cleaning and adjusted them, and sent me on my way. I found that the extended warranty expires at the end of March, and although I can still continue to use them, if anything breaks, I will have to pay up to $300 for the fix. And my usual copay from here on out will be $20 more, but it is all doable. Of course, everything everywhere is going up, isn't it?
Tomorrow is my monthly Facetime call with my sister Norma Jean. I hope she's doing well. It is also my time for the weekly yoga class I enjoy so much. And I always feel much better and grounded afterwards. I'm very grateful for that class.
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