Paul had a medical emergency and we had to cancel our planned vacation.
Heart health comes first
He had classic disturbing symptoms
We got an immediate appointment at our internist
she prescribed a cardio cath.
There were several appointments and
No stents, no surgery
PVC is the diagnosis
premature ventricular contraction
meds were prescribed
And then on the way home from the hospital the person who never sleeps (me) fell asleep and sideswiped a telephone pole knocking off my passenger side view mirror.
I had 3 hours sleep on a klonopin.
more appointments to fix the mirror.
Our week was revamped
and the next week of vacation cancelled
Our planned vacation was a car trip south
first stop to Wash DC to visit my parents
who reside in
Arlington Cemetery Columbarium
https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Visit
and then to
Southport. NC
https://southportnc.org/
to visit my childhood friend Lynne and her seaside town which features water, seafood and sunsets
Liam was to have been lodging in
Best In Show Pet Resort
https://www.bestinshowpetresort.com/
At home
Life changes were instituted
New routines
I have accrued the job of pan-scrubbing wench (I am a star)
we do joint food shopping (I am in training)
curtailed wine drinking schedule (I am on board, sort of)
substitution of decaf for caf (not me)
and as for current travel...plans on hold...so
I found cloud porn and sunsets in my own backyard.
Not a sub for Southport, merely different
and took pleasure in our garden and its offerings
A birthday outing with food and drink
hmm
a little black dog seemed to adjust to his cancelled vacay just fine
our fave restaurant, Crabtree's, reopened after their annual vacation
and we were able to attend its first Friday
August 24
we saw the regulars
we were all overjoyed to have our Garden Room reunion
All of us were there
and since
we had some sad news
Our dear friend, Dennis, whom we saw that night
died suddenly last week
Had we not been home we would not have seen him on his last visit to Crabtree's
Fridays will change
a beloved regular is forever gone
we will honor him each visit
I think I have found my next tattoo
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life:
It goes on."
—Robert Frost.
Woof, woof
