This is the commitment-free week between two dental appointments. Next week, there will be the fitting of a new crown, where a filling was needed beneath the old one, as well as a small, so they say, filling in another tooth, same side/lower, not upper. Am still tending toward avoiding anesthetics if at all possible.

This evening, I am hoping that the bad weather moving in actually will be below crisis/danger level. I did thaw and cook an emergency package of beef liver, so that if we lose electrical power, we still can eat. Bought some deli meat, apples, sandwich buns (not for me, but for he), milk and yogurt. It’s looking like the wind won’t be strong enough to knock out power. If that changes, I also will hard-boil more eggs; only three still reside in their refrigerator bowl. In the meantime, I have had trouble convincing myself that I want to eat. I’ve hit food groups, but not a lot of volume.

I have lost track of when I actually started this recuperation/relaxation process. I had been having much trouble sleeping enough and also long enough at a stretch to get into deep sleep. I think that corresponds to coming up on the time change and shortly after. Now that I am sleeping at least six hours in a stretch between sunset and sunrise, my fasting blood-sugar level has evened out. I am using the hand weights, again, but the 1.5 kg, rather than the heavier ones, and concentrating on fingers, arms, shoulders, and back muscles. I have been using the elliptical machine almost every day, but not for long time periods. Now that the latch on the gazebo door has been replaced, I can use the space heater and exercise bike out there. That hits different muscles than the elliptical. The wind was catching the door, which was propped shut with a two-step stool, and I was concerned that we’d lose the door to strong winds if it weren’t more securely fastened.

Aside from a few grocery store and butcher shop trips, I’ve stayed tucked inside, here. That feels really good. I’m more relaxed, reading less, playing more with the dogs, thinking about but not yet writing. The Scampers are spending much time relaxing, also.

This morning I was awakened by the sounds of a large group of crows settling into the nearby trees. And late this afternoon, ragged V’s of ducks flew overhead. I watched too long without going for the camera.

Best wishes for your weekend, wherever you are!

Lizl