Catching Up

61°f/ about 10°C, now 82°f, hot! Rainshowers possible later.

A beautiful red sky Tuesday evening. 

I have been trying to catch up with all of you today, as this week has been a bit of a blur and once again I got behind on my blog-reading.

Granddaughter Sarah arrived last week, and a few days later a friend of hers from Colorado also arrived. The girls stayed up in Sarah's cabin, which keeps inching toward completion. This trip, she put up porch posts and worked on plumbing. Another friend from Colorado arrived Tuesday night. They are all going to the Great Greenbrier River Race, where Sarah and one of the girls are competing.

We plan to be at the race too, to cheer everyone on. This is a triathlon, with running, kayak, and bike segments. Our oldest son, his daughter and son, our #4 son and his wife, and possibly one of my nephews are all in the race this year, so it will be exciting to watch.

I did eventually get over my cold, thank goodness, and learned that the rest helped my knee a lot. So a silver lining! Still painful but much better. I have been mucking about in my gardens, 

First thinning of lettuce and radishes. So tiny, so good.

planting some flowers and filling some planters, stringtrimming, and today we are power-washing the deck, porch, and patio. Larry finally got the pressure washer working, so I gave a big cheer. It only took two years...

What else? Let's see, Easter I made dinner for Sarah, her friend, and Larry and me. Ham, potato salad, my home-canned pork'n'beans, asparagus from the garden, and sweet tea, and Sarah made deviled eggs and tossed salad--and it was a nice enough day to eat on the deck. Good food and good company, what can be better? Of course I forgot to take pictures, so this is leftovers I had for lunch Tuesday.  Still delicious.

Then Monday was booth-stocking day. I hadn't been while I was sick, so we had the van well-loaded, and it took the whole day. 

The little dresser I finished up and took in last week.

I added this vintage typewriter too. I used it at home for display for a while, but it's time to let it go.

Lamps, especially unique ones, generally sell well for me. The stand to the right holds old postcards, which I need to restock. They also sell well.

Speaking of lamps, I decided to clear out all the shades I was saving "just in case " I needed them. Some I have had for several years. So time to clear them out. Any left in 6 months will go to the thrift.

Yesterday we left early to be in Huntington for Larry's 9am appointment at the VA with a cardiologist. Seems Larry is in a-fib, which means his heart is out of rhythm. The cardiologist explained what the issue was, and how it can be corrected, with something called cardioversion.  This procedure basically shocks his heart back into rhythm. So that is scheduled for May 8. If that is successful, the next step will probably be catheritization to try to discover the cause of the problem and to assess the blockages found during his stress test. He only has 30% blockage, which isn't unusual for his age but could need correction if they are in critical veins/arteries. So all of that lies ahead. 

Meanwhile we trundle along as usual, trying to keep up with this busy time of year. I hope you have all been well.

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