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Today I visit my girl and get a delicious coffee, my last visit. She’s going to dental assistant school starting Saturday. Her last day was my official last day. Eerie how life’s coincidences make one think they’re not coincidences.
 

Well today it lashed of rain in the morning, and as soon as it stopped I drove over to the next county in the hunt for a picture that I found yesterday and returned.. but no luck.. so I drove into London.. to get the retail park where there's so many stores I felt that one was bound to have a similar picture but no luck at all.. tried everywhere, but nothing. The traffic was awful. I haven't driven in London for a while, and it seems to get so much worse every time I go... speed cameras everywhere..

Then I visited the Garden centre back here near where I live.. and they have all their Christmas decorations out.. wow what a Display.. You can see the photos Here, where I posted them https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/garden-centre-christmas-display-today-photos.76150/ but honestly half term is the very worst time to go, and I;d forgotten it was half term, an the place was absolutely heaving with people, and the cafeteria which seats over 400 people there was only 2 tables empty when I went to get a cuppa tea.. .. the ice rink was open for the children, and the petting Zoo.. and all sorts of other delights for them

Still, I did my best trying to not get people in my photos.. very patiently waiting for them to move on so I could quickly snap a few.. which included a Model town.. which I;ve taken a Video of, and if I can get it uploaded I'll add it to the picture thread tomorrow..
 

Went to the big hospital today for my monthly blood test for my polycythemia vera, a rare but treatable blood cancer. Results showed the one medicine I'm taking each day, hydroxy urea, continues to keep all my blood levels nicely in normal ranges.

Also got my annual flu shot. Just happened to be there at an outdoor drive through flu shot station when our local NBC TV station, KNTV channel 11, began filming and interviewing. Long time reporter and occasional anchor Marianne Favro asked me several questions and then the video camera person filmed my getting stuck.

I drink little alcohol and am ignorant about wine stuff. But since my 74th birthday is in a few days, bought a discounted $8 bottle of unknown to me sweet red wine blend, Ménage à Trois, The Sweet Collection Dolce. It tastes great.

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My daughter sent me a gift card for Olive Garden for my birthday so had lunch there today. Got free dessert from them-the donuts. 😊

It has rained all afternoon.

Called the doc to get an appointment, honestly, it got so complicated. I will probably end up going to the instant care Friday or Saturday if I still feel unwell.
 
Thanks for the suggestions about my weird eye thing yesterday. I googled a lot this morning and I think what I experienced was the ocular/aura migraine thing, because it was both eyes at the same time (but no headache) and cleared up fairly quickly. Though now after you guys' responses I have more stuff to add to the worries of getting older. I'd never heard of that PVD (Posterior vitreous detachment) before, so now I can worry about that too.

Today I had several frustrations with medical stuff. I had a doctor appointment to try to get a Prolia shot scheduled, but my primary care doctor back in Nebraska had not faxed anything to the doctor I saw here (I'd simply left a phone message last week asking for it, I guess that was not good enough to get it done) so the doctor here could not order the injection. They suggested my primary doctor could order it and have me pick it up from a pharmacy here and bring it in to be injected, but I checked with Medicare and they will not cover the expense if I get it from a pharmacy, they only cover it if the doctor's office gets it. So back to step one for that.

Then my daughter had finally forwarded my mail and I'm getting hundreds of dollars of bills that should have been covered by Medicare but the provider billed it incorrectly (and I'd talked to the billing office twice in the past trying to get them to do it correctly, as well as having talked to Medicare, but to no avail). And now it is past the appeal deadline, tho Medicare says I could appeal anyway and explain that I'm on a trip and received the billing information late. They said I need to go ahead and pay the bills and if I win the appeal then Medicare would reimburse me.

The appeal requires a paper form, so now I need to find out where/how to print out the form because I don't have a printer.

Some evil person (the hotel office suspects children, probably rightly) has caused the hotel treadmill safety key to disappear, so I cannot use the treadmill until a new one arrives (the hotel office said they had to order the replacement safety-key from the manufacturer due to it not being a normal brand that otherwise they could have just gotten from Amazon).

Anyway, I know these are all 'first world problems', but I'm feeling very grumbly and sorry for myself.
 
Aneeda72 said:
My treadmill is prefect! I used my husbands CBB and an Amazon coupon so it came to 222 dollars. It’s the size of a 4’ lifetime fold up table, only slightly more narrow. It’s for people who weight less than 220 and it only weighs 40 pounds.

No more walking outside in Utah’s cold winters. No more dogs sniffing my, hmm, well ok, butt. So nice.
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I have been thinking about getting another treadmill, since I gave mine to my Mom many years ago. I tried to look at Amazon, but there were too many, and I got confused. Yours sounds like just what I wanted. Which one did you get?
 
Trish said:
It's a nice bright day so, I am planning to go for a walk, browse around the shops and, I might even buy something regardless of whether I need it or not ;) Later on, I will be having a late lunch with my favourite chap :)

Last week I noticed that M&S have their Christmas stuff out so, I am wondering whether it is too early to buy Christmas cards and I quite like the little Christmas (artificial) trees they have in stock. I usually buy a real Christmas tree albeit a small one but these are cute and pre-lit. What do you think?

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If the price is good, I think it looks great! 🎅🎁🎄
 
I went for a blood test this morning. Then I went to the egg farm, then the fruit farm for apples and cider, and then grocery $hopping. I stopped for ga$, which is going up again. :rolleyes: The last stop was the liquor store because, well, a girl needs vodka. When I got home, I unloaded and put everything away, then made a blueberry coffee cake. Then I took a little nap. Before dinner, I whipped up and enjoyed a dirty martini.🍸 Another exciting day at Casa Bella. 🙃
 
Had a banking appointment and then headed to the mall. That’s the most shopping I’ve done in years. Two hours, including a lunch break. Got a lot of steps in and then had another walk after dinner. Even though I don’t really like it, I’m now addicted to walking. Also did a bit of laundry and more sorting of stuff in the basement.
 
Going shopping, this morning - mainly to the fishmonger and butcher. The price of fish has increased greatly this year, mainly due to fuel costs. I like fish and with the exception of whole salmon, never buy it in supermarkets.
Mrs. L is making batches of individual pies to put in the freezer. She's made a batch of meat & veg pies and today she's starting on chicken & ham pies. I'm making Zieguner snitzles with spatzles for dinner.
 
A communication problem yesterday, I heard "let's go shopping and get some lunch" - he heard "let's get lunch and go shopping" :unsure:

As it turned out, the weather got nicer in the afternoon and the shops were quiet so, he had the better plan but ssssh🤫 don't tell him that ;)

I have some errands to do this morning and then plan a chilled out afternoon sorting out the Christmas decorations and, maybe, editing and printing off some photos to go in the new photo frames I bought.

Hope you all have a good day (y)
 
Off to bake stuff. Today is the day the suits "walk" the store. All hands on deck and looking spiffy. My Don't Give A D*MN meter is broken, with the needle stuck on "pffft".

If the lord's willing and the creeks don't rise, as we used to say in Texas, a new person is starting in the bakery today. Why today of all days? And guess who will end up training said person? Geez. I couldn't even teach my kids to tie their shoe laces.

Actually, why bother? Just another one who won't stay or will be taken from us to cross train everywhere else in the store...
 
Aneeda72 said:
My daughter sent me a gift card for Olive Garden for my birthday so had lunch there today. Got free dessert from them-the donuts. 😊

It has rained all afternoon.

Called the doc to get an appointment, honestly, it got so complicated. I will probably end up going to the instant care Friday or Saturday if I still feel unwell.
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Aneeda……when’s your birthday…..did I miss it……hope not.
 

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