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Routine mammogram today. I escaped this last year because in the UK doctors recommend them for women aged 50+. But now that I am back in the States, my age has caught up to me.

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It’s not the DeathStar… it’s my EYEBALL. (I broke my glasses so off I went to the eye doctor today. It had been 5 years since my last exam–and wow, has digital ocular scanning changed since then! New specs in 2 weeks.)

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Gymnastics started back up today at the Little Gym.

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Milestone: first family bike ride where Sam rode on her own bike. 8 miles! Secondary milestone: I didn’t fall down or off my bike in any way at any time during the 8-mile ride. Not even when I snapped this photo. This trail was lovely, wooded, and gentle. It follows the Piney River in Nelson County, about an hour south …

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I know, I know, I keep harping on the “good yum lettuce” in our garden. But that’s because I’ve never grown lettuce before and I’m amazed at how easy it was and how tasty it is. Tonight’s salad was enhanced by some outstanding herb-infused extra virgin olive oil and cassis balsamic vinegar, a timely birthday gift from …

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After a lovely day. I’m starting to think that this decade is pretty good after all 🙂

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The lettuce is good. And yummy.

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The Sun God Ra sure did beat us with his rays today: 95 degrees Farenheit in the shade. And humidity that hugged us like a sarcophagus. It was a good day to hang out in the cool basement, reading and drawing pictures of Ancient Egyptian gods. No wonder the Ancient Egyptians made Ra the chief of all gods. The sun is …

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