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Saturday 5-16-2026

David Element-@davidelement.bsky.social

I think this photo is amazing.

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My cold symptoms seem to have returned – sore throat, cough, runny nose – so I opted out of the gym this morning. When we got back from seeing my husband, we got new medicines that I took. I then took a nap and felt better. I spent a couple of hours at the cafe after that, and Brian will text me to come up for dinner soon.

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This was not one of Harvey’s better days. He was cooperative, though, in our getting the thumbprints on the paperwork needed to renew his medical visa for another 90 days, and the pictures we needed. We will meet him and his nurse, plus his main doctor at the hospital for a routine visit Monday and get the paperwork the doctor fills out for the visa, plus the meds we buy from the hospital. Hopefully, we can be finished with the visa renewal stuff in the next few days.

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Yesterday I told you that I was going to put my carrier and my art backpack in the chair beside me to discourage people from coming and wanting to visit the whole time I was there. Now I feel stupid because NO ONE ‘bothered’ me. I had prepared for a problem that didn’t exist. I have tried to learn to go with the flow, rather than worrying all the time, and this shows what happens when I forget that….

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I found out recently that a couple of my long-term friends from Lunch Bunch are now in long term nursing homes in Arkansas. I know things always come to an end, but it’s hard to let go when people mean so much to you. I’m going to concentrate on remembering what beautiful people they are and how much I have enjoyed their friendship over about 20 years.

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This is an example of how well I am spoiled here. The lady server noticed that I came back after my drink was delivered and quietly got a couple of napkins. I set my iced mocha on one of the napkins and wrapped the other one around the glass so I could keep my fingers dry while I sketched. Instead of just letting me continue to do that, this is what she brought me… I LOVE getting spoiled!

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Hot Water!

It’s a thing of beauty and a joy forever! It will probably last longer than WE do. :0) It was installed yesterday and the grin hasn’t left my face.

Travis, our wonderful plumber, is coming back sometime today to clean up the installation debris, old unit, etc., and has agreed to cart off the old backup regular water heater that failed and has been sitting down there, as well. I’ll write him a check today.

My husband and I both think that the water is getting hot more quickly than with the old unit. I don’t know if that’s because the former one was failing or if the new one is more powerful, more efficient, or what, but it’s NICE.

Any condensation goes into a drain in the floor. It’s wonderful not to have to ‘wonder’ if the hot water will come on when I’m washing my hair in the kitchen sink in the mornings, or whether the hot water will STAY on when I’m taking my shower in the evening, constantly having to turn the knob to adjust the temperature.

I’ll be happy to pay THIS bill.

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