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They did that a lot in my old neighborhood in Florida. We also had screens on our garages, so people could sit in the garage if the bugs were out. Which was weird to me because we all had lanais in the from but we were among the few who actually used it. But we also had a completely shaded and very private lanai because of the vegetation growing in front of it. It blocked the light from the house but made the lanai a great place to sit.

Your weight will probably bounce around - I fluctuate in about a 2 pound range these days without much rhyme or reason as to why it is up or down a lot of the time.

I don't think I will want anything with ham for a long time after this time in Spain. There is ham on EVERYTHING (it is actually more like prosciutto but not always thinly sliced as it is in the US).

That neighbor sounds like a pain in the you-know-where but maybe he will move away at some point. Unfortunately a nasty, cranky drunkard is not likely to change.

Yes, my SILs are 5 years older than me. The less well one was just as active as me until about a year ago when she started getting multiple fractures in her back. She is all bent over and in pain all the time. It appears to be due to osteoporosis which was possibly aggravated by her cancer treatments but her oncologist wants an MRI of her back (she had one about 6 months ago too). My other SIL is just not fit because she is about 50-60 pounds overweight and doesn't have much physical activity in her life.

Productive day! My house is very tidy, the laundry room that had become a shameful repository of detritus is totally cleaned out, I met with the house watcher to give her my key (she's so nice), the electrician came and found a way to put a plug in the ceiling for my new cat patio screen, I went to the post office, gas station, and a quick stop for a loaf of bread at the store and I had a laundry triumph in getting old blood stains completely out of a mattress pad cover (my dad's skin cancer handiwork). Also did a load of laundry, emptied the dishwasher, vacuumed, cleaned the dishwasher filter ()... A good day!

On the porch question, we are always intrigued by how often people in Michigan don't use a porch or backyard, but bring camp chairs out to sit in front of their open garage. Then neighbors come over and more chairs are brought out. My dad and Claudia often wonder if there is something great about it we're missing and we should give it a try.

I feel like I should go find something to do while I still have energy. These spells so rarely last.

Take care all!

123.2, up again. Maybe the loss was just a fluke?

Weather is perfect today! Finally! Took a DH walk this morning. Now I need to go and find my bag of stuff to toss since tomorrow is trash day.

It will be something easy for dinner. Perhaps grilled ham and cheese or leftover chicken parm.

We leave Thursday morning to spend the Fourth of July Holiday and my classes 60th birthday party bash in the La Crosse area and will return home on Sunday. DC1 will house and dog sit.

Liz, glad your feet are healing up well. Flamenco sounds fun! Hope you were able to enjoy a walk as well, even if it had to be a solo one.

Peps, good for you for having a lazy day! Those are needed every once in a while. I have too many of them.

So many of us are needing to play the caretaker role with our loved ones. Fingers crossed that when we need it that there will be people in our lives who can step up and do it for us as well.