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Great getaway Liz! And it's so nice to travel midweek and avoid the weekend crush. Especially on the east coast. The density of people sometimes catches me by surprise in that part of the world.

Well I guess if DH doesn't want you to update kitchen items in Cape Cod then you really can't do much cooking.

CC I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad's health struggles. It takes a lot of fortitude to grow old. Maybe the Mayo does have something to offer him. It's worth an appointment.

The smoke from Canada is crazy here too. Outdoor games for kids soccer, baseball etc have been cancelled due to outdoor air quality several times.

Cleaning out one drawer and one cabinet yesterday felt good. I thought I would just tear into the house this summer, but it seems like I just do one little space at a time. Still satisfying, and has a bit of impact on quality of living. Over time I suppose it will add up. After teasing DH about pack rat tendencies, I unearthed a Belgium waffle maker he gave me the first Christmas we were dating. As I was holding it, I remembered Saturday mornings in my little single girl apartment making waffles after a "youthful" Friday night. Oh young love. I kept the wafflemaker. :)

This morning it was so breezy and NOT humid (although a haze from Canada smoke), I decided to go for a walk instead of doing weights. My stamina was pretty good, so the increasing strength of muscles showed, but my gait is so off. I walked slower to really concentrate on form, make sure I'm pushing off, especially on the left side. I used to love walking, I could walk a 4 mile an hour pace. Now I'm so slow. The good news is that I walked steadily for about 30 minutes and I don't feel any flair up in my plantar fasciitis or pain in my left hip (flexor muscles getting stronger!)

Tonight we'll go listen to music again at the Lower town Series in St. Paul. One of our chosen family, DHs BFFs daughter is running a booth at an art show this weekend, so we will go to that Saturday or Sunday. She supports herself as an artist. No easy task, but she is very talented. The weather looks good!

So sorry your Dad keeps going through this. Hopefully Mayo can find an alternative that will work better.

And potentially an imaginative Architect could help you figure out a better flow and light for your place. My DH talked to an architect years ago about expanding his Cape house but my DH being who he is probably told the guy what the solution was vs just talking about the issues he would like to solve. So the architect priced out what was asked for and the price was more than DH wanted to spend. I think letting a good expert come up with a solution can work much better.

We leave Block Island in a few hours. The hot and sunny weather is also departing today but it held out for us. Next trip is back to our Florida place in a week, staying for 10 days. That's an easy trip - not much to pack and an easy flight.

Yesterday we did skip renting bikes as it would have been way too hot. So we did a lot of walking instead, ending up at the beach after lunch. This morning we are going out for breakfast shortly since we will be traveling through mid-day. We plan to get the 10 am ferry which gets us back to RI at 11, then a 2 hour drive to pick up Justice plus another 45 minutes beyond that to the house. So ETA around 2:00 by which time it may be raining.

Peps, congratulations on getting your Dad moved. It looks like a nice place and I'm sure it will be a relief to know he is safe.

Have a thriving Thursday!

I would love to replace a lot of kitchen items at DH's Cape house but it is mostly all off-limits. So much stuff and a lot of it really old and banged up. I did buy new measuring cups and spoons because both sets are missing some pieces. I think DH's DD makes a lot by eyeballing the amounts. I can't do that.

Wow! I didn't realize you were possibly moving this fast with plans for Florida! Last year I put my house on the market in mid-July and sold it in mid-October. Not too far off your potential timeline.