Rained last night. Fertilized the deck vegetables with fish fertilizer. Jett is intrigued and keeps trying to lick or eat it.

Called again for a copy of script with eye measurements so I can have my lenses replaced. No response so went to the office. The optician left early but one of the administrative staff helped me, so I was able to UPS the EyeConic glasses and the revised script back to Texas. Wearing the old glasses now which aren’t that bad.

Ron took the lawn mower to Aubuchon.

I picked up treats at Great Falls. Bought gorgeous geraniums at Mt. Williams greenhouse for a song at their annual Red White and Blue sale.

Beltone called too late to get Ron’s hearing aids today but we made arrangements for Monday at Clifton Park.

Rain this afternoon around 5. We’d just finished wine and cheese on the deck.

Brought Jett with us to drop off redeemables, have an outdoor lunch at the Food Project and pick up Ron’s new med at Walmart.

Later we attended the Harriman-and-West Airport open house. Good cake and very attractive building with fireplaces in at least three rooms. Wonder if they’d let us visit in the Winter?

Afterwards we did a grocery shop for coffee and ended up spending over $65 for “used” vegetables, bananas, chips, coffee, pizza, cheese, sour cream, whipped topping and biscuits, the latter two for the strawberries I got at the Farmer’s Market.

Salad for supper.

This afternoon we met with Ron’s new neurologist, the head of the department at BMC. We had a long conversation and booked a follow-on appointment in three months.

I rather like this doc. He moved here from Boston to head the practice at BMC and has taken a shine to Pittsfield. His reviews at Tufts Medical are outstanding.

Earlier, Jett pulled and chewed the living room rug and vomited his breakfast.

In the morning, I met with the optician at our eye doctor’s office. She charged me for adjusting my glasses, which are better but still a bit off. The people at Eyeconic will replace the lenses but need a prescription with the pd and Seg height. The doctor’s office will email a new script to me, which is appreciated!

Still going through the paperwork pile which is getting smaller.

Ordered transfer station stickers for the truck and the Corolla.

Skipped Sunday and Monday workouts because I forgot so did two workouts today.

Looks like we may have the start of cukes.

Everything did well in yesterday’s and last night’s rains.

Ron had an accident.

Tree work on our street and North Hoosac today.

I showed Andi my progress on scanning.

Played a little fetch with Jett.

OTC benefits arrived!

Changed sheets.

Did a liquor store run to Pownal. I’ve had a yen for Margueritas. Thinking about birthday celebrations with Cindy and Cathy.

Avocado and cheese for evening television snacks.

Ron wanted to finish mowing – one small section of the back yard – but the grass was wet this morning and it’s been raining pretty much since.

I punted on going out. Having been going through an ungodly pile of papers that have been sitting around for years. It feels like the more I go through them, the more they multiply.

Good Dog has been keeping me company.

We made a great mac and cheese with vegetables for supper.

Spilled pizza in the oven last night so I turned on the clean cycle. Started wiping up the charred remains this morning, still at it this afternoon.

Ron mowed the front and most of the back.

Jett escaped and ran over to see Millie.

Looked up Edgewater roofing records for Peter, he’s reviewing their insurance policy.

Attended the Solstice ceremony sponsored by Wild Soul River at the Williamstown Historical Museum. Gorgeous evening, well-attended event.

On the way home we splurged on ready-made margarita mix for two.

After they fixed his ears at Urgent Care, Ron and I got strawberries, basil plants, cookies and two kinds of cheese at the Farmers Market.

Later we dropped off recyclables and paper at the Transfer Station. We also returned three buckets of sand and gravel which have been annoying me since Winter. Dropped off a book at the library. It was nonfiction and I didn’t enjoy it.

Ron is working on his framing project.

I am creating barcodes in Excel. Downloaded a Code 39 font, eventually got it installed. Reader can’t seem to parse it. Nothing is easy!

We drove down Route 7 and back on Route 2.

Route 7 is flatter but we went through Troy, which was no fun.

Route 2 was clear all the way but mountainous.

The appointment was a bit of a bust. Ron’s ears are so plugged with wax that the tech couldn’t do a hearing test. He did drop off his hearing aids to get new batteries. They’ll be adjusted when we go back after Ron gets his ears cleaned. I made an appointment for a “flush” tomorrow at the Williamstown Urgent Care center.

Picked up blueberry baked goods and Biscotti at the A-Frame on the way home.

We had salad, bread and cheese for lunch.

Had a hard time over the past two days with the HP printer. It had run out of black ink but insisted on having the multi-colored one replaced as well. Tried clearing the cache, the spool, etc. The only thing that worked was a hard reset: unplug it, wait 60 seconds, plug it back in.

Did a small trim of the Japanese Spirea in the slope garden. Tore out more of the loathsome Canada goldenrod that was choking the Tickseed (Coreopsis).

My new glasses arrived today. I’ve been doing okay with them except for tripping over something of Ron’s.

Gorgeous evening out there.

Solstice is in a couple of days. I will miss the light in the sky at 9 PM. If only there were a way to keep it.

Local Twilight Times in Williamstown, MA

Because of Williamstown’s northern latitude, twilight hours change depending on the time of year. A breakdown of local sunrise/sunset and twilight conditions includes the following: [1, 2]

• Sunrise: ~5:15 A.M.
• Civil Twilight Begins: ~4:40 A.M.
• Sunset: ~8:33 P.M.
• Civil Twilight Ends: ~9:10 P.M. [1, 2]

For the exact twilight schedule, check the daily updates provided by Sunrise-Sunset.org or Time and Date.

I placed an order for OTC benefits, including eye drops. Was thinking about visiting the new Urgent Care office for my trigger finger but am hoping with care it’ll loosen up in time.

Scanner came in handy today, used it look up the specs for one of Ron’s flashlights.

Frustrated with printing barcodes. The printer kept choking on the Word docs. Will keep trying.

I had a conversation a couple of weeks ago with our artist friend about our German ancestors. Turns out my great grandmother’s region of origin was incorrect in one source so I thought we were Austrian.

Couldn’t have been further off: she was Elizabeth Mertin Buettner, born in Köln North Rhine Westphalia. My great grandfather was William Buettner, born in Königsberg Giessen Hessen.

I need to do more reading about the German migration to the American Midwest, specifically Illinois.