Yesterday Ron had three appointments: surgeon (cyst was bleeding), teeth cleaning (me, too) and neurologist. All went well.

Today I went to two food pantries. Soup, salad and baked potatoes for lunch.

Got Ron assigned to a new primary doc at Williamstown Medical. The Doc has good reviews on WebMD and Vitals.

BCAC called for documentation to accompany our application for fuel assistance.

Had to correct bank account info on the Nationwide insurance accounts. Off by one digit.

Skipped the writing group tonight, minor intestinal distress.

Did very little yard work this week. Cleaned out the deck planters and raked the lawnmower leavings. Picked up trumps.

Speaking of shit, today’s political dog excrement was deposited by the Ramaswamy campaign’s latest campaign ad which achieved a new depth of depravity.

I promised myself that I’d make a big salad today. Served it for lunch along with corn and sweet potatoes.

Ron is worried about the cyst in his groin which started bleeding so we made an appointment for him to be seen tomorrow. I set up the little clock radio to wake him up at 7.

We also have dental appointments late morning and a check-in with Ron’s neurologist tomorrow afternoon.

Changed the sheets today.

Canceled Spot pet insurance.

Finally received an invoice from Reynolds Plumbing. It was overstated for materials which we’d provided so I paid just for labor, which was very well deserved.

Refilled the Dawn Powerwash container with 2 Tbl Dawn, 1 Tbl alcohol and 16 oz distilled water.

Boiled eggs, made oatmeal, roasted delicata squash but forgot the final ingredients.

Binged a Netflix film “The Menu” and a series, “Fauda”.

Did a small shop mainly for neufchatel. I was lucky enough to encounter a kind person at the Catholic church who unloaded the Brien Center carrots and onions from the trunk for this week’s food pantry.

Ron must have taken Jett out a half dozen times today.

Ordered Sumac and Za’atar from Walmart.

Ron was able to mow the lawn yesterday.

I picked up vegetables at the Brien Center and stopped in to the Remedy Hall vendor event. The theme was addiction recovery. Evidently Berkshire County has a high death rate from overdoses. Housing was mentioned as a major problem.

While in North Adams I did a shop at Walmart for things I’d forgotten yesterday, like peanut butter, apples and smoked paprika.

This morning Ron and I loaded the lawnmower on the truck. The mechanic at Aubuchon got it running again but the yard was so wet that Ron was hesitant to try to mow it. It was cloudy and even sunny for a while but rained again tonight. I know this because Ron and Jett were out in it at least once. I played fetch with Jett once.

Couldn’t tell you what else either of us did.

Confirmed Ron’s appointment with Dr. Bevins’ office. Asked Delta Dental for an estimate of reimbursement for Ron’s implant on the 28th.

Tracking Number: EP202610150145 

Dr. Bevins will send a letter when it’s time to make an appointment for Dr. Budz to do the crown.

Email from the Registry reminding me to get the Corolla inspected, was due end of August. Got it done at K-M. Amazing we were never stopped, especially at construction zones.

Ron picked up the lawn mower yesterday and did the front yard. Today it didn’t start. Heartbreak.

We went to BMC for my echo, also yesterday. Ron took us to lunch afterwards at Thrive. Loved it!

Report from BMC said that I have a slow heart rate (bradycardia) but didn’t provide details.

Rounded off yesterday with a writing group meeting at the Milne. Nice group.

After getting the Corolla inspected, picked up meds for both of us and did a shop at Walmart.

Changed sheets, Ron did laundry.

I made baked sweet potatoes and a big salad for lunch.

Sanded and painted the bathroom window sill.

Defied Ron, put up the Jane Hudson painting.

Jett didn’t eat his breakfast until late. He chewed on a bag yesterday; bad stomach this morning?

Did a light vacuum of the living room.

Enjoying “Seven Years in Tibet.”

Rainy Sunday. Not a good foliage-viewing day.

Finally replaced the bad curtain rod in the bedroom.

Jett and Ron did errands and have been in and out in spite of the rain.

Applied for both low- and middle-income heating assistance programs.

Packed the gouges in the downstairs bathroom window with MinWax wood filler.

Ordered an inexpensive but attractive frame from Walmart with free delivery for the Jane Hudson painting. The driver dropped it off a little before seven. I put the piece together; placement tomorrow.

Finally watched “Call the Midwife” and enjoyed it.

After one more low heat session with water and baking soda, cleaned the last bits of stuck rice from the Dutch oven.

Found the cord for Ron’s electric shaver; recharged it.

Canceled the Diamond subscription and the latest order from Harbor Freight.

Jett and I drove to Adams for Jaeschke’s Jonagold apples. Thought about driving to the top of Greylock. Hahaha. Tried to find another spot that sounded like a farm but it’s on a short but crowded street in the middle of North Adams.

Jaeschke’s to Goodrich Street routed us East Street to Church, thus avoiding Curran Highway, the scene of a major accident that happened around the time we were out.

Ron worked on his “little room” while we were gone.

Jonagolds won’t be ready until mid-month. Can order them online or might find them in grocery stores.

Congratulated the neighbors on their addition-in-progress.

After doing some yardwork, we drove to Richmond and Hilltop Orchards.

Big disappointment.

Even though it was Friday, it was the start of the long Columbus Day aka Indigenous Peoples weekend.

So the place was crowded and no fire in the lodge.

We picked up some necessities at Dollar General and spent the rest of the day at home.

Did laundry.

We dropped off the Corolla at Flamingo Motors at 9 this morning for its 20k maintenance. It was done around 3. I made an appointment for them to check out the truck. Like that shop.

In the meantime we had lunch – soup, salad, sandwich, cookie – at Berkshire Food Project, then visited the Art of Resistance exhibit at Gallery 51 on Main Street in North Adams.

Later the three of us drove to Pownal for so-so cheddar cheese and two boxes of excellent cookies.

Ron and Jett did a long walk up the hill. I was lazy and did nothing else except start my essay for the writers group “Funny Thing About Adoption”.

Learned that our next door neighbor is expecting. Wishing good health to mother and baby, another boy.