At 2 am this, I woke up to the sound of moaning, my own, it turns out. Before I got this gizmo in my back, it wasn't uncommon to wake up moaning, take meds, and go back to bed. Post-gizmo, it hasn't been happening.
When one has robotic parts, I learned, she should charge up everything before going to bed.
I tried for two hours to stimulate a conversation between the device, the handset, the communicator, and the recharger--but they refused to talk to each other. So I returned to my Pre-Gizmo regimen, and finally--after doing the NYT word games, letting Luci out, and ripping up a size 4 skirt from a thrift store for a book cover--I fell asleep.
Today I called the gizmo company. An hour-long tutorial got me back on track.
I was feeling so good that I went to the bakery and stopped in at a little shop that sells lampshades made out of marbled paper. Going back to the car, I stumbled and fell on the uneven pavement. No harm done, just felt ridiculous down on the sidewalk.
Out came a customer from the bakery and the manager at Cappy's, two kind men who helped me to my car and offered to get me a drink.
Next stop was Herweck's Art Supplies for handmade paper, so I came home to get my partner--as she's always ready for a field trip. As I neared my house, I thought someone had parked an orange car in my driveway, but it turned out to be Jan's big thick birds of paradise!
Our adjoining yards are confections of colors: red bougainvillea, hot pink crepe myrtles, bright orange birds of paradise, yellow Esperanza and lantana, blue plumbago, everything in full bloom and plant- ecstatic after our recent rains!
Herweck's has a wonderful assortment of handmade papers. I spent an hour shopping for supplies while Luci soaked up attention and back scratches from clerks and customers.
The pleasure of poking around, as I did today, helped me decide to cancel my flight to Georgia and drive instead. I can spend a whole day driving on the Natchez Trace, another day in beautiful pet-friendly-everything Ocean Springs.
After three years of no road trips, I'm kind of over-the-moon excited about hitting the road again!
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