follow up . . .

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happy end of september . . .

lunch with the hens.  red bowl.  i seem to be on an asian kick ever since the tempting goodies on the cruise.  but i kept it simple with just a bowl of wonton soup and maybe a spring roll or two.  oops.

and then i headed off to visit the beard for a couple of days.  we had dinner at a pizza joint.  their pizzas are either 20" or 30".  that is huge.  so if you are a fairly normal person, you order one slice, which comes served on a regular, at any other normal pizza place, medium pizza pan.  it is huge and i forgot to take a picture.  HUGE!!!  and if you want to play bocce, be their guest.  they apparently even have their own league.  and of course they serve beer.  craft beer, joanie!!!  it's in a university town so it's crazy but crazy fun.  great people watching.

and then back to watch the house of the flying daggers. very martial arts but amazing cinematography.

updates . . .

had to call the plumber back this morning.  the toilet hates me so much it refused to flush yet again.  maybe i forgot to celebrate its birthday.  and i filled the sink with water to wash out some unmentionables and the drain would not open.  i guess over the years it has become in sync with the toilet.  of course the plumber takes one look at the sink, and it drains.  of course it does.  and the toilet was an easy fix too.  so hopefully the two are placated but they may need a slice of chocolate cake each to insure the brightness of future relations.

my stomach bug has gotten to the merely queazy stage.  thank you kidlet for the pepto run and sue for the concern.

so between diet, the exercise on vacay and the bug, i have lost a total of 19 pounds.  curious as to exactly how much exercise i got, i remembered that my phone tracks my steps.  in mykonos, i walked 6.2 miles, 14,895 steps, 9 floors.  thank you iPhone for your stats but don't expect that to be a daily occurrence at home.

plumbers . . .

generally speaking, i am not fond of calling a plumber or electrician.  it's not the profession, it's the service charge to come to your house.  i don't mind parts and labor but $67 to walk in the door?  no thank you.  and so, i usually wait until more than one thing explodes before i get anything fixed.  today for a four-for.

he fixed my toilet and tightened the seat which is really rather important unless you want to go skidding off into the tub or onto the floor.  then he moved on to my clogged sink.  yes, i know how to fix it myself but as long as he's here . . .   it runs beautifully.  not so beautiful was the mess of grunge he felt necessary to share with me.  ugh.

and then he moved downstairs and replaced the faucet and a something, something down below that had rusted to smithereens.  i don't have to know its name since i'm not a plumber.

so i am all bright and shiny and running.  another good day in paradise.

please just be a 24 hour bug . . .

it's getting exhausting running downstairs to a working toilet.  must be something i ate.  you know the drill.  ice chips to the rescue.

hen day . . .

one hen was busy on friday.  and since hens are flexible, lunch today instead.  we hit bahama breeze.  lots of good food including chicken quesadillas and tortilla soup with a side of prevacid.

made an appointment to get my turlet fixed.  should be back in operation come wednesday late.  and since he is here, i'm finally replacing the broken faucet in the kitchen and if i don't get around to it tomorrow morning, the slow draining sink in my bathroom.

still working on photos.  all 1,314 of them.

and here is me being pensive on the way to cavtat from dubrovnik.  bahahaha.  at one point i had my feet in the water.  fun.

another good day in paradise.

a little time with my favorite furry person . . .

the beard was up in jax visiting his daughter and stopped by on the way home.  he tried to fix my toilet but the stubborn thing was having no part of it.  i think toilets have it in for me.  so we gave up and decided to grill a couple of filet mignons paired with sautéed mushies and a caprese salad.  slurp. he also shared his amazing photos from china.  happy times.