Month: May 2024

Had a couple of other errands, so made an appointment for inoculations at the North Adams CVS. Need to go back for an updated Pneumonia shot.

What a difference from the horrible Williamstown Walgreens pharmacy! The staff was helpful and friendly and the pharmacist was top notch.

After missing two of them, Ron actually kept an appointment with his eye doctor’s office. He’s due back next week for the results of today’s exam.

I got some post-shot arm exercise by washing out almost 40 flower pots for recycling. Ron did a redemption run. We dropped off the pots at the transfer station recycling bin and then stopped at the library so Ron could return six very late DVDs. No fines!

So far, it’s been a very good week and a good way to end the month. June coming up.

Good conversation last night with three other people, two staffers from the Institute for Justice and a community activist from NYC, about the book Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable.

Earlier in the day, I had lunch at the Food Project; it was mobbed, maybe because it’s end of month?

Had a fine meeting, actually my annual Medicare Wellness appointment, with a charming, intelligent, well-informed LPN at Williamstown Medical. She advised me to get updated inoculations. We went through the Mass. Advanced Directive Form line by line; she suggested verbiage for instructions when I’m terminal. Dr. Kahn called to say hello. I was there for an hour and half, grabbed lunch afterwards at the hospital cafeteria.

Emptied and washed the recycling bins and made a trip to the transfer station with a truck full of yard leavings. Happy to get this done midweek. Ron put leaves and other “brown” in the composter and chatted with the boys while they were on their trampoline.

Today we went to a discussion/lecture about dementia at Sweetwood, part of the Harper Center’s series.

I was hysterical with joy at Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts. Gutsy jury; may they live long and prosper.

We had a good rainstorm last night.

We went to the Senior Center for lunch and a discussion of Advanced Directives that included a fair amount of information that was new to me at least.

Afterwards we dropped by to see Linnea who is expecting to be discharged in about three weeks and picked up peanut butter at S&S.

The Insight crew was gone by the time we got back. Waiting to hear when they’ll return.

This morning I picked up a discussion group book at the library. Inspired by the volunteer gardeners who were working on the pollinator plots, I emptied the 10-gallon bucket and bagged weeds and invasives at home. I put the chunks of turf that were in the wheelbarrow on a tarp to dry and cleaned up the poor wheelbarrow, which has been outside for a couple of weeks.

I watched the parade, changed sheets and cooked the corn. Ron went out for “suds”.

Made the bed, put away the laundry. Watered. Dug up weeds and trimmed a random woody plant that was choking the astilbe on the SW side of the house. Placed the ant traps under the sink.

Ron put up the clever wooden jar lid loosening device that was a house warming gift. Works beautifully.

Proud of my Libertarian brethren for booing the non-Libertarian Trump at our national convention. It made the news in all quarters. Turns out, four of us voted in the Williamstown primaries this year.

Spent a couple of hours visiting open studios at Greylock, Norad and Eclipse Mills. My favorite artist was in and I gushed unsparingly. I’d like to go back for small works, need cash to spare the artists the expense of bank card processing.

Made a nice salad (took an hour from start to cleanup, appalling), baked french fries and grilled burgers for supper.

My study is very comfortable with the A/C on.

Yesterday Ron mowed the yard front and back.

I washed the kitchen and first floor bathroom floors.

The boys tossed balls to us over the fence until they got bored, I guess. Good exercise for us.

This morning I picked up dill, Shasta Daisies and Garden Phlox at the Pine Cobble School annual sale. Got them watered and in the ground.

We dropped by the Senior Center art show, the NORAD mill candy store and the Mass MOCA open house.

Ron treated us to beer from Bright Ideas Brewing and lunch – falafel wrap, sweet potato fries, fried mozzarella wedges from BIGGDADDY’s Philly Steak House. It was nice to see so many people walking around and enjoying themselves on a gorgeous Saturday.

The Insight electricians worked the entire morning.

We moved the big desk and put in my office (third bedroom) A/C.

Dodging the giant pile of solar panels, Ron was able to get the Corolla into the garage.

I did a quick Stop & Shop trip, mostly for produce.

Ron mowed earlier this week. I washed the sunroom deck wall yesterday. I fell asleep early, got up at 6.

It’s been hot, close to 100 yesterday.

We made a big salad for lunch.

Solar panels arrived yesterday. We put the loose boxes in the garage.

We went for a drive to Hoosick Falls the other day for donuts and flowers. Found a dark purple lantana for the deck: gorgeous color.

Have been trying to get stains out of the living room rug with limited success.

We spent Saturday afternoon and evening in North Adams.

We were too late for gallery open houses but enjoyed the artwork on the corridor walls of floors 1, 2 and 3 at Eclipse. Stopped briefly at the reception then enjoyed the BAAMS performance at Studio 9.

I completed two hikes on Sunday, one in the morning at Mt. Berlin and the other at the Clark.

Grateful for my new trekking poles, which helped me right myself from a wobble on boards across a wet area on Mt. Berlin. The trail was steep and muddy at times but I enjoyed it. Good group and excellent guide.

Didn’t do anything else for the rest of the day, fell asleep early.