TheCapeBlog

Ron had a psych eval yesterday. It was about a 3 hour appointment, the first part of which included both of us.

The doc believes that Ron has short-term memory and impaired reasoning problem and recommended a driving evaluation at Spaulding.

She recommended that I follow on the referral to a neurologist rather than waiting for them.

While we were there, Barrett Plumbing called for the install date, which I was able to find on this blog! It seems they are now on track with Robinson, the supplier.

We stopped at Wendy’s for a late lunch, then Harbor Freight, then Home Depot for a work light. Ron couldn’t resist buying a lava light. Impaired reasoning? I was so annoyed, the cashier gave him a 15% discount.

Next stop was BJ’s for a good-sized shop: cheese for Lizzie, bread, facial tissues, produce, eggs, ice cream, big jar of organic peanut butter.

We stopped at the Marstons Mills Walgreens for AREDS.

After dropping Ron off, I watched the Entrain concert for a while at the Commons. Huge crowd, everyone was having fun.

Multiple emails today with the Town Manager about recording the AHC.

I tracked down the supplier. They’ve been waiting for paperwork from Barrett Plumbing. Barrett claims they’ve sent it twice. Guess we’ll see.

I made rice and a stew with mushrooms, onions and our zuke, garlic, rosemary and tomatoes.

Renewal time for insurances.

Ron and I cooked yesterday. He added cardamom to rhubarb: not my favorite, but he loved it.

He also whipped up a very good yogurt and mayo-based sauce for the zucchini dish I made.

We had a defrosted bag of a green vegetable and some peeled zuke that I wanted to use up.

Tried out a YouTube recipe that turned out very well, basically a vegetable/bread stuffing with Thanksgiving-type seasonings.

Earlier in the day, I made about a week’s worth of food for Lizzie.

Ron made sauce from cherry tomatoes and added steamed zucchini and leftover penne for a very good supper last night.

Lizzie ambled around with me this morning while I harvested tomatoes.

Loosened the adjustable bolts on the treadmill by 1/4 turn. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1462668/Sunny-Health-And-Fitness-Sf-T1407m.html?page=10#manual

Correspondence this morning with one of our select persons and a select person candidate.

Aside from that and making the bed, I’ve done nothing and it’s almost noon.

Rodney Collins delivered an epic presentation this past Tuesday to the Affordable Housing Committee. It’s a shame that it’s not on video.

Ron returned redeemables – almost 100 – and did the transfer station run yesterday.

We requested a copy of the title to his van from the RMV. It’s to be towed today to a salvage yard.

I signed off an electronic document confirming the mileage.

Meanwhile, Ron inadvertently wrote a check on his old, closed account. He couldn’t find his new checks, but I located them this morning, thus saving him the cost of replacement. He reimbursed me for the bad check fee.

I am driving Peter to an endodontist this morning.

The Select Board meeting last night was epic. In a reversal of their July 25 reorg, the Board unanimously elected David Weeden Chair.

John Cotton was terrific. He made the nomination and a sincere apology for the “optics”. Great example of effective leadership.

Harvested rhubarb yesterday for the first time this year. Ron cleaned and chopped it up for sauce.

Made more Lizzie food this morning. She woke me up last night around 3 am but settled down after eating some kibble. I was able to get back to sleep.

Spoke to GEICO this morning. The van is totaled and they’ve offered cash. Ron seems pleased. We need to find the title, though.

Made a huge pot of Lizzie food today with giblets picked up yesterday at Stop & Shop thanks to a heads-up lady in the meat department.

Baked two zucchini casseroles and both came out quite well, although peeling the zukes would have been a good idea. The zukes, tomatoes and basil were from our gardens.

Ron dropped off his busted hearing aid at UPS. It’s headed for Beltone in Dennis.

Tried to grill veg burgers last night but the tank seemed to be empty.

Was able to air fry a batch of red potatoes; came out great.

Heard from the plumbers about our rebate. They are contacting the manufacturer.

Pulled a pile of crab grass from the veg gardens.

We got a small amount of rain last night.

Checking out property in Northwestern Mass. Getting more expensive, unfortunately.

Ron got a “little boy’s” haircut and is much more comfortable.

He cleaned out his van as well, including the transfer station sticker and the E-ZPass transponder.

Took most of yesterday afternoon, but I caught up with over two months of personal checking account records that I’d neglected.

It’s another hot one and probably will continue to be so for two more weeks.

Nice article in the paper about my online petition in support of Tom Fudala.

In fact, the reporter did a great job with several stories about Town government.

Received an email from the AG’s office. They have not yet completed their deliberations on our Open Meeting Law complaint.

After dropping off the recycling at the transfer station, I kept driving to Chatham to visit Carol.

Picked up cheese and other cocktail hour items and wine on the way back.

Stopped at the Brewster ARL to see if they could share any more info on Teddie. Got a compassionate, helpful call from their manager a little later. She explained that Teddie needed to be there for a full 10 days under quarantine but that the decision to euthanize him was based on Ron’s injuries and they could not risk rehoming him.

Meanwhile our Lizzie had a tough day, causing us to consider the same for her. She defecated multiple times, her stomach was growling the whole day and yet she refused to eat.

Fortunately, by the time I got back to the house, things seemed to improve. “May it continue.”

I attended a counter-protest at Bread and Roses bookstore/cafe in Hyannis. Paul Rifkin posted a beautiful photo record of the event. I bought Ron a t-shirt to commemorate.

Meanwhile, a vile member of the community here has filed a complaint against me and several other people following last Saturday’s LCP meeting.

I told Ron that I’d welcome jail as an opportunity to get away from him and the dog. Maybe I could learn to crochet.