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This has been a very busy week... but now, except (ha!) for the town newsletter (I'm volunteer editor), I have a week off! (Planned it because of samurai's school vacation). 

On Wednesday, I saw my doctor for a routine diabetes followup, and mentioned that during the pre-breast-biopsy consult with the surgeon, the surgeon said I had a heart murmur. This surprised my doctor, but she checked, and heard a "soft" murmur too. So now in addition to having my alleged vacation interrupted by a breast biopsy (Tuesday) , I am having an echocardiogram on Thursday. Oh well. She didn't seem concerned about the heart murmur, and my research hasn't left me concerned either. 

While I was out, Bob the sorta-Builder (he's only licensed to do home improvements) got the sink hooked up, which he would have done Tuesday if the Corian guys hadn't got lost.

After I took my samurai to her Girl Scouts meeting Wednesday evening, I took Baby Car (I guess it had a name, after all) for a thorough vacuum and car wash.

Thursday morning ,my dear friend Becca came over to drive me to the dealership to pick up the Prius, as I would be transferring plates. We had some time to kill (we haven't talked in ages), and I mentioned the fascinating results here of putting the samurai's photo up. I logged on and let her look at your comments. (Becca is very psychic and more into these things than I am, actually.) We had a nice drive on a gorgeous spring day up to the dealership. 

The saleswoman had me drive the Prius with her to a gas station (tank was almost empty, and sale agreement included a full tank of gas) as a refresher course. (I test drove one in September.) I felt like a kid with a learner's permit again. It doesn't even have a key to turn in the ignition! I thought I did OK, but when I finally got back into the car at the dealership to go home, I could not figure out how to start it!!

I finally realized it actually was running -- but it is so quiet, I couldn't hear it!

Today I wrapped up another assignment and started putting my kitchen back together. We're having the family here, and this will be the first time any of them will have seen the new paint, etc. Also finished hacking out the remains of the poor daphne bush. It was another beautiful spring day, and I would have hauled the Weber grill out from the garage for a cookout this evening, but clouds rolled in and started to rain.

Tomorrow will be more of the same (cleaning), plus the newsletter, plus -- probably -- taking samurai to her first kendo class.

Friday Five

This week's set were suggested by river2sea72.

1. What is your favorite photo? The one you now see as my icon. My daughter and our senior cat at the time.
2. Who took the photo? Me, in 1992.
3. If you could photograph anything or anyone what/who would it be? I'd be interested in seeing the photos that show auras (kirilian?).
4. What makes a good photo? Way too broad a question. I'll pass,
5. Which do you prefer: digital or print? Tough one. As a newspaper reporter in the late 1970s, I was also expected to take photos. I had never held a 35 mm camera before. I learned to really like doing light readings, setting f-stops, etc. Just as, as a student at Columbia studying making documentaries, I loved the tactile handling of film, holding it up to the light, marking parts I wanted with a grease pencilm, and splicing the bits together. Yeah, digital is a lot faster, and you can't forever lose what you may mess up in slicing and splicing. But I still miss film.



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Your Heart Is Green

Love completes you, but that doesn't mean you seek it out. When love comes your way, you integrate it peacefully into the rest of you life. Your flirting style: Laid back Your lucky first date: Walking around aimlessly and talking Your dream lover: Is both enthusiastic and calm What you bring to relationships: Balance

What Color Heart Do You Have?