Hello on Sunday

Dear Friends,


Linda did not have a good day on Saturday. She had a dull ache all day long in the incision area even when we went off to supper at the home of our friends. At the wound clinic on Friday, the doctor said that he was watching an area of concern. Well, Linda's body was telling her on Saturday that something is going on which doesn't appear to be good.
When we arrived home from our night out, there was a message on our answering machine that the VNA nurse will be at our house at 8:30 AM this morning. Last week, they had a Monday, Wednesday, and Friday schedule. We not sure if the wound clinic doctor told the VNA to return to a daily schedule. Oh Darn!


We both have a busy week coming up, and I and hoping that Linda will be
physically able to make it through all of our scheduled events. She might have to cancel a few of her events which she really enjoys.


She has something on her social calendar booked in today. A friend is picking her up at 11:30 AM, and they are heading off to the Clark Institute of Art which is located in the Williams College area. She decided to skip her Red Hat event which is also scheduled to take place in Williamstown. The Red Hat group is going a buffet brunch at the Williamstown Inn. Linda is not a fan of buffet meals. There is usually too much food, and people have a tendency to over eat.


While she is doing her thing with a friend, I have more projects to take care which I didn't finish on Saturday.


Sports -- My Red Sox were beaten by the Yankees on Saturday. A former retired Red Sox pitcher, Pedro Martinez, wants to play for the Red Sox. At this point in the baseball season, the Red Sox appear to need a good deal of help in the pitching department.
The Red Sox and Yankees do battle again this evening at 8 PM.


While the Red Sox were losing their game, the Boston Bruins hockey team was winning their game. The Bruins also found out that they will be playing their arch enemy the Montreal Canadiens during the first round of the playoffs. This rivalry is like the Red Sox vs the Yankees rivalry.


Golf -- The youngster from Ireland was still in the lead of the Masters Tournament in Atlanta.
Tiger Woods was starting to fade by the end of the third round of the tournament. Tiger might have too many shots to make up as they enter the final round today.


The Celtics do battle against the Miami Heat today.


Supper at our friend's home -- After a beverage or two on our friend's deck, the temperature started to drop, and we were forced to go into their house. The host grilled some marinated lamb blade steaks on his Webber grill while his wife made rice, and oven roasted asparagus. We also had a tossed mixed greens salad.
After a little break, the hostess brings out a homemade tart concoction which contained strawberries and blueberries. The host was a home economics teacher during an early phase of her life. The dessert was wonderful too. The host made this dessert for the first time with the her long term goal of making and taking it to Tanglewood during the summer time music concerts when we are partying on the lawn.


Lent -- As I was perusing CNN on line this morning, I was intrigued by a guy who gave up eating for Lent. He decided to go on an all beer diet. An expert in the nutrition field, explained all the good things that were in beer. She said that in 800 AD, the monks were the ones who started making beer. The beer which they produced had a high alcoholic content. I thought that the monks prayed all day, but they must have engaged themselves in other activities. Beer for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack time might interfere with a person's ability to function at work, or to carry on a relationship with another person. This guy must be one happy person.
I would also think that he would have to a bathroom close by so that he could make it through each day.


My Tuesday plans have changed. I will be at the Pittsfield City Hall on Tuesday at 10 AM to meet and greet our Pakistani guests. I went on line yesterday, and looked up dietary restrictions of people of the Muslim religion. It would appear that our guests can eat chicken and beef, but not pork. The consumption of alcohol is prohibited.


Well, I hope that Linda has a better day than she had on Saturday. She was hurting during the whole day including the nice dinner which we had at our friend's home, but she didn't complain at all.


Have a great Sunday!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad