Daily Report

We got a decent freeze here in North Florida early this morning. That's what the garden fence looked like when I took the compost out. We turned on the sprinklers last night so that the pipes wouldn't freeze up. 
And they didn't. 
Some of you must find it so funny that we Floridians get excited whenever ice forms outside naturally. "Ooooh!" we say. "It's so cold!" And we shiver dramatically in our warmest sweaters and coats. We are just not experienced with freezing temperatures. They come, sure, but in a day or two, or maybe three, they're gone. And yes, occasionally it snows. Not very often but enough to know it can. The last time it snowed here, I think, was in 2018. I wrote a post about it with pictures. You can find that HERE. 

No snow in the forecast now, although there is a 75% chance of rain tomorrow. It's going to warm up a tiny bit, enough to push us up over that freezing temperature. 

Today was a big ol' waste of time. I had a follow-up appointment for my colonoscopy and I have no idea why. I suspect so that they could charge our insurance company for it PLUS I had to make a $40 co-pay. WTF? I should have just canceled the damn thing but no, I had to be a good little patient and show up on time and meet with the gastroenterologist's NP. 
I refused to be weighed or have my BP taken. "Nope," I said. "Not doing that." 
The poor nurse. She said, "Do you know what you weigh?" 
"Just check my chart for the last time I was here," I said. 
And I suppose she did. 

The NP is a very sweet young woman. She appears to be approximately Owen's age. Maybe I could introduce them. She asked me if I had any questions. I said, "Yes. Why am I even having this appointment?"
"I don't know. I didn't schedule it!" she said. "Your colonoscopy was perfectly clean and clear so I was a bit shocked to see it had been scheduled."
"Harumph," I said. 
Well, not out loud.

I suppose to make sure she was giving it her all, she did check my heart and lungs and said, "Perfect," which is what she said at my pre-procedure appointment. I like that word, perfect. She also advised me to get plenty of fiber. I assured her I did and I would.

The situation at Moon Plaza is still an ongoing story. It's so complicated. Glen's been working with the Tallahassee Police Department's homeless outreach officer. According to the woman who is running the hospice thrift store, this morning there were four people back down in the area that burned yesterday with a fire going. And by the way- some propane canisters exploded in the fire. Also, one woman was slightly injured and was treated at the local emergency room. Officers responded today but supposedly found no one. The entire camp and all of the detritus is going to be cleared by the city and the area will be posted for no trespassing. But once again- now where do the people who have made that camp their home go? 

The traditional media here is being very closed-mouthed about this whole situation. I would not hazard a guess as to why. So, so many questions. So very few answers.

Meanwhile, here at home, I can't believe that tomorrow is Friday. For a week in which I accomplished almost nothing, it has flown by. I've picked greens for a shrimp salad in the garden which seems to have survived the freezing temperatures very well. I have bread rising that has oat bran and whole wheat in it. Lots of fiber! And it will be lovely. 

I am sure that all of us are aghast at what is happening in California right now. I can only think of what is happening as a fire hurricane and I have to say, I never in my life want to experience that and cannot even begin to imagine what it must be like. I had never even heard of such a thing. 

But oh yes- wind turbines cause cancer and Canada is just refusing to turn on that big giant faucet that will allow water to run downhill to Los Angeles where it is so desperately needed. 

We are so fucked. 

But hey! Just like covid, it's all just going to magically disappear. The fires, the hurricanes, the melting of the ice caps- all of it. 

But until then, homes, forests, beaches, land masses- they are the things disappearing. 

Chin up!

Love...Ms. Moon