Thursday, April 30, 2026

     Good sleep last night. The weather is a significant factor in sleeping. I can’t control the weather but I wish I could. This morning my bedroom is cold. The rest of the house is warming up with the sun.

     A friend took a picture of my front steps. I am shocked at how beautiful the plants are. I use the side steps with the railing and seldom see the front steps.

     The potato patch continues to thrive. My roommate is battling the gophers for dominance in the garden. The first asparagus shoot is peaking up in the soil. I am waiting for the giant sunflowers by the fence to wave at me.

     We watch the first episode of AFTER THE FLOOD on Britbox. Well done and intense. And then we watch on Netflix THIS IS A GARDENING SHOW. Silly with bits of good information. I am absorbed in the Danish novel ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME BY Solvrj Balle. I am committed to reading all seven books. I am not sure why it is so compelling. Nothing new on the political scene.

 

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

     I confer with my brother, a primary care doctor, to develop a workable plan for the GERD medication. He shows me path to deal with this worry. I am grateful.

     I listen to the recent podcast with Ezra Klein and Stewart Brand talking about his new book, MAINTENANCE OF EVERYTHING. The conversation brings back intense memories of my youth.  I loved the Whole Earth Catalogue and the well. He is my generation. I am definitely going to buy his book.

     $12 dollars a pound, my roommate tells me as she gives me a small bowl of cherries. I am shocked. I can’t eat them. She says she was reluctant to tell me the price. I react as she feared.  But I am eating them slowly, savoring their sweet cherry taste. I encourage her to plant a cherry tree in the back yard.

     I did finish reading the PARABLE OF THE SOWER. So much to think about, so much to be afraid of. Soon I will read the second book. I watch a new show YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, an apple+ series. A focus on extremely wealthy people. Time to experience a different way of living. And I am back to watching carefully the political news.  So scary.

 

Tuesday, April 28, 2026  

    Each morning, I swallow the pink pill (0meprazole). For a month now, every morning.  No more difficulties swallowing food. I am not sure how long I can continue to take this medicine and which of my 4 doctors will help me make the decision. Sigh. Reading information on google is scary.

     The sun is warming up the house.  No clouds in the sky.

     In the evening we watch another episode of ROOSTER and several episodes of HACKS. I continue to watch more episodes of THE CLOSER hoping to get through all hundred episodes soon. We are stuck in a rut in our tv watching.

    I am almost done with THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER. My roommate took a stack of books back to the library and returned with a new stack.