#mohawk loop

It was overcast this morning, and cool, having dropped to 56 degrees, and it remained that way until about the middle of the day. Then the clouds began to scatter and the sun broke through, but the high for the day only reached 73.

My blood sugar dropped again, down to 128. So, even without much in the way of walking, the Ozempic seems to be keeping the numbers down. As long as I’m not indulging in a bunch of extra sugar.

After Nancy and I finished our coffee and played the usual online brain games, we puttered around for a while before making our protein drink for the morning, which included blueberries, strawberries, and bananas.

Aimee, Marya’s daughter, sent me a link for downloading the videos and other images submitted for the tribute for Marya’s 50th anniversary in recovery. I looked through most of them and then asked Aimee what kind of help she wants with the video.

A little before noon, Nancy and I drove out to Mohawk Loop. I wandered on over to the ranch house to check out the status of the renovation. Nancy walked over with Kalen and two of the dogs a little bit later. Kurt and Ronin were busy transforming the old place into something entirely new, and Kalen, Nancy and I hung out for a little while watching them at work.

Then we walked back to the dome, and Nancy and I headed home a little bit before 2:30 p.m. We snacked on cheese strings and potato chips before taking a nap.

After getting up around 4:30 p.m., I did more reading in the “Prey” novel while Nancy went out to check on the garden and gather some lettuce for our dinner. She also picked six small tomatoes that had turned red.

Right around 5 p.m., while Nancy fixed more sauce for the chicken piccata, I sliced tomatoes, chopped garlic, and shredded lettuce for our side salad. We finished eating our meal about 6 p.m. and then had a small piece of the chocolate zucchini cake from last night.

At 6:30 p.m., I left for the Thursday evening recovery meeting. Michael was there to share again about his 40 years in recovery, but so was a woman named Michelle, who was celebrating 42 years. It was chilly enough that several people went back to their cars to fetch sweaters or blankets. I simply enjoyed being a little bit cold.

When I got home, Nancy and I streamed the penultimate episode of “Grantchester,” which ended with a cliffhanger that involved the shooting of Geordie Keating. The story and the series end with the next episode, and we expect that Geordie will likely pull through.

The blue skies and bright sunshine are scheduled to show back up tomorrow, with a morning low of 50 degrees and an afternoon high of about 80.

While there is not anything special on our calendar for tomorrow, we do need a few items from the grocery store, so that will certainly be one of our destinations. Otherwise, the day’s activities remain to be seen.

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On this day in 1769, Father Junípero Serra founded the first mission in California, Mission San Diego de Alcalá, which, over the following decades, evolved into the city of San Diego.

July 16, 1862, was the birth date of Ida B. Wells, an American investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and dedicated her career to combating prejudice and violence and advocating for African-American equality—especially for women.

Our Friday started off gray, but there was more sun as the day progressed, peeking through breaks in the clouds. From the morning low of 47 degrees, the temperature rose to 68.

My blood sugar dropped again, down to 157. The continuing decline is most likely related to the lack of sugary blended mochas, which we have avoided recently.

After finishing our coffee and the usual online brain games, Nancy did a yoga session, while I checked in on my Flickr account as well as my other social media.

When Nancy was done with her yoga, we fixed oatmeal for breakfast. Then Nancy went out to water the garden, and I got in the shower. She followed when her garden chores were done.

We headed back out to Mohawk Loop to get some honey from Kalen and check out the progress on the ranch house. We got no response from Kalen at the dome, so we went on over to the ranch house. Ronin was taking a lunch break, while Kyle was running a hay baler in one of the nearby fields.

Large portions of the house have been demolished, as plans for the renovation are more complicated than they were for our house on 8th Street. Ronin got back to work removing tiles from the roof as we were leaving. We also passed a couple of customers on the way to load up on some of the hay bales.

When we stopped back by the dome, Kalen and Sophie were out on the front porch doing a little gardening themselves. We spent time walking Kali around the property and then playing with Sophie. We were ready to leave just about the time that Seran showed up to take Sophie off Kalen’s hands.

Nancy and I briefly considered going out for lunch, but it was already getting closed to 2 p.m., so we came home and made lunch with the broccoli cheddar soup we bought the other day from Costco. We had some potato chips on the side.

After lunch, Nancy rested for half an hour while I worked on the computer. Then we did a short walk around the neighborhood together, doing 1.32 miles in almost 35 minutes, a total of 3,500 steps.

While Nancy scrolled through her social media, I worked on the July calendar for my FB page. Then Nancy got her glass of wine. I finished the J.J. Jance book and bought another one from Apple Books.

When we finally decided to do something about dinner, we settled on spaghetti with the leftover marinara. We also made a couple of slices of garlic toast. It was easy to make and eat and clean up.

Then we turned to our evening’s streaming entertainment. We began with “Silent Witness,” wrapping up the second half of the story that started last week. Jack made it out of prison. We finished the evening with another “Murder in the Mountains,” which kicked off with the shooting of a couple of young lovers in a car.

It appears that rain will be falling tomorrow morning from just after sunrise until about noon. Once again, the low is expected to be 47 degrees, but tomorrow’s high might only make it to 64.

Nancy has altar guild duties at 11 a.m. tomorrow, and while she is busy with that, I will make a stop at Market of Choice for a couple of items, then I will drop off some slides at The Shutterbug to get scanned. What the remainder of the day will entail remains to be seen.

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On this day in 1851, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or Life Among the Lowly, started a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper.

June 5, 1883, was the birth date of Mary Helen Young, a Scottish nurse and resistance fighter who helped British servicemen escape from Nazi-occupied France during World War II. Imprisoned by the Gestapo at Ravensbrück concentration camp, she was executed in 1945.