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LOOSE CHANGE

Today was one of those days that I won't want to repeat very often.

We started off with Franklin headed to the groomer.

We were not surprised to find the groomer's daughter waiting to tell us that her Mom had gone into what I presume is hospice care and that the shop would be closing. She has been sick for quite a while.

There was already a 'For Lease' sign out.

Our groomer of the day would be Amy who has helped out with Franklin a number of times.

She did a good job.

We discussed where we could get in touch with her and found that she had already joined another shop.

We will be happy to join her there for our next appointment.

Change One.

Home to Angel, the wonderful man who is doing all our work on the kitchen, master bath and bedroom tile repair to say nothing of the laundry.

He had started work on the bathroom fixtures which are behind the cabinet which will replace the refrigerator which is not on the diagonally opposite side of the room awaiting its new replacement in a couple more weeks.

Got that?

All day we watched the project move along. This guy is the best. Methodical, perservering, problem solving and, best of all, he does it all. There is no stopping for the electrician to come in or the plumber to make his entrance. We have it all in one.

Great.

And he cleans as he goes and cleans it all up before the end of the day.

In the middle of that I got the call that the iMac was ready for pickup so John and Franklin and I piled into the Cherokee and went to La Quinta to pick it up.

I am using it to compose this posting.

I had expected to wait a week. One day is not bad timing.

But it wasn't planned at all.

Ad hoc.

We got back about in time for Franklin's supper and then his walk which he chose not to take.

Wow.

He was wiped.

This has happened a few times in history but it is very unusual. He will simply not budge and looks back at the door.

Great.

I was tired too and had lost an hour in my 'day' and here was the hour coming back to me.

One more unexpected thing but that happens tomorrow.

Daylight Savings Time? Already?

I guess I knew it was coming but I hadn't thought about it.

At.

All..

It means that Franklin and I will have to slide our walk to after dinner. He won't walk in the sun.

And, since this is a month earlier than we are used to, there isn't all that much light after dinner.

So, an earlier dinner maybe.

We will work it out.

I just don't want to come home in the dark.

Actually, this is our most usual walking routine. Six months of it. After dinner. Before the spa. Off to bed. Both of us. Franklin and me. John stays up longer.

Life has its rhythms and today it was playing the bongos.

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