Well, it’s been that kind of a week. The spring on my garage door broke. The garage door repair man didn’t have the right size spring and had to order it. We’re still waiting to hear back from him.
I have gout and it really acted up this week. It was so bad, I went to the doctor and got a shot in my knee. It’s much better now.
The clasp that holds the strap on my Fitbit broke. I tried to fix it but nothing seemed to work. I ordered a different brand which has more bells and whistles and I’m trying to figure it out..
What a week. At least it’s not snowing.
what I’m reading
Our Book Club chose The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar. It is based on the true story of Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law. “Johanna inherited Vincent’s paintings. She was a 28 year old widow with a baby in the 1800s, without any means of supporting herself, living in Paris where she barely spoke the language. Yet she managed to introduce Vincent’s legacy to the world.”
I’m only half way through and I have a hard time putting it down.
what I’m watching
It was the end of a dynasty. Sparky, his harem, and all of his offspring are swimming in the warm tropical waters wherever guppies go when they pass on. Mr. Aitch bought Sparky, a male fancy-tail guppy, and two female consorts back in 2004. They did what guppies do and soon we had more guppies.
The life span of a guppy is about 2-3 years. Our three original guppies and offspring produced hundreds more in the following 21 years. The last of Sparky’s progeny passed on earlier this year.
Our aquarium was looking rather bleak until Mr. Aitch picked up six Rainbow Boesemani fish on Thursday! They’re only about 2-2 1/2 inches now and will get about 3-3/12 inches long. The males are brightly colored and the females have a faint yellow stripe. We have three males and three females and with any luck, we might get more!
what I discovered
The old seeds were too old. It was a long shot that they would sprout. They just smelled bad.
what I saw on my walk
This beautiful deep purple iris said, “Look at me!” So I did.
Enjoy your week.
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My dad used to drink cherry juice for his gout. Saved him some pain. This week has been ugh for us, too. Ready for the new week.
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I try to watch what I eat and drink but it was all the ham we ate after Easter that did me in. My left heel usually feels the pain but my left knee was the target this time.
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That purple really is stunning! What a great spot.
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Sorry about your gout :(. The purple Iris is stunning!
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That iris is just glorious!
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That’s fantastic that you were able to keep an aquarium sooo long in my opinion. I did well until I accidently dumped a bucket with bleach into the tank. Seems hubby and I did not communicate well on the contents of the bucket. I lost a bunch of fish and said enough is enough. My purple irises just popped. They are always a bellwether of May. Love them.
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The fish and aquarium are Mr. Aitch’s hobby. I enjoy looking at the fish and help clean it but if we had to get rid of it, I wouldn’t be upset.
I love irises and I don’t know why I never planted any.
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