Thursday, December 15, 2022

Thursday, December 15, 2022

 

   I got up early this morning to walk before 7 am driveway yoga. Yvette used to offer three days a week. Now, it is only on Thursdays. I love it. I would love more, but it’s not worth Yvette’s time and effort. I can appreciate that. I could do some, if not all, of the asanas on my own, but I don’t.

  I planned to get more limes first thing in the morning. I put on gloves, grabbed a bucket, and headed down to the bottom of the property to my lime tree. Elsa was with me. As usual, as soon as she was through the gate, she headed for Yvette’s house. Yvette says Elsa likes to take a dump there. She also likes to bother their senile cat, leaving him upset for hours. She got in the house. I was close behind. I called her to come out and slid the screen door shut. The cat and the floor would be safe for now.

  This was the second time I’d been down to the tree to pick limes since it was trimmed. I had enough from the last collection to last me a good month, if not more. The tree was almost bare. I picked limes up from the ground. While the trimmers had trimmed the outside edges of the tree, they had left the limbs too long. They may have done that because they were loaded with flowers and the promise of fruit. Now, the limbs were bare, and I could trim back the long ones. That should hopefully make the tree grow fuller.

    I washed Elsa. It was a busy day. I had ten minutes between tasks. Naturally, this is the day I got it done. I was shocked to find infected areas on her neck, belly, and tail. Her back looked great.

   My next appointment was with the optometrist. My vision has been getting worse by the day. I got there via the Mamalahoa bypass instead of Route 11. It doesn’t save much time, but the view is spectacular. I was twenty minutes late and in plenty of time. I brought a book and my computer with me because I was used to having to wait. One of the tech assistants/receptionists worked with me first. I told her that I thought it might help if the frame was adjusted. They easily get bent out of shape. Adjusting my glasses did nothing. Meali’inani met with me. She tested me for dry eyes. She put a chemical in my eyes and then some additional drops. She told me that the drops dried up within three seconds. Dry eyes affect vision dramatically. If the moisture on the eye dries up in less than six seconds, there is a problem. Meali’inani prescribed a teaspoon to a tablespoon of cod liver oil once a day and moisturizing drops four times a day. I had been using Refresh most mornings and nights before bed. I had to increase my applications. Meali’inani did not prescribe a stronger medication. Judy said Paulette used that, but it was too expensive to continue.

  I had a haircut scheduled after the optometrist appointment. I thought I was going to have time between the two appointments. That didn’t happen. I made it there just in time. Randee gave me her usual brilliant haircuts.

  I had two tutoring sessions scheduled for the late afternoon. Both were canceled. One was because the mother made other plans at the last minute; the second was because they were at a funeral. After running around a lot, I suddenly had free time. Ah! It was a well-balanced day.