I got up at around 10:30 I think, and had breakfast and coffee, and showered and dressed. I filled the hummingbird feeder with the sugar water nectar I made yesterday (I forgot to journal about that). Then I went over to Sue's cottage and visited with her for awhile.

After that I walked up to the head of the road and looked at the mail, just because. Ran in to Betsy and Piet driving in, they were worried I was heading to town in the heat but I said just up to the head of the road. I meant to go to the pond afterward on the way back, but I forgot til I was past the turn off, so I said I'll go another day, probably tomorrow.

Came back to the cottage, and didn't do much of anything I remember. Was just starting to have something to eat when Betsy passed and said she was on the way down to the beach to meet Sue there, and did I want to come? I said yes but in a bit. I finished eating, and went and put on my swim suit and went down.

Linda joined us and the four of us hung out. Betsy went in with her inner tube, Sue let me borrow hers and I went in too. Then we got out and Betsy and Linda went out kayaking to Keg Creek, and Sue sat for awhile talking. I got a phone call, on the beach! I can't believe my phone could connect, I've never had service there before. Anyway, it was Diane Eschelman, wanting to know if I wanted to get together on Thursday, for the Niagara County Fair. I said yes, of course.

Linda and Betsy got back and Betsy beached her Kayak but Linda stayed floating. Betsy and Sue took the tubes, and I waded in and we hung out in the water for awhile. I heard my phone ringing but there was no way I could have gotten to shore fast enough to answer it so I ignored it.

Eventually we came back to shore. I checked my phone, and found to my surprise it was John Ivon who had called me! We went up then, and I came back to the cottage, dressed, and called John Ivon. I was talking to him when Betsy came by with a pair of flipflops she's lending me for the beach. I passed him on to her to say hello, and it turned into a very long talk, but eventually she passed him back to me and we finished our conversation.

I puttered around on the computer til it was time to Team the FWiB. We were only talking a little while when we lost connection, because of a lightning strike near him, he phoned and told me and said there was a tornado warning and he was going to the basement and he'd talk to me later.

So I decided that it was time for my glass of mead, so I poured it and sat on the porch. Saw Carrie who said hello and how nice it was to see me here.

I read a little, and was just about finished with the mead when I got an email from the FWiB that he was back online. So we finished our Team conversation.

Then I had dinner. Then I lay down on the couch and called mashfanficchick. We talked a bit, I asked about RK and my pets since I hadn't heard anything, she assured me all was OK> Except Christie's floating rock has come lose from the wall again.

So I Facebook messaged RK and we had a bit of a discussion. All is well with Oreo.

I puttered on my phone awhile, then started here. As then subject line says, I am slightly sunburned, as I stupidly neglected to use sunscreen today on the beach. Luckily it is not bad.

A very nice day.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. RK.

3. Beach time.

4. Mead.

5. The sunburn is minor.

6. Heard from the Eshelmans.

That was the main thing today. Got up a little early and ate breakfast and had coffee.

Linda and Betsy went kayaking and I took a shower and washed my hair. When they got back Betsy and I went blueberry picking at the U Pick down the road.

I kind of got in a fugue, and ended up picking five pounds. What I am going to do with them all I don't know! I had some of them for lunch and I'll keep putting them on my breakfast cereal.

The rest of the day I read and went to DCslash. I went to the Starsky and Hutch panel, and the Good Omens panel, and Nox's Tea Party, and those were fun.

I Teamed the FWiB, thouogh only for an hour because it butted up to the Good Omens panel.

Tomorrow I don't think there's to much in DCslash I want to see so I'll spend more time with family and the cottage.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. DCslash.

3. Being here.

4. Blueberries.

5. Good books.

6. The weather wasn't too hot.

Got up at 7:00 and got ready to go... breakfast, coffee, shower, dressed, final packing of things that had to be last minutes. Put down food and water for the cat, and locked up and called the Uber.

To my shock the difference between a share and an Uber X was about $20! So despite misgivings I did share, and ended up waiting while the driver dropped the other person off. But even so Imade it tothe station on time.

They called the train, and I went to get on line to board when a porter offered to have me use the elevator. Maybe I looked overburdened or something. But of course I said yes, and managed to get ahead of most of the line, and get a window seat facing forward.

The trip was good up until we had mechanical failures and waited a good long time not moving while they were fixed. We ended up being about an hour late getting in. I ate lunch on the train of course, had a stromboli and a diet Coke. mashfanficchick called and we talked for a bit.

After I got to Depew, I called an Uber to the Tops where Linda was to meet me. Pleasant surprise, it wasn't near as expensive as I feared.

I met up with Linda at Tops and did some shopping. Not much, since I can get Instacart down here. I called middle Brother, he's fine, and went swimming Tuesday.

Then we drove back to the cottage and she helped me in with my stuff

I put my food away, and made dinner, then hooked up the computer. I forgot to bring a two to three prong adapter so I had to plug it in to the kitchen, but, the WiFi borrowed from the Mullanes seems to reach this far.

I Teamed the FWiB briefly, to make sure it would work, and it does.

That's really all for now. I'm quite tired and still have more to do, like see if there's a bed that's made or if I have to find the sheets.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Linda.

3. Made it here.

4. The WiFi reaches.

5. Uber.

6. Bed soon, I hope.

My alarm went off at 10:00 but I turned it off and dozed til about 11:30. Then I got up and had breakfast and coffee.

Then I puttered online for a long time. But I finally pulled myself together, tossed on some clothes and took out the garbage and recycling. It took two trips, and I walked around the block each time so I got a little bit of exercise anyway.

Then I worked myself up to trying to do something about the turtle tank. I had even more trouble with the siphon this time, I was only able to get about a half bucket out. I replaced it with three buckets of clean water so it's better, but not good. I will have to make this a priority after I get back from my vacation.

Anyway, I did that, and then went to the bedroom to lie down and play solitaire. I did that til 6:30 when I came out to the living room and realized I had forgotten about the bag of trash I filled in the bedroom yesterday. So I took that out too and walked around the block.

Got back just in time to Team the FWiB. We talked until it was time for my Al-anon meeting. Annoyingly my Petco turtle food shipment arrived just as I was getting started. I turned the meeting over to S, and got the turtle food. The meeting itself was very good, M and S were both there plus a beginner.

After that I had dinner, and then went to the bedroom and called mashfanficchick. There was the possibility that we would be going to a game tomorrow but alas no. Probably for the best, I still have things I need to get done before I leave, and I have D&D tomorrow night too.

Played solitaire til pet feeding time, and then I fed the pets, and here I am.

The good news is that cousin Linda Facebook messaged. She isn't going to pick me up at the train station, but she has an errand at the Home Depot in Lockport, so she is going to pick me up at the Lockport Tops supermarket, so I only have to get an Uber that far. Or a regular taxi. That saves me a lot of money, so I am very grateful.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Linda.

3. My pets.

4. My turtle food came.

5. My meetings and the people there.

6. Vacation soon!

My alarm went off at 9:00 but i was foolish and turned it off and went back to sleep til 10:30. That meant I had to rush to get ready to go out by 11:30, which I needed to do to get to brunch on time.

I had coffee, and showered and dressed, and made it out by 11:20-something, so that was good. I took the 20 bus to the subway and the 7 to the N. I actually arrived at the restaurant by 12:15.

The Kid and her boyfriend were a little late, but not much, and we got seated, inside so I could take off my sunglasses. We ordered mimosas, and then food. I got the Nutella French toast, with strawberries and blueberries, which was delicious. Had a second mimosa after.

I brought with me all the stuff that I've been accumulating to give the Kid, including her very belated birthday card and presents.

We had some nice talk, and then after we finished, we walked together to where we went separate ways. I took the subway, and went to see mashfanficchick

We hung out and didn't do much. At 7:00 I Teamed the FWiB from my phone, and at 8:30 I called Middle Brother. He is fine, nothing new.

We had dinner, rotisserie chicken, mashed potatoes, and broccoli. And then we started looking into ordering me a different laptop, since it is looking like they'll end up refunding the one I ordered. However, we ended up not doing anything.

I Ubered home, and fed the pets.

And now it's time for bed and reading. I'm reading more Agatha Christie, this one is Pale Horse. It's one of her creepier ones.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. The Kid.

3. Middle Brother doing well.

4. Good books.

5. Reading glasses.

6. Air conditioning.

Started out with a therapy session at 10:30. That was good. Then I had breakfast, and coffee, and showered and before I dressed I used the dry shampoo I got last night. My hair looks... OK, not really great, but better.

Anyway, then I played solitaire for awhile, until it was time to leave for my eye follow up exam. I took the 44 bus to Main and 39th, and then the 13 from Roosevelt. Which is absurd, before the reorganization of the Queens buses I could have walked directly to the 13 and taken that straight there. But anyway, I got there, and they examined me and said I was healing well, and could stop most of the precautions, go down to three drops a day for one week, then two for one week, then one for one week. But I still have to use the sunglasses for a month. Bummer.

Then I took the 12 bus back, as an experiment to find out where it goes to now. I discovered I had to get out either at Parsons Blvd, and on Main Street at 37th. Either one means a longish walk home, but I guess Parsons is better. That's where Oldest Brother's nursing home is.

Anyway, I went to 37th and walked home from there. Stopped at the little coffee shop that we went to when the cousins were visiting Oldest Brother before he died. The coffee shop is very nice and I had said I would go back. I had a lavender cream latte.

I got home with about half an hour to spare before I left for my meeting in the Bronx, so I puttered online.

At 5:15 I took the 44 bus into the Bronx and transferred to the 50 at Lafayette, because again due to the bus reorganization, the 50 no longer stops at 35th.

I had my usual two slices of pizza and went to the meeting. It was very good, we had a newcomer. Hopefully she comes back.

After the meeting was over, M drove me to the bus stop and waited til 9:00. Then to get home I took the 50 to 31st in Queens and transferred to the 25 for one stop to get to my stop, I HATE THIS REORGANIZATION!!!

Got home and Teamed the FWiB, We talked for a bit less than an hour, so that was nice.

This morning the Kid texted me to see if I would like to get together this weekend, so I'm going to call her in a bit to see if there's any plans yet.

I texted RK and he's willing to feed my pets while I'm gone. I also got an answer from Carrie M, that it's OK again to use the WiFi from next door.

Now if only my computer would be delivered!

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. My meetings and the people there.

3. My eye is doing well.

4. My friends.

5. The Busy Bee coffee shop.

6. The Kid.

Got up around 10:00 and had breakfast and coffee. I puttered around online, and that's about all I did for awhile.

Eventually I went to the bedroom and played solitaire for awhile, then finally I started reading. I finally finished Cat Among the Pigeons around 6:00.

I called the laundromat to find out what time they were bringing my laundry and they said 8:30.

Then I puttered online some more until 7:00 when I Teamed the FWiB. Sadly, D&D was a no go. So the good part of that is that we were able to talk til 8:30 when, as promised, my laundry showed up.

I brought it in, it was only $25, I think they accidentally undercharged me. But maybe not.

Then I had dinner, and called mashfanficchick about tomorrow.

I played solitaire until pet feeding time, and now here I am.

No sign of my laptop showing up yet.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Good books.

3. Clean laundry.

4. Only $25.

5. Air conditioning.

6. Fudgesicles.