Wednesday Tummy Issues

This will be a short blog as I was not feeling that well yesterday and spent most of the day reading in bed. It seems to be side effects from the anti-rash creams and meds. My tummy is sore, and I finally switched to liquids. Not much happened on Wednesday.

I rose after 7, and it was already bright out. The rains have stopped, and the big puddle in the back corner started to drain away. My tummy hurt, but I had no coffee or breakfast as I had a fasting blood test. I did drink some water, and it didn’t go well. I was uncomfortable.

I wrote the blog; it was hard going with the tummy issues and no coffee. I managed to finish by 10ish. I then showered and applied all the creams following directions with care. I then took my book, Captain Hornblower (a combination of three books written in the late 1930s), with me to the lab near my usual doc. I waited there for about an hour. Drop-ins get served last. I finally got my turn, and soon that was done.

La Provence is in the same area, and I went there for brunch and had coffee, water, and potato pancakes with poached eggs and bacon. This comes with an excellent croissant. It was a delicious meal after twelve hours without food, and my bartender, a young woman with braces and tattoos, helped me pick it out.

I read more in my book and could hear the water and smell the cannon fire, but I was surprised to see the N-word used by a side character, and my hero ignored it. It saddened me. I kept reading, and that did not happen again. The author was using it as an example of slang speech. My tummy was unhappy with me.

I went home and spent most of the afternoon reading in bed and suffering from tummy issues. Mariah sent a note to meet me at BJs, and I agreed. I took Air VW the Gray and was soon at a table drinking ginger ale with my usual waiter, Eric, whom I missed the last few times. Mariah joined, and we chatted while she had ribs and I had soup. I was distracted by tummy issues and she by work issues, but still it was a nice time.

I returned home and read more. I did the dishes and then read in bed for the rest of the night. I finally got sleepy around midnight as I finished the first of the three novels in the one book, Beat to Quarters. I took some painkillers as my legs and joints hurt and that helped and soon I was sleeping.

Thanks for reading.