Fountain Refresh

Tuesday began with a spa. It’s only in the low twenties during the afternoons, and in the mid-teens at night. I’m always feeling chilled in this house in the early mornings, so I love getting into the spa. And now I am submerging my arm. It’s just lovely being in the tub at 5:00, long before any neighbours are up and at a time when silence reigns.

I didn’t feel pressed because the garden beds were all watered thoroughly on Monday, so I took my time doing domestic chores and going down rabbit holes on the Internet until it was time to walk with Her Highness.

When we got back, it was time for chores. I decided to start with seeing if I could increase the water circulation of the fountain, and it went perfectly. I’m thrilled to see the proper flow rate restored, and the birds are thrilled too! They’ve been bathing all afternoon, so I ordered a bird bath to put close to the fountain so that the birds have more options. The one that I’ve ordered has a solar powered fountain.

I found a flea on my hand, so I went to the vet’s here on Gabe who are closing next week to get flea control medications for all three pets. Plus, I arranged for them to send my pets’ records to Mahalo Veterinary in Nanaimo where I will be going henceforth. Then I took Her Highness to walk in the 707, but she wasn’t having it. I guess it was too hot for her, so we came home.

I decided to abandon the book I’m reading. It’s a Martin Walker book that I have read before. I have another book by him that I haven’t read, but I find myself uninterested in Bruno, the series’ central character, anymore. I have a strong ‘been there, done that’ feeling. I read his whole series quite a while back, and loved it, but reading him now feels like going backwards. Instead, I am reading Last Night at the Telegraph Club, a lauded book about a Chinese lesbian growing up in San Francisco.

Not just Martin Walker is boring me, television is boring me, so I watched a short movie and then got into bed at 8:00 to read for a long time. I lasted an hour. I turned off the light at 9:00 and went immediately to sleep. And this morning I slept in until 5:00! I haven’t slept that long in years.

Today I Zoom with Dr. Dorscheid, my asthma doctor, and I may be taken off my puffers. I am very attached to them. They have been a lifeline for decades and so I am not keen to leave them. Perhaps Dr. D. will give me a prescription for an emergency puffer, but I probably don’t need it. Tezspire is a miracle and it’s probably all I need. Still, I am finding the thought of life without my puffers rather scary.

I shall also water all the beds, and we shall walk a couple of time, but early so that Her Highness is not overheated. This morning it was thrilling to hear the fountain tinkling loudly this morning thanks to its increased flow. The little electric pump inside is still working perfectly. It is eight years old!!