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filkferengi) wrote2018-03-12 11:02 pm
filkferengi) wrote2018-03-12 11:02 pm
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2017 newsletter
Hello,
I missed GaFilk this year, because there was snow & ice, & I didn’t want to risk being stranded with no meds. January was a whole new symphony: A Root Canal In Six Visits & Two Dentists [interspersed with going to Conflikt with a zombie tooth and getting back home with a more severe lung plague than usual.
My a1c that had been 10--very diabetic!--got down to 6.7, nearly normal. Instead of the super-early morning cattle call, ze spouse & I went to the Cobb sale on Saturday. He got to try out a new breakfast place, & I didn’t have to drive--win! The extra sleep and fewer crowds were also fun.
When he went to AZ, I binge-read Wen Spencer’s Elfhome series. He hiked to Havasu Falls, a beautiful blue-green waterfall [& spent more time getting a reservation than actually hiking, which was 10 miles each way]. He hiked 56 total miles for the trip, a new record. Also, there were lots of baseball games.
Other highlights of the year included: sponsoring a book give-away to a whole school, hours before the highway exploded; my first colonoscopy [clear, yay!];
winning the song contest at my first Westercon; a long chat with Sharon Lee at the Teddy Bear Tea at Confluence; the total eclipse at our nature preserve; a bad splat & new glasses; and enjoying great music at cons with friends. Ze spouse was especially thrilled that there were new Braves & Falcons stadiums in the same year. The Braves can’t win for beans, but they got the parking right.
We also enjoyed 3 local housefilks this year, in March, July [in AL!], & December. There was a big book sale in LaGrange [where my mom grew up], so I got ze spouse to drive, using the excuse of seeing Hills & Dales, a huge estate. We had a lovely day out, & I only got 2 bags [at $5/bag].
Big news: my a1c for at least the last 6 months has been 5.7, solidly pre-diabetic!
Ze spouse & I went to a free concert by fabulous blues man Bob Malone [who plays with John Fogerty]. He did some rock covers & rocked ze spouse’s socks. Tee hee hee. The cat has needed shots, but is doing much better. I’ve begun regular trips to Half-Price Books to trade in what I can’t swap [to build up more credits & sponsor another book give-away later on].
There have also been lots of: booksales & thrift stores; lunches with friends & conversation; and lots of missing Max [my dad], Michael [our filk-dealer], & Meg [our friend].
This year, the 30th anniversary of our first date and 26 years of marriage, had some sad, but much good. We wish all of y’all peace & happiness, now & always.
Love, filkferengi & lawyerspouse
I missed GaFilk this year, because there was snow & ice, & I didn’t want to risk being stranded with no meds. January was a whole new symphony: A Root Canal In Six Visits & Two Dentists [interspersed with going to Conflikt with a zombie tooth and getting back home with a more severe lung plague than usual.
My a1c that had been 10--very diabetic!--got down to 6.7, nearly normal. Instead of the super-early morning cattle call, ze spouse & I went to the Cobb sale on Saturday. He got to try out a new breakfast place, & I didn’t have to drive--win! The extra sleep and fewer crowds were also fun.
When he went to AZ, I binge-read Wen Spencer’s Elfhome series. He hiked to Havasu Falls, a beautiful blue-green waterfall [& spent more time getting a reservation than actually hiking, which was 10 miles each way]. He hiked 56 total miles for the trip, a new record. Also, there were lots of baseball games.
Other highlights of the year included: sponsoring a book give-away to a whole school, hours before the highway exploded; my first colonoscopy [clear, yay!];
winning the song contest at my first Westercon; a long chat with Sharon Lee at the Teddy Bear Tea at Confluence; the total eclipse at our nature preserve; a bad splat & new glasses; and enjoying great music at cons with friends. Ze spouse was especially thrilled that there were new Braves & Falcons stadiums in the same year. The Braves can’t win for beans, but they got the parking right.
We also enjoyed 3 local housefilks this year, in March, July [in AL!], & December. There was a big book sale in LaGrange [where my mom grew up], so I got ze spouse to drive, using the excuse of seeing Hills & Dales, a huge estate. We had a lovely day out, & I only got 2 bags [at $5/bag].
Big news: my a1c for at least the last 6 months has been 5.7, solidly pre-diabetic!
Ze spouse & I went to a free concert by fabulous blues man Bob Malone [who plays with John Fogerty]. He did some rock covers & rocked ze spouse’s socks. Tee hee hee. The cat has needed shots, but is doing much better. I’ve begun regular trips to Half-Price Books to trade in what I can’t swap [to build up more credits & sponsor another book give-away later on].
There have also been lots of: booksales & thrift stores; lunches with friends & conversation; and lots of missing Max [my dad], Michael [our filk-dealer], & Meg [our friend].
This year, the 30th anniversary of our first date and 26 years of marriage, had some sad, but much good. We wish all of y’all peace & happiness, now & always.
Love, filkferengi & lawyerspouse
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