The first week of this reporting period was a return to an active lifestyle, since the “take it easy” period following the last stents insertion on Monday, October 12, had expired. However, I did sneak in a pickleball game on Friday, October 16, cheating the “take it easy” time by a day. I played again on Saturday, noticing that my stamina was gradually returning. Meanwhile, I spent a lot of time in the garage “workshop” piddling, making sawdust, rearranging, etc. cardiology advised to “take it easy” until the weekend.

As usual Kay continued her busy social, golf, and pickleball schedule; where she gets the energy is anyone’s guess. She played pickleball on Friday and Saturday, October 16 and 17, respectively, and we watched Ridge play soccer on Sunday. She played bridge on Monday while, after three years, my Costco hearing aids got properly adjusted. I had been asking for a hearing test and adjustment for these three years, but the “senior” hearing aid specialist said a hearing test would show the same results, and didn’t bother making any significant adjustments to the hearing aids. Costco employed a “real” audiologist, and she did a fantastic job making adjustment to the hearing aids and it has made a world of difference.

We voted on Tuesday, October 20. Kay played golf on Wednesday morning, and we joined Ridge and his family to celebrate his 15th birthday. Ron was also there.

Kay played pickleball and golf several of the last days of the month, and I had a follow-up visit the the cardiologist on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

Photography has taken a backseat to a host of other more pressing needs. In another few weeks, the leaves will have fallen and birds will be easier to photograph.  A few Clouded Skippers were still nectaring, and yielded a couple of photographs.

As you can see, our life is pretty dull these days, and the only real excitement we experience comes via medical appointment. However, we both feel truly and totally blessed.