Yesterday started with Rob driving me to see the dentist. He is in temporary quarters until his new office is ready. I have an infected molar and after taking an X-ray he prescribed an anti-biotic and said that in three weeks I will get a root canal. Oh, joy!

But Rob and I stopped in at First Watch and had pancakes and coffee. Oh, yum!

The rest of the day I didn’t do diddley-squat, as we used to say down south. Just watched TV.

Rob went to the grocery to get some Advil and acetaminophen for me and some soup from the store deli.

I slept restlessly but I woke up to a beautiful May morning.

Life goes on relentlessly and we are usually asleep to it. We prefer to think about it and thinking is a mechanical act. It is on a lower level than being.

New leaves on the tulip poplars in the backyard are chartreuse and the Ming Aralia in my bedrom is growing as well.

Vicki Woodyard