Awake: 6:23am Temp 63 sleep 5+43 sunny, then evening rain Nicktown.
Thursday morning, Kathy noticed a black & blue spot on her left upper arm; she didn't remember bruising it or getting any sting from a bug. As the day progressed, the original spot faded in color but developed into an enlarged reddened rash (@ 3 inches across), was warm to the touch, & was somewhat itchy; not too much change on Fri.
This morning @ the KK meeting, Kathy consulted Theresa, a retired public health nurse. She expressed great concern that it might be a tick bite & that the incidence of Lyme disease has greatly increased in the western PA area. Upon her strong recommendation, & supported by Janet, a retired OR nurse, I figured she would be just fine driving herself to the MedWell clinic in Ebensburg for medical assistance.
Meanwhile, I was curious & excited to test Gary's Coleman Powermate for electrical power. The gasoline engine started right up; I waited for about (5) mins for the warm-up & then plugged in a (75) watt bulb &...hallelujah! It worked.
I ran the generator for about an hr, & then added about 1000 watts to work the generator a little harder. Whew!
When Kathy returned, she told me she did some grocery shopping in Ebensburg, looked @ a few new homes in Emerald Estates en route to Nicktown & stopped to see Rosemary L's Big hand braided carpet. WOW!!
The Dr. at MedWell did not think Kathy's rash was the result of a tick bite, but had blood drawn for a CBC (complete blood count) & Lyme titer to confirm. He also gave her a prescription for Doxycycline (Tetracycline), an antibiotic often prescribed for Lyme disease just in case.
K & I attended 5:00pm Mass & afterward, had some beer & pizza @ the Nicktown Hotel bar.
This morning, we had asked a local gal if she would join us tonight; she was rather hesitant & doubtful, but, by golly, when we got to the Hotel, there was Jean. She said, her daughter, Kim, strongly encouraged her to accept our invitation. We're glad she did; we enjoyed her company & the conversation.
Evening movie with popcorn: "To Have & Have Not" with Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan, Lauren Bacall, Hoagy Carmichael, Dan Seymour, Marcel Dalio, Dolores Moran, etc. Hemingway's "worst novel" forms the basis for Hawks' version of CASABLANCA: though skipper-for-hire Bogart reluctantly becomes involved with French Resistance, less reluctantly woos even tougher Bacall (in her film debut). Their legendary love scenes make the movie, but there are also solid performances, taut action, and a couple of songs. 1944.
Lights out:12:17am.
This morning @ the KK meeting, Kathy consulted Theresa, a retired public health nurse. She expressed great concern that it might be a tick bite & that the incidence of Lyme disease has greatly increased in the western PA area. Upon her strong recommendation, & supported by Janet, a retired OR nurse, I figured she would be just fine driving herself to the MedWell clinic in Ebensburg for medical assistance. Meanwhile, I was curious & excited to test Gary's Coleman Powermate for electrical power. The gasoline engine started right up; I waited for about (5) mins for the warm-up & then plugged in a (75) watt bulb &...hallelujah! It worked.
I ran the generator for about an hr, & then added about 1000 watts to work the generator a little harder. Whew!
When Kathy returned, she told me she did some grocery shopping in Ebensburg, looked @ a few new homes in Emerald Estates en route to Nicktown & stopped to see Rosemary L's Big hand braided carpet. WOW!!
The Dr. at MedWell did not think Kathy's rash was the result of a tick bite, but had blood drawn for a CBC (complete blood count) & Lyme titer to confirm. He also gave her a prescription for Doxycycline (Tetracycline), an antibiotic often prescribed for Lyme disease just in case.
K & I attended 5:00pm Mass & afterward, had some beer & pizza @ the Nicktown Hotel bar.
This morning, we had asked a local gal if she would join us tonight; she was rather hesitant & doubtful, but, by golly, when we got to the Hotel, there was Jean. She said, her daughter, Kim, strongly encouraged her to accept our invitation. We're glad she did; we enjoyed her company & the conversation.
Evening movie with popcorn: "To Have & Have Not" with Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan, Lauren Bacall, Hoagy Carmichael, Dan Seymour, Marcel Dalio, Dolores Moran, etc. Hemingway's "worst novel" forms the basis for Hawks' version of CASABLANCA: though skipper-for-hire Bogart reluctantly becomes involved with French Resistance, less reluctantly woos even tougher Bacall (in her film debut). Their legendary love scenes make the movie, but there are also solid performances, taut action, and a couple of songs. 1944.
Lights out:12:17am.
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