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We hit the ground running! Well\u2026 maybe not running. More like crawling with ambition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our grand plan was to work in the garden, but at 9:30 a.m. the sky looked at our schedule and said, \u201cAbsolutely not,\u201d and it started raining. We waited a few minutes for the rain to stop, then bravely marched off to the south forty\u2014armed with tools, optimism, and a complete misunderstanding of the weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We lasted about thirty minutes before surrendering. By 10:00 a.m., the temperature was already in the 90s, the humidity was trying to steam-clean us, and we were guzzling water as if we\u2019d just crossed the Sahara in flip-flops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gardening: 1. Us: 0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of our growers like the temperature and humidity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We decided to retreat indoors and do paperwork in the office until it was time to go see the heart doctor\u2014because nothing says \u201cfun afternoon\u201d like forms, files, and a discussion about my old ticker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary decided not to go to her painting class because she wanted to be with me when the doctor talked about my heart. Very sweet of her\u2026 until she immediately ratted me out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She told him all about the little \u201cepisodes\u201d I\u2019d been having with the ticker and how I\u2019d been using the nitroglycerin pills. I sat there looking innocent, which fooled absolutely no one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The doctor wasn\u2019t too concerned, but he did offer a few suggestions\u2014mostly about the timing of certain pills before I go moving heavy objects, like the trash cans. Apparently, trash duty now requires medical clearance and strategic planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We arrived at his office at 1:45 p.m. and only waited a few minutes before my 2:00 appointment, which is practically a medical miracle. Mary brought him a box of vegetables\u2014the last of the summer crop\u2014so I\u2019m pretty sure we paid part of the bill in produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We talked, he listened, and he typed like he was writing the next great American novel. He\u2019s my age and quite funny, which makes doctor visits a little less scary and a lot more entertaining.<\/p>\n\n\n

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After we left the doctor\u2019s office, we walked over to the Ten-Ten building so Mary could \u201cjust look\u201d at the Halloween goodies she\u2019d spotted on her last visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And by \u201cjust look,\u201d of course, I mean she marched into that gift shop and came out with a big bag of spooky treasures for the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apparently, our home was suffering from a serious shortage of Halloween d\u00e9cor, and Mary bravely took action.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Finally, we head out, but wait, there’s more….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We stopped by Zena’s Lebanese Restaurant, and Mary returned a large basket of unopened pita bread, which was left over from the party. We did not want to toss it. Michael happily received the offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then we headed farther out on Tustin Blvd. to The Tartan Room, arriving at 3:45 pm\u2014perfectly timed for the kitchen to open, and perfectly mistimed for our stomachs, which had apparently filed an urgent complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we did the responsible thing and ordered sliders and a quesadilla from the bar menu to prevent a full-scale hunger emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And speaking of the bar, I had a gin and tonic because it was hot and I\u2019m basically a delicate flower. Dr. Mary, maintaining her usual level of class and medical authority, prescribed herself a glass of Chardonnay.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here are some fun Gin and Tonic trivia facts:<\/p>\n\n\n

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