A home care aide called to say the doctor had visited the lodge on Friday and that Grandma needed to go to the hospital lab this morning for tests.

What for? No idea. But off to town I went this morning around 8 and surprised Grandma, who also had no idea. Here she sits, waiting her turn to have blood drawn and all the rest.

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Beautiful afternoon, not even 10C below, sun shining out of a clear blue sky. Out I go.

Shelly, your dog not only runs ahead of me now, unlike the early days, but has been seen bounding about like a puppy while playing with the smaller dog.

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