(ALLEN'S CAR--MINE FOR 17 DAYS!)

In my senior years all I ask is a roof over my head, food in my belly and clothes on my back but I find myself having so much more.

The other day went to café Vico for dinner and then to see a good performance of “Beauty and the Beast”—on Friday the excellent movie “Genius” which I have written about.

Monday I took a ‘me day’ (yeah like every day isn’t a ‘me day’!) I had to go to my primary doc for blood work and will go back to go over the results today. I didn’t know how long it would take at the doc’s but I was out in 15 minutes. I checked out the paper and saw “Finding Dory” was going to be on at 2:15 so I went to the theatre getting there what I thought was 45 minutes early only to discover a show was going on in 10 minutes. The icing on the cake was that I had a free ticket with their reward system so instead of paying $11.49 ($3 higher because it was extra for 3D) I paid nothing! After that, since it was so nearby and I had fasted for the blood work and it was sort of early for dinner but late for lunch (any excuse will do) I went to Sweet Tomatoes where I had a 50% off coupon so only paid $4.

Tuesday it was off to the hand surgeon and good news there--he said that the finger looks great and is almost sure we can start talking prosthesis before the end of July. Meanwhile he said I don't have to have it bandaged anymore but if I wasn't ready for that (I'm not!) instead of wrapping it up all I needed was two bandages--one over the top and the other around the top--I did look at it today and didn't faint so that's a good sign!!! And then I had the day to go to the beach, the art museum, Los Olas Boulevard and the Riverwalk using the water taxi!

Today I have a friend coming over to clean my kitchen and I can go to Wilton Manors, after I check Allen’s place, get his mail,. etc., to see what’s new there, stop for a bite at Cheddar’s as I haven’t been there in a long, long time, and maybe check Out of the Closet for a couple of things I want plus walk around as I haven’t been in that area for awhile.

I know right around the corner something ‘bad’ is waiting to happen—at my age it is part of living—like breaking my kneecap, chopping of my finger, having a heart valve replaced—as since 1999 when I had congestive heart failure something bad has happened every year BUT right now I am living a life that couldn’t be better plus a 2016 Caddie to get around to live it!!

I LOVE GETTING UP IN THE MORNING—WELL, LATE MORNING!

(HAVE TO DRESS TO MATCH THE CAR--NATURALLY!)