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Warning!  if you are winter weary, tired of ice and snow, shoveling,  high fuel bills, and four layers of sweaters, you may hate me for posting these pictures.

(Yes, I know Miss Ginnie, some of you already do!)

You know you are welcome to come for a visit.




These pictures are from Monday's walk.  It was a beautiful day with a warm breeze from the south but there was hardly a soul on the beach.  Just as I was leaving the beach i did run into a woman I knew and had a long chat.

It started raining this afternoon and this is the view from my carport.  I went to a yoga class this morning and then to the dentist.  I lost another cap and had to have that repaired.  Geez, I am slowly but surely falling to pieces.

Yesterday I went to a yoga class and then to the eye doctor because I had to get another pair of glasses to replace the pair mangled in my bike accident.

Even though the opticians were advertising two pairs for 80 bucks. even no-line progressives, my one pair cost me $250.  This is actually not a bad price at all for a pair of my glasses; I had no illusion that I would get two for $80!!

My tooth cost $275.  I don't have dental insurance.  It could have broken in the accident, but no, it waits until I am flossing.  My reward for trying to be good about my dental hygiene because I don't have insurance.

Tomorrow, no yoga class as it is my volunteer day, but I will probably be able to pick up my repaired bike and be prepared to drop another $275.  I plan to get a new helmet as well as pay for the bike repairs.

My budget watch dog at mint.com will be hyperventilating.



Comments

  1. I picked up my new glasses this afternoon, having also crashed in the previous pair. Mine were $250 after $150 insurance coverage. Yours sound like a good deal compared to mine.
    We are finally getting some rain here in Seattle, and snow in the mountains.
    I would love to go for a walk on that sunny, uncrowded beach!

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  2. I ordered my new glasses yesterday - lost them somewhere last Saturday when Art went to the hospital. The frames are five years old so it was nice to have an excuse to replace them. I got them at Costco, progressive trifocals, for $220. Cheapest pair in ages!

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  3. As I viewed your beach pictures I was listening to my hissing radiators working hard to keep us warm from the snow and cold outside my window! Yup- lots of snow in Jersey! Enjoy the sun and beaches in the sunny south. I did hear that it was a might chilly there too.

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  4. I've been back home only a week, and I'm winter weary already. So, thanks for the mini-vacation.

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  5. Ooohh...I'm so envious of the beach photos. Of spending the money on dentist, glasses and bike, not so much!

    Enjoy the weather.

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  6. Please post lots of beach photos! Beautiful! I have never seen the ocean and would love to sit on that beach and read a book. I am glad your bike was able to be repaired. You never told us how that wreck happened. I hope you have recovered from the bumps and bruises. I just got new glasses last summer. Mine were just under $700 for one pair due to the strength of my prescription and I checked prices all over town before I ordered them. I have trifocals, thin lens because otherwise frames couldn't hold them (and they still look like coke bottle lens), and transition lens. I wish Medicare covered eyeglasses and hearing aides.

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  7. Lovely photos. Sorry to hear of all your expenses, that bike accident was very expensive as well as painful.

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  8. Going for yoga class is very good for body and mind. All your medicals are expensive i think. Be careful while traveling to avoid accidents.

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  9. My daughter loves to practice yoga while exercising to yoga videos. She also likes Hot Yoga, which she attends at a special class in town. I prefer hula. I am glad you have sufficient funds for all of your bills.

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  10. Rats, I was willing to go to Little Rock for those 2 for $79 glasses. I have never gotten any for under $300 so I'd say ya done good. Keeping a body in repair sure is expensive. Maybe you should get a helmet with a face mask. Kidding of course. That was your last spill.

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  11. Ahhh, the beach looks great! Sorry about all the pricey repairs -- both yours and your equipment!

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  12. You sound much better. What a time you've had! I'm wrestling with hubby's catheter. No fun... sigh.
    (ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

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  13. My insurance doesn't cover eye care and I have really been putting it off because I know new glasses and contacts is going to break the bank. Glad you are doing better!

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  14. Those are lovely beach pictures. Ouch with the tooth though. $275 is painful!

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