Inspirations, the Stories Space Coffee House: If you're reading this it just might mean I'm back, sorta. If you're not reading this, well, congratulations.

We gave up our treadmill for more prosaic but still somewhat painful reasons: bad knees. Use a stationary bike now when exercising indoors. Easier on the joints.

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Omg, I have a treadmill story for you! And a warning! I had a treadmill and it backed up to the edge of an old piano with pointed decorative wood on sides. I decided it was okay to text and jog. 🙄 Lost footing and flew backwards and pointed edge of piano rammed into my butt crack. 😳😳😳 I immediately fell off and couldn’t move my legs. I started screaming, “My Butt! My Butt!” Within a few minutes I felt my legs again but was in soooo much pain. My son rushed me to the Dr. I didn’t break my tailbone but badly bruised it. Like a knot the size of a peach formed and a two doctors were all up in my crack checking the damage. I had to sit on a donut for weeks. Haven’t been on a treadmill since!

Sounds, um … painful…That's really, uh, too bad, WG!

(covers mouth, trying very hard to stifle another expression of emotion)

Hi everybody! I'm back!!

Did you miss me?

Did anyone notice I was gone?

Hello?

(shoulders slump) Oh well…

Anyway, we're back from the Land of the Free(?!). Probably our last trip there until there is a positive Regime Change.

It was … interesting, and mostly quite enjoyable.

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Sounds, um … painful…That's really, uh, too bad, WG!

(covers mouth, trying very hard to stifle another expression of emotion)

My sister laughed too when I told her and then downplayed the seriousness of my injury, so you know what I did? I dropped drawers and sent her a picture of the gigantic peach growing out of my butt crack! 😳 She immediately called apologizing for not recognizing how serious the injury was… and then she showed her hubby the picture. 🙄 Don’t make me send you the picture, Bear! I bet I still have it on my phone somewhere!

You know I would have offered tea, sympathy, and a (cautious) ride to the doctor's office had I been there, right, WG?

I see there's no one around, so …

We're featuring Farmer's Blend from Balzac's Coffee Roastery today, with Orange Pekoe and Irish Breakfast teas.

There's hot water in the kettle for those wishing to make hot chocolate, and we always keep a supply of mini-marshmallows.

Cold drinks in the fridge – I don't see any lemonade, but there's probably some lemons if someone has the talent – and the squeeze.

And top of the morning – and the new month! – to y'all!

I know you would have helped, Bear. 😘 My son was very helpful—after he stopped laughing. 🙄

And top of the morning to you, too! I gotta get moving… helping sis sort through Dad’s stuff we didn’t move with him. First stop is a coin shop. Dad was a coin collector. He sold most years ago, but we found another box hidden in the bottom of an old trunk.

Good morning! In case anyone is feeling a mite peckish, I was flipping out the morning.😳

Sorry, I meant flipping pancakes this morning. 😊

Emotional day sorting through stuff. Found an old album of young pics of my parents. They started dating in the 9th grade. Mom saved Valentines cards from him in the album, too. They had just celebrated their 60th anniversary before Mom passed away.