Tea and Rainy Days -- and improved health

"Tea! The panacea for everything from weariness to a cold to a murder. Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea." Originally by Henry Fielding, printed on a box of Trader Joe's Chamomile Tea.

I would add the the best way to take tea is curled up with a good British mystery, dark and rainy day outside, and a purring cat in one's lap. I got all three this afternoon -- tales of misty moors, early automobiles, and dashing bad guys. The weather we have needed for months was a perfect backdrop to the story and our current foster kitten is always good for a snuggle and a purr.

Earlier in the day Alex and I had gone to order a gift at a local trophy store, buy a book for him at a bookstore, and have lunch with the cool folk at Jack's Urban Eats. I had a salad (in keeping with my goals) and he enjoyed a turkey club sandwich. I enjoyed my salad, too. They taste better when somebody else makes them.

He had visited with his GP this morning and the news was very good. Blood pressure actually a little bit too low, so he is coming off some of his medications. Now there will only be 87 or so pills. Everything else was very good! That stent did help. He will be having tests to check some other arteries in a couple of weeks and then will visit with the general vascular surgeon. This is a whoo hoo moment!

Goals comment: I also cleaned out the cubbies in the coffee table in the family room and got rid of a bunch of excess paper. And I went to the gym and worked out. This was a walking day, but that wasn't such a good option. I didn't use the rain as an excuse to avoid exercise and eat bon bons. Tea doesn't count as a sin -- it has no calories.