Wow. I've heard about that scar tissue forming, and have been told that laser surgery is quick and easy. I'm sorry it's such a long wait to get it. And I understand about the cookies - the chocolate I pick up these days is in the tart 70 to 85% dark variety. My hairdresser has a jar of mints and small Hersey's nuggets but the last time I ate one it was way too sweet and too much of the emulsifier they add for consistency.

Diet-wise I've realized lately that I'm out of the habit of using milk. I have sometimes made quiche or a bread pudding with gluten-free bread and other than ~ tablespoon of sugar the sweetener is stevia or monkfruit drops. There are a couple of really old half-gallons of milk in the fridge that once I get the garden going I'll pour over (it can work like a fertilizer) or pour into the compost. I do eat yogurt for calcium and the gut health.

Humidity here today is awful, but since it is only March I'm determined not to turn on the air conditioner. So far the storms have missed us, but if they do pass over they're supposed to be full of large hail. We can hear the thunder approaching now.

Today was a writing project, tomorrow is yard and house cleaning. I need to clear out the canna beds and pull some of the big gushy spring weeds that pop up in places - easy to pull now, difficult if allowed to grow huge.