Summer Not My Best Time of Year

First, let me assure you, I have every intention of returning to the Library this coming Wednesday. That being said, physically this has not been a good week for me. I am recovering nicely from hernia surgery, and at the follow-up appointment with the surgeon I was told everything looks good and I will be able to start jogging and exercising again in about 2 weeks. Earlier this week I had to see my family doctor about my left foot which had been giving me some trouble for a while now, and had become a bit painful. So I found out I have plantar fasciitis, which is a medical term in Latin which means the connective tissue running through the bottom of my left foot is inflammed. It is not serious, but I have to do a lot of stretches, as well as icing and massaging my foot. The inflammation will break up eventually, but it won't be a pain free experience and could take a few months. Finally, I had to go back to my family doctor today because I picked up some kind of cold or flu virus which is traveling into my lungs. So now I am on antibiotics, which will prevent it from becoming something really nasty, but I will still have to suffer through the usual cold symptoms, i.e. runny nose, stuffy head, sore throat, coughing, etc. Not to worry. I do have plenty of lemon ginger herbal tea, and of course, lots of honey to put in it. So there's my medical update. If I could only teach Edgar to make tea and cook, life would be wonderful. And, as my great-uncle Barnaby used to say, If bullfrogs could fly, they wouldn't bump their ass'.
So don't worry about me. I have plenty to read, food to eat, tea to drink, and a very noisy bird for company. I hope everyone is doing well, and I look forward to seeing some, if not most, of you next week.