R E F L E C T I O N S

The tomatoes are getting tall, outgrowing their net! Here's a closeup of one of my cucumber plants. You can see a baby cucumber beginning to form.

This is the first time I've tried to upload a video from my own camera!  I wish my hands were not so unsteady.

This is on the back of the photo. It's in Italian.  I can only make out a few words: _____this photograph____ _____see how beautiful____the sea? _____me and_____Laura (my mother's name)

I have some tiny green tomatoes already!  This year the tomato plants are the best ever. I have a small garden.  It's enough for me. Here are some cucumber blossoms. I planted four pots of sweet basil.  It's one of my favorite herbs.

Are you old enough to remember Popeye?

(From Web) I almost swallowed one of these monsters!  It was in the middle of the night and I got up to get a drink of water. I did not see that it was in my cup. I took a gulp and felt something in the back of  my throat. I  coughed it out just in time. Luckily it had not given off its odor yet. (From YouTube) I wonder what would have happened if I'd swallowed it! I imagine great intestinal irritation.

This is an actual 3D Multislice CT scan  The results from my CT-Cardiac exam were great! Dr. Insel called to let me know. I have no calcium deposits and no blockages. He wants me to see him so he can go over the details. I didn't have any symptoms but my doctor said it would be good to make sure nothing was wrong with my heart before any problems develop. It was because my father died of a heart attack and my lipids (cholesterol, LDL, Trigycerides...)  are a little high. Today I can celebrate the good news!