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@CHAS to the island of Shikoku. It was very hot almost the whole time!

@Big_Al said in We’re back:

I don't know Mr. SK's immigration status, but I've had real concerns about people I know who have traveled outside the country.

Yep, it’s really awful.

Happy Birthday @Piano-Dad !!

@wtg said in Mr SK's Pumpkin Mochi Cake - recipe:

https://www.mochimommy.com/pumpkin-mochi-recipe/

Thanks for this link! I'll share it with Mr SK. Butter mochi is super yummy, so it makes sense to combine the two recipes. And the recipe he regularly uses definitely has too much sugar, even though, ironically, it doesn't taste super sweet when you try the finished product.

@Steve-Miller said in We’re back:

How was your trip?

It was good, very intense! I was mostly working (I had a visiting research fellow appointment so I was working on a research project) and didn't do much vacation-y stuff. But that was fine since my mobility was rather limited and it was dangerously hot pretty much the whole time we were there.

But it was nice to see Mr SK's parents, and the food was soooo, soooo good!!

Are there pictures?

I have a few photos, I will share later

Mr. SK and I were in Japan for the last three weeks, we came back yesterday. FWIW he made it through without any secondary screening and I didn’t see anything that looked out of the ordinary.

Now we fight the jet lag… we both woke up at 2am and couldn’t go back to sleep.

Wow. Add this to the growing list of abhorrent (and disgusting) things that are happening….

Jarlic = garlic in a jar (like minced garlic), I assume?

@Mik said in What are you doing?:

I find it hard to really enjoy food these days if I know it's not good for me.

Wow, I wish I could say the same!

@Steve-Miller said in What are you doing?:

you don’t want to get them very often.

Yes, this part I have heard. So far I’ve only had one, in one knee.

@Steve-Miller wow sounds like a fun trip!!

Knees here too, and the doc told me I’m a candidate for new ones if I want them. Got cortisone shots instead which worked miracles, and being as the last cortisone shots I got lasted two years I figure to worry about them then.

Wow, I’m sorry to hear you have this too! But it’s very encouraging to hear that your shot lasted two years! I’ll check back in two years and let you know if my lasts that long too!

That just have been fun! Great pic too!!
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@Mik wow I’ve never heard that! Glad you’re healing well!! May it continue!

@Bernard ugh, that’s the kind of thing that drives me crazy.

I find that I sometimes did something I had no recollection of, I think it’s a matter of attention. My mind is on other things, and my body is on autopilot.

So for important things m, I try to focus, and maybe even say “ok it’s Sunday, I’m locking to front door as I head out to the grocery store.”

And that seems to help. Mostly!

@Bernard I have see some of her videos, but thanks for the reminder!

I’ve been following piano stuff online for so long that these days, there are very few times I encounter something that’s truly new to me. But I find that even with ideas (e.g., practice tips or performance strategies) that I’ve heard before, it’s helpful to hear how different piano teachers convey the ideas. And sometimes I’ll hear something that I heard in the past or used to do but have gotten away from, and hearing about it again leads me to reintroduce it to my practice routine. So it’s always really good to have these videos!

@Rontuner i hope Mrs Turner heals quickly!!

@Mik said in What are you doing?:

the foot surgery

What kind of foot surgery did you have? I’m having a lot of problems with my right foot/heel (arthritis, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis and Haglund's deformity). I did six weeks of OT earlier this year and the PF has mostly resolved but the heel/ Achilles tendon problems are intractable. I’m starting to get discouraged about the possibilities for a non-surgical resolution.

BTW I also have osteoarthritis in my knees and I had a cortisone shot in my right knee about three weeks ago and it has been a godsend!! I’m going to talk to the doc about a shot for my foot but I’m less clear on that because of conflicting things I’ve been reading about it.

@wtg That does not sound like very much fun!! Hope this particular bout resolves quickly!!

@Bernard thanks for explaining that! It's fun how different places call these same facilities by different names!