The eyes have it......

2:50 pm - Thursday - August 3rd - LPG&RVR - 86° F, humidity 21%, wind 7 mph out of the west by northwest......mostly cloudy today with a forecast high of 85° F, which has been exceeded as I write.  On this date in 2020 TLE and I were boating on Priest Lake in northern Idaho with college friends George and Brenda Cheney......↴

George and Brenda are seated on the right in this picture (stage right)

TLE's pre-surgery appointment was set for 1:30 pm Wednesday, so I went to work for about an hour to stage 10 golf carts before heading home.  We were in the Beetle, and on our way to Oregon around 8:30 am, and after an uneventful 2 hour drive we arrived in Klamath Falls around 10:30 am.  Our first stop was at Holiday Jewelers where I handed my 32 year old Casio Quartz diver watch to the staff member to install a new battery. It has been 3 years since I last replaced that battery, and I had noticed, on occasion, the watch would begin running slow, then would be fine for a week.  At any rate, 3 years is about the life span of batteries for that watch.....

Good for another 3 years

....I bought this watch just prior to our 20th anniversary trip to Kauai (Hawaii) back in August of 1991, and it is the watch I wear the most frequently.

From Holiday Jewelers we drove 2 blocks over to Fredy Meyer to do a big shopping....we were there for over an hour before heading to Falls Taphouse for lunch around 12 pm....

Back at our happy spot in Klamath Falls, OR

....they finally put up sail shades on the roof deck, so we took our food and beverages up there for lunch.....the view is great......

....we lingered over our food, and drinks for over an hour before heading down to Klamath Eye Center, just a couple of blocks away, for TLE's 1:30 pm appointment.  We arrived there around 1:25 pm, and within 5 minutes TLE was being whisked away to undergo a bevy of eye tests, etc.....I was able to accompany her, and ask questions.  This is a very efficient place, and I love how they were still on time even at 1:30 pm with their customers.  At the end of an hour TLE met with the surgeon who examined both her eyes, and pronounced her ready to have the lens in her right eye replaced on August 8th!  Perfect! She'll have a follow up appointment in Alturas a week, or so later to check on her healing, and then we'll get her next surgery appointment set up....hopefully for late August, but prior to our annual anniversary trip to Lake Tahoe.

After taking on fuel at the Fred Meyer service station for our return trip, we were on our way home around 3:15 pm, arriving back at LPG&RVR at 5:10 pm.....again, a totally uneventful, but beautiful drive.  I've made reservations to stay at a local hotel in Klamath Falls for next Monday evening, so TLE can be on time for her 7:40 am surgical appointment Tuesday morning.  TLE's vision has been slowly deteriorating over the past 6 months, so she is very happy to finally be getting a new lease on her vision.  After both eyes are done, she will only have to wear 'readers' to read, but will need no corrective lenses for distance....she is very excited about not having to wear glasses all day long, every day as she has done for decades.

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