Afer a fabulous trip, our lives are returning to normal. We’ve attended two concerts. The first was the symphony orchastra. We invited Mom to the second, as it was offered at UMBC, just down the road from Charlestown, where Mom lives. The music was — unconventional. Besides that the chores are in normal swing. The taxes are filed. Many of our doctor visits are done.

My dentist recommended an expensive treatment as a preventative measure. It didn’t sound right to me. I looked up the procedure on the web. I couldn’t find any suggestion that the treatment is approprate as a preventative measure. I got a second opinion from a second dentist. They agreed with me. This wasn’t the first time my dentist has recommended treatments that weren’t required. I now have a new dentist. As a bonus, the new dentist is closer to home.

Just before we left on our trip, our neighborhood clubhouse suffered fromwater damage caused by a frozen fire suppresion pipe. They are just now beginning repairs. It’s put a real crimp on neighborhood activities. However, we were able to enjoy a food truck dinner with our neighbors. Men’s club is meeting at Panera. One resident called a home inspector to see if the insulation was adequate for the fire suppression pipes in his house. Not surprisingly, he found that the insulation was not properly done.Several other residents decided to have inspections done. I plan to have our houe checked out in the comming weeks. Fortunately, the season is slowly turning to warmer weather. No matter how severe winter might be next year, we have plenty of time to get this addressed.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.