Thursday – 4th ofJuly

Both of us have colds. Nasty little coughs. Left for Bantam at about 11am.

Arrived to find Harvey on his back in bed in great pain from his back and nerve problems. He roused himself after a while and slowly staggered to the porch and a new reclining chair. We chatted away the afternoon. Big topic was Lena’s mental health problems, most accute in the last few days. She was in mental ward at local hospital for a few days, now enrolled in a six week outpatient program.

Harvey was in continuous pain with no body position proving real relief. Took Vicodin and muscle relaxants.

Carrot Mushroom Loaf in the oven

We had brought a mushroom carrot loaf so we had that with some other veggies for dinner. I didn’t stay up for the fireworks. Got in bed and coughed for a while. Karen and Betsy went down to the dock to watch.