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| Blessings of Fresh Produce |
Friday evening, there was a knock at my front door; one of the neighbors, with a box of fruits and onions! She said they received a huge box of produce from their church and she and her husband thought I might like to have some! What wonderful neighbors! I washed everything and put them in the fridge, except for one apple that was starting to spoil at one end. I just cut that part off, sliced the rest of the apple and sauteed it in a little butter and sugar for dessert!
I think I figured out what happened with the oncologist office visit authorization: a simple matter of overworked staff not checking the computer system that is supposed to make things easier! LOL! I have been seeing the oncologist every three months for regular check ups. My last visit was in January and my next appointment was for April. But, we were under a stay at home order, back then, and the clinic was only seeing patients who needed treatment, not just regular check ups. So, we rescheduled the appointment for July and I suppose the computer system prompted the automated appointment reminder phone call that I received on Sunday evening. Then, when I called on Monday (July 13) morning to confirm the appointment, the receptionist must have submitted the request for the authorization (as the authorization for the April visit would have expired) and probably made a notation on the paperwork that the authorization was pending. When the first nurse called to ask the Covid-related screening questions, she probably didn't check the authorization status as her job was to ask the screening questions, not check authorization status. Then, on Thursday, the nurse who called me was probably checking the roster of patients scheduled for the next day, in preparation, and she saw the authorization pending notation. In the meantime, the insurance authorized the visit on July 14 (the day after I called the clinic to confirm the appointment) and sent me the paper copy which I received yesterday! I am assuming they transmitted the authorization electronically to the clinic, as well, but, most probably, staff at the clinic didn't check! And there you have it - Detective Bless solved another mystery! LOL!
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| Blessings of Hand Sanitizer |
Today, neighbor S called me and asked if I'd like to have a container of hand sanitizer! Yes, please! She kept it on the wall and I went over with my mask on and collected it. I exchanged greetings with her and her daughter N (they were in their front yard and we kept our distance). Thank you, S! I now have plenty of hand sanitizer to use when I go to my various medical appointments! Have I mentioned how wonderful my neighbors are? I am truly blessed by them!
My daughter received the groceries and disinfectant spray she had ordered. Last night, when she was checking the status of the order, she had received a message that the disinfectant spray was not available and she was disappointed as that was the main reason why she placed the order; but, apparently, they were able to fill her order! Yay! She also received a message that the ice cream sandwiches she had ordered were not available, so she amended her order to a different type of ice cream sandwiches. Well, today, she received both orders of ice cream sandwiches! LOL! Plus, a free bag of frozen mirepoix mix (onions, celery, and carrots) that she hadn't ordered (they hadn't charged her for it!); she had ordered a bag of frozen edamame and maybe the person filling out the order put in the mixed vegetables by mistake, in addition to the edamame!
Today, I am grateful for:
- The blessing of kind, generous neighbors
- Being blessed with fresh produce and hand sanitizer
- My daughter received all the items she ordered, plus more!
- Being able to video chat with my daughter
- Flower blooming in the garden
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| Light Blue Agapanthus |
Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend.
Fruit, veg and sanitiser - you certainly have wonderful friends and neighbours. Your daughter did well with her delivery as well.
ReplyDeleteI am very blessed. It is very kind of everyone to share. I hope I can reciprocate, one day. My daughter is happy - I think she is well stocked for several weeks. :)
DeleteThat Agapanthus is a gorgeous shade of blue. I seem to be quite drawn to blue flowers in a garden bed, which may explain why forget-me-nots and flax are some of my favourite flowers.
ReplyDeleteOh my. What lovely gifts from neighbours. You've been wanting to replenish your supply of hand sanitizer for quite some time. The gift of onions and fruits will last a long time in the crisper of your fridge.
Your daughter did very well with her order this week. I hope her freezer is big enough to hold all the extra goodies.
So Detective, if ever I need help in solving a mystery, I'll be sure to call on you. I do love a mystery.
Blue flowers are very pretty, aren't they?
DeleteYes, the gifts of fresh produce and hand sanitizer are much appreciated. My daughter played "freezer tetris" as she called it and managed to find space in her freezer for all the items!
Ha, ha, Detective Bless at your service, Ma'am! :D
Your neighbors come through again. It is nice to read about how you all take care of each other.
ReplyDeleteIt's a blessing to have such caring neighbors, isn't it? Of course, there are the ones that block my driveway when they park their vehicles and leave giant shoe-shaped chairs in my parkway, but, the helpful neighbors make up for it. :)
DeleteGood neighbors are a blessing. I am grateful for our neighbors being nice to us. We have helped one another at various times. Glad your daughter got her order. My daughter does her groceries on line and does a drive by pick up. She likes it. I just suit up and go inside. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
ReplyDeleteYes, good neighbors are a blessing. I, too, do the curbside grocery pick up when I want perishables; the rest is delivered. I am not yet ready to step into a grocery store (or any other store!) Hope all is well with you and Ted, Susie. Take care.
DeleteOh dear, sometimes processes are very complicated! So long as things are now sorted out, Lets hope all continues smoothly.
ReplyDeleteI love photos of food, especially fresh fruit and veg, and how kind of your neighbours to share.
It is always nice to receive an extra in the shopping! I ordered 3 boxes of supermarket brand cereal. It was out of stock and they sent the top price branded one which cost almost £6 more (for the three)! Given that some supermarkets charge the difference, I was glad it was a Tesco shop as they don't charge
The grocery store I order from doesn't charge extra if they have to substitute a higher priced item, but, the grocery store my daughter orders from does! As a result, she usually specifies no substitutes, but, if it is something she really needs, then, she will pay more for a substitute. I'm glad your store doesn't charge the extra costs. :)
DeleteI am glad you have such good neighbors. That is a real blessing. We moved during Covid so have only seen our neighbors to wave HI. lol Who knows with the way things are if we will ever really get to know them.
ReplyDeleteLOL about your daughter's grocery order. Sounds perfect to me.
Have a great week- xo Diana
Thank you, Diana. I do hope you get to know your neighbors, eventually. Hope all is well with you and yours. :)
DeleteI'm glad that you are being looked after in so many ways. And you have figured out what was going on with your appointment for the check up!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your daughter had no complaints about the double supply of icecream sandwiches! The frozen mirepoix is very useful to add to soups or other dishes and saves chopping up small amounts when you are cooking for one or two people.
We are still getting our share of heat and rain. We had a storm Friday night and we have just had another one, which is now heading east towards DS. He loves to watch storms!
Thank you, Bushlady, and you are right, she had no complaints! LOL. I didn't even know that frozen mirepoix was a thing!
DeleteHope the storms don't do any damage. We could do with a good shower of rain! We are already seeing some small brush fires, over here.
I too have been blessed by the kindness of neighbours in recent days - and observed the thoughtfulness of so many people. The sense of "we're all in this same boat, so let's try and row together"... On hearing that I'm making the long drive back to Dorset on Saturday, a friend immediately offered to take a home cooked meal to Bob so that we can enjoy a relaxed dinner together when I arrive. Such kindness.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you, too, have kind and helpful neighbors and friends, Angela. I hope you have a safe drive to Dorset and enjoy the home cooked meal your friend has made. Take care.
DeleteHow wonderful to receive all of that produce! Fantastic. It's a real pleasure to have such nice neighbors, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteIt truly is, Stephenie. :)
DeleteYou are lucky to have good neighbors.
ReplyDeleteI wish your daughter could come ride out the remaining Covid time with you. We are really enjoying Son3 and DIL3. They feel like a bird out of a cage here now!
I, too, wish my daughter could come home, Anne, but, she would have to fly down and we don't want that. I know she would love the freedom of having more space and the garden outside. Not to mention the warmer weather we have down here.
DeleteWhat wonderful neighbors!
ReplyDeleteYes, they are, aren't they? Thank you for visiting my blog and commenting.
DeleteSo nice! What wonderful neighbors you have. That makes me happy for you, Bless.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm so happy your daughter's order turned out ok.
More then ok because, well, double ice-cream sandwiches is a superb turn of events :)
Thank you, Debra. Yes, I've some wonderful neighbors and my daughter is very happy with her extra ice cream sandwiches, as you can imagine. :D
DeleteYou really do have some wonderful neighbours, Bless. They are very kind to think of you like this. I bought a large dispenser of hand sanitiser to keep in my car and I have a small tube which I keep in my bag. X
ReplyDeleteI do have some very kind and generous neighbors, don't I? I think, at this point, they are neighbors who are also friends!
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