A couple of weeks ago my elbow got really itchy. Could have been an insect bite, although no obvious puncture could be found. A week later my elbow started swelling up and getting very sore!

I got pretty worried, thinking it might be nerve trouble. Finally it got so bad that we tracked down a local GP doctor and made an appointment to see him. I think we made a good choice, because we liked everyone there and the doctor is real hoot. The nurse was taking my temperature with an electronic thermometer, and Lisa and she were joking about me “nearly being done” as in cooking, while the doctor was prodding my elbow and I was giggling uncontrollably even though the poking was quite painful… when the nurse left he sat back and said, “Now I can think. Which is important, because I supposed I’d better write something medical on this chart here…”

Anyway, it turns out that it wasn’t nerve problems after all. He said it was something like “cellular bursitis” or something like that, and prescribed antibiotics.

I didn’t need to go for a followup, the swelling and pain reduced steadily, and now, about two weeks later, it is still noticeable (I don’t rest my elbows on the table without being careful) but generally back to normal, thank goodness.

We’ve been busy working for a deadline coming up on 15 October, and found out yesterday that we’ll be going back to Little Rock for several days on November 7th. It’s all go…

The fig tree is producing again. For a while all the green blobs just sat there, but suddenly some of them have decided to start getting bigger and turning purple. We have had very hot days for a while. It was 92 in San Rafael today according to the weather man.

I declare this to be an Official Day in Bed. Alas, I am thwarted: Lisa gets up and does the washing and picks up the cat from the boarding house and goes shopping; I snooze until I feel guilty, get up and shower and have coffee ready for her when she returns.