I want to thank everyone for the suggestions regarding my calf injury. A brief description of the nature of the injury can be found here. The area of the  tear in my case is a little higher than what is shown on that site.

After one week, I’ve come to realize I was trying to do too much, too soon. I spent most of the day yesterday resting, reading a book and limiting the amount of time standing or walking. I also started treating my calf with essential oils. I’m using a concoction of a few drops of marjoram oil and lemon grass oil mixed with tea tree oil as a carrier. I’m massaging this into the affected area. We’ll see if it helps.

I mentioned reading. I read Cross My Heart by James Patterson. It’s a suspense/crime novel, part of the Alex Cross detective series set in Washington D.C. This story is a psycho-thriller with a Hannibal Lecter type going after Cross. The thing is, after reading over 400 pages, the book ended without finishing the story. I need to get Hope to Die to finish the story (I hope it ends the story). Donna checked the park library yesterday, where I found the first book, but it wasn’t there.

Last night, Donna prepared a new dish for dinner. She made roasted chicken thighs with fresh fennel (anise) and lemon. She served it over brown rice with a side of broccoli. Another keeper.

There are roasted chicken thighs under the fennel

The weather guessers called for rain overnight and continuing today. I only heard a smattering of rain drops on the roof last night. The ground isn’t wet this morning. The skies are mostly clear, but it’s windy. Now they say thunder showers will move in between noon and 5pm. We’ll see.