John’s groin injury Friday was uncomfortable and swollen for the rest of the festival. He went to his internal medicine doctor Monday and was sent to a surgeon Wednesday. He’ll have hernia repair surgery next Tuesday, the 4th. We’ll be able to leave for Florida the following Tuesday (the 11th) which is a week later than we’d planned but that’s certainly ok. His health is paramount. He won’t be able to lift anything before or immediately after the surgery. I’m so darned puny that it’s tough to think of packing without his help, but I’ll get it done.

It’s good that we aren’t leaving this Tuesday. John’s grapes aren’t ripe. There’s still packing to be completed. And we’re still in slow motion after being exhausted from the festival.