Night's sleep was fragmented. Got up and got to see Tommy. Left the car for him and took the Pilot to check out Jikoji. Mixed feelings but likely going back next week for a follow up visit while exploring other options too. Stopped in to visit Linda 1:1. Had a good conversation about her circumstances again. More empathy, lots of frustration and irritation too. It's hard managing this charade and she's struggling too, with the anxiety and fear and uncertainty. Not making her aware of the prognosis in full was a bad move. I'm glad we talked but the real intensive conversations are yet to come. Jen and I got some stinky cheese and had an excellent causal patio dinner w/a 2017 Pinot Noir from MR that was perfect. Really wild thing happened…. We had this great cheese at Matt's, had lemon in it. I texted him from Leonardi's asking what it was. He didn't reply. We got other stuff. We went to GOBM for other things we needed. I saw the familiar yellow rind cheese on the GOBM shelves when his response came through – "Wensleydale". SCORE! Bought a bunch to freeze and enjoy at will. But to have had that play out fell like a pretty crazy coincidence. Tommy visited his mom, and her ice cream fixation is becoming an obsession. Today I learned that chemo/radiation is known to increase cravings for sweets. Pretty interesting given that cancer thrives on it. I also learned that "Smart and Final" stores are named after two founder s and not by the concept that shaping there is wise but there are no returns allowed. Lauren and I zapped June bugs on the patio. Can't wait for July to get here.
