From the Stomach to the Heart

Fio is thinking that her gastrointestinal problem is more related to the kind of day she's had than to what she has eaten.
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How wonderful--Fiorella and Daughter now have a woman-to-woman relationship, or, more exact, a person-to-person relationship.🧡
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Yesterday was dreary, the weather was muggy, and H-E-B was overflowing with customers, probably stocking up on supplies to sit out the coronavirus scare, while Fio, who had already filled up on supplies two days earlier,  had just stopped in for laundry soap and---well--chocolate. Well indoctrinated, she avoided physical contact and kept her hands on the outside rails of the shopping cart. She's considering getting herself some disposable gloves--not that she has physical contact with very many people, but better safe than sorry.
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You've heard this before and you'll hear it again--fate, circumstances, and her conscience are constantly messing up Fio's plans to work on her stories. Translation: she keeps having to take care of family stuff--little things like the 2019 TAXES, PACKING UP TO MOVE, and SUPERVISING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HOUSE AND YARD.
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Good news--Fiorella has had some success in revisiting her Spanish studies, most of which went to pot the day Husband died. Strangely enough, the biggest boost she got was when a Russian-speaking nurse took her blood for a blood thinner check-up.  Somehow, one foreign language awakened another.  LOVE IT!