Today's Trip to Lexington

So today, Barry had a doctor's appointment in Lexington at the Gill Heart Institute at University of Kentucky's Chandler Medical Center.  He's concerned about sleep apnea and other issues, and wants to get it checked out.  Seems he stops breathing many times during the night, and the doctor today noted a couple of possible issues -- to be further analyzed by a follow-up stress test in the near future.

Bot on a good note, every time we have an appointment in Lexington, we always stop at one of several places.

1--Trader Joe's.  We always stock up on their coffee and "British muffins".  I like to keep 6 packages of the muffins in the freezer -- they're SOOOO good.

2--Good Foods Co-op.  We get our fresh-ground peanut butter with no salt here.  They also have B&M Brown Bread -- friends outside Maine will have no idea what that is, but Maine friends will understand that every time we go there I buy out the entire stock.  Fresh Market in Lexington also has Moxie, but we don't get there very often.

3--Whole Foods.  We aren't in the 1% so we really can't afford $9.99 a pound for free-range gluten free GMO-free organic cheddar cheese.  But we CAN afford a container of frozen clams, all shucked for only $7.99.  And the brisket on their "salad bar" is $8.99 a pound, so there.  Today, we picked up some tapioca flour to make Pao de queijo, a Brazilian cheese bread that is like popovers.  They're in the oven now.

I have an appointment in Lexington tomorrow.  But we already have our coffee, British muffins, fresh-ground peanut butter, B&M Brown Bread, shucked clams, brisket, and tapioca flour.  So maybe it will be a less expensive trip!

Lexington, a city of 250,000, is about 35 miles, or about an hour (depending on traffic) away.  We have virtually everything we need here in Danville but Lexington has so much more that we don't shy away from doctor's appointments there because we get to explore the city.  It has over 800 restaurants, of which we have sampled maybe 30...so a long way to go on that front.

OK, got to check on the Pao in the oven, then the news, then working on my book, We Were Here: A History of African Americans in Boyle County and Danville, Kentucky for awhile before settling down to watch MSNBC, Chris, Chris, Rachel and Lawrence!