May 16, 2014. Artemas, Pa. Burdens.

Tonight we dined at the Road Kill Café.. Rita is still in the hospital so Ian, Ken and I decided not to cook. The three of us ate a full dinner and the bill was $24.. They served baked Talapia. The new owner is beginning to introduce healthy food to their menu. In the past, everything was fried. I ordered the baked fish as did our friend Guy. It will be interesting to know if it makes it to the main menu. Tonight it was the special., along with a fisherman’s platter, which of course was fried. When we arrived, Dottie and Guy were sitting at a large table by themselves so we three joined them. We like them both very much but had not seen them recently. Years ago, Dottie had a brain tumor but had fully recovered. But she now has full blown Parkinson’s Disease, along with crippling arthritis. Her medication she must take every two hours. Guy looked the same. He is an excavator and has done many jobs for us. Tomorrow he will check the culvert in our driveway and will spread new gravel on our road. All this rain has not been kind. We always enjoy talking with Dottie and Guy. This evening it was a reminder to me that many other folks shoulder heavy burdens too.