Redesigning our site…Tooth abscess update…

Wild a night in the bush with more wildlife than we could imagine.

Note: To all of our readers visiting our site via a smartphone, please click the “View web version” tab under the word “Home” at the bottom of the page to access the web version enabling you to access all of our archives on the right side of the page. We’ll be updating our site in a few months, making these extra steps unnecessary. Thank you.
Today’s photos are from May 30, 2013, from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.  Please click here for more details.

Umer, our driver, and guide insisted we stop for a photo op in front of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on this date in 2013.

Yesterday, we began the laborious process of redesigning this site after finding a quality web developer online. Our previous design company ceased operations about three years ago, making any changes cumbersome and difficult for me.

By no means am I qualified as a web designer. I’ve never taken any interest in spending even more hours online learning all the skills required to make the type of changes we need at this time.

Not my most flattering photo. We’re standing in front of the architectural scale model. After we posed for this picture, a security guard rushed over, telling us we could not touch one another in the mosque.  Of course, we complied.
When we were informed that Blogger, our current hosting company, is changing its policies at the end of June, it became necessary to find a company to work with us. After considerable online research, including reading many reviews, we found a company that will re-do our site beginning today.
 
Of course, I was hesitant about doing this. We didn’t want to lose any of the almost 2900 posts we’ve uploaded to date. As it turns out, we’ll have an opportunity to work online closely with the new company to ensure everything is for our ongoing daily posts and your ease of reading.
The White Mosque in Abu Dhabi, also known as Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, we visited on this date in 2013.

Nothing will change for our readers. You’ll be able to click on our page and easily see each new post, photos and find our archives easily on your smartphone. 

As seen above in a “Note,” I’ve been posting a recommendation for a means by which readers can find our archives on your phone as easily as you can on a computer, laptop, Kindle, or tablet of any brand.

As we neared the mosque.

It’s been frustrating to post the instructions to see our archives at the beginning of each post, along with the fact that our advertiser’s links are older and need a new look.

Making this significant change will require some work, but what better time than to do this now, during the continuing lockdown in Mumbai, India? Hopefully, in the next month or so, we’ll have it done. You’ll only need to find us as you’ve always done or received email messages as you’ve requested. We’ll keep you updated as to the transition, which will occur spontaneously once we’re done.

As we approached Sheikh Zayed Mosque.  Based on its size and location, it was difficult to get a full shot of the mosque’s enormous expanse.

Many of our dear friends/readers/family members have inquired how I’m doing with my tooth abscess. After another whole week on antibiotics, while cutting back a little on my vigorous walks, always a good idea when trying to heal from most conditions, I am experiencing some relief.

Our mouths were agape at the world’s first-round skyscraper, AIDer HQ, as we entered Abu Dhabi.

The excellent dentist I found online, Dr. Kavita Kumar with Designer Smiles in Mumbai, is readily available by phone or Whatsapp: 098212 43274. Her support and assistance have been beneficial but based on my heart condition and the risk of the virus. She suggested no invasive treatment is recommended. I never took the risk of going out to see her at this point.

The continuation of the antibiotics for a few more days and saline rinses were the recommended treatment. If the painful symptoms return, which most likely they will since abscesses rarely go away on their own, she wants me to contact her immediately to come up with a new treatment plan.

This chandelier, one of three, was made entirely with gold and jewels.

She has continued to stay in touch with me each day to see how I am doing. The comfort in knowing she is there if I need her has provided a tremendous amount of peace of mind and a reduction in worrying. 

In the interim, we’re holding up OK. I am back to walking once an hour, and Tom and I are enjoying some new BBC series in the late afternoons and evenings to keep us distracted, thus reducing the risks of stress during these trying and unusual times. 

Standing among the gilded elegance left us in awe.

Mealtime continues to be the highlight of the day. I’ve been switching my dinner entrees between; grilled chicken, paneer Mahkni and grilled salmon, always along with a large portion of vegetables. 

I have a vegetable omelet and two chicken sausages for breakfast, while Tom has the same fried eggs, bacon, and toast each morning. Tom is still ordering the same chicken penne with white sauce, roasted potatoes (from my entree), and toast. Boring? Yes. But delicious each time.

Only steps from the door to exit the mosque, Umer again grabbed the camera, insisting we take one more shot of us, pressing me to smile. The dry heat was suffocating that day, well over 40C, 104F. 

Have a good weekend, as we see many parts of the world opening up their shops and services. But, please everyone, stay safe in the process.

Photo from one year ago today, May 30, 2019:

A pair of look-alike cows, maybe a mom and a calf in Connemara, Ireland. For more photos, please click here.

 

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