Sunday Snippets 4.27.25

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This week in Sunday Snippets 4.27.25…

Isn’t the pink columbine gorgeous? The pink plant is doing better than the purple plant. I have not planted columbine before, but maybe once.

On Friday, a dental crown on the right side of my mouth fell out. Unfortunately, I thought the intrusion was just a bit of food, and my tongue kept going to it until it finally fell out.

Dental Appointment:

I made an appointment with an ER dentist because the area where it had been was sharp on the inside. I learned that when a dentist says “emergency,” it doesn’t always mean they’re there. It took a lot of calling to find someone who could see me on Friday and not next Tuesday.

It was called Dental Depot.

I was filling out paperwork on a tablet when I heard this weird sound. Then I saw a miniature train rolling down its tracks on a shelf above my head—somewhat bigger than what I’d consider miniature.

I understand a child might find this appealing, but I did not. It went through every room through holes near the ceiling. It was disconcerting, like a clock that keeps ticking, but louder.

The dentist looked like he wasn’t a day over 14, and I could tell from his speech that he often deals with children. “Good job! You’re doing great!”

Temporary Crown:

They no longer have to create a mold like in the past and work it in until it fits. Now it’s all computerized. They send it to a lab somewhere while you’re there, and then send your temporary crown back entirely made.

I was given the “cash only/no insurance” rate and 5% off if I paid in full. So, the bill came to under $1100. Crowns these days are over $1600.

I asked about doing something about the hole in my mouth where the tooth was extracted last year. When they called me to see about something permanent, I was packing to move here, so I haven’t gotten to that yet.

And I might not. They can’t do a permanent tooth because there isn’t enough bone in my upper jaw to support a dental implant. A sinus lift procedure would be necessary. This procedure involves lifting the sinus membrane and adding bone graft material to create enough space for the implant. 

So, I guess it would probably have to be a bridge instead, which costs around $4000. I think I’ll just have to live with it for a while.

The Kitties:

Simon is making a lot of noise right now. He is hyper this morning, and I can hear him running underneath and around the rug in the dining room with a toy he pushes underneath. Daisy is resting in one of the cat trees, but she raises her head when she hears him.

Sometimes it is hard to believe that one cat can make so much noise. He leaps from one piece of furniture to another, making weird barking seal noises. I have never heard this noise come from a cat before.

Ivy and Daisy like to follow a shaft of sunlight that appears on the living room wall late in the afternoon. They stare at it and walk around trying to figure out how to get to it. Simon seems oblivious to the shaft of sunlight.

I bought several versions of petunias and million bells for this year’s annual garden. This reddish-purple petunia (according to my childhood crayon colors) is so lovely.

I have purples, pinks, and yellow petunias in one shade or another. Petunias remind me of umbrellas turned inside out. Their little capped flowers catch raindrops.

What I’m Watching:

I’m still watching Bosch: Legacy, and really enjoying it. It is almost as good as the first Bosch. I hate that they are closing this chapter after the third season.

They are coming out with a spin-off featuring a new character, but I am not interested in a younger character. I think they will see that that is a mistake, and we “older” folks might not “take” to the new character just because of her age.

The new character is an actress who calls herself “Maggie Q (Margaret Denise Quigley).

What I’m Reading:

On Friday, I finished reading The Night Olivia Fell, and began reading All The Little Raindrops by Mia Sheridan.

All The Little Raindrops is a chilling story of the abduction of two teenagers, their escape, and the dark secrets that, years later, bring them back to the scene of the crime.

It’s senior-year spring break, and Noelle Meyer and Evan Sinclair have been kidnapped. Neither knows why they were chosen, only that they share a tragic past: Evan’s father got away with killing Noelle’s mother, effectively ruining her family when the death was ruled an accident.

Despite the connection that should have made them enemies, the teens instead unite to face their other common denominator―their abductors. Noelle and Evan survive one sadistic circumstance after another, eventually making a harrowing escape. But every happy ending comes at a price…

Years later, Evan, now a private investigator, revisits the crime when he learns it may be ongoing. He reaches out to Noelle for help, and they discover that the answers lie with a man known only as the Collector. To close their case and solve the ones that followed, Noelle and Evan must unmask this mysterious spectator―the only man with enough secrets to take their captors down.

I hope you enjoyed reading this week’s edition of Sunday Snippets, my look back at the past week.