My meat pie and the Optometrist visit

 I bought a deep dish pie shell at the supermarket and made a beef pie with it.  The package comes with 2 pie shells.  You fill one with seasoned, cooked ground beef, wet the edges of the other shell with water and lay on top.  Press the edges together to seal.  Cut some vents on the top shell to air out the pie as it bakes.  Brush some egg wash or milk on top to make it brown nicely.  I baked for 30 minutes in my hot oven until it is nicely browned.

In other news I had a routine eye checkup at the optometrist last week.  My temperature was taken on arrival and I was asked to use some of their hand sanitizer.  The seats had all been wiped down.  I noticed there were no coffee tables nor magazines laid out for browsing.  

I ordered new eyeglasses so I am looking forward to those in a few weeks.  I have been seeing an opthalmologist (eye surgeon) for many years to monitor a stable cataract in my right eye.  The optometrist has better, more modern equipment and assured me that he would refer me to a specialist if the need arises.  So I am going to cancel my next appointment with the eye surgeon as it doesn't seem necessary.  Less medical places to visit is a win win.

The lady who helped me choose my new eyeglasses told me she had retired from another place, stayed home for a year and recently returned to work at this office part time which was perfect for her now.  She did not like staying at home full time.  She might have been in her sixties.  I remember we somehow got on the topic of death and it was interesting.  She had no fear of it now, more of an acceptance that death is inevitable for everyone.  She felt this insight comes from the wisdom of aging and maturity.  I remember her saying some 70-year-olds never reach maturity.  She did pass on a helpful tip.  Whenever she travels she always takes an extra (old) pair of eyeglasses in case hers break.  I think I will do the same.  I usually take along my prescription, but an old pair of eyeglasses would be much more helpful in the short term.