Monday, August 14, 2023

Mistake?

Perhaps, making the trip to Wroc艂aw was a mistake on my part wanting to let Joan see a different scenery. Besides the fact of the high temperature weather-wise, and the lack of energy, last night she started she started coughing again. Today, it seems her cold has returned with the accompanying runny nose. I checked her temperature and it was normal but her blood pressure was high, 136/82. She felt bad all day and was in bed by 8:30 PM.

We did have an appointment with the doctor but I was so tired from getting up at 6:30 AM, that in the afternoon I sat with her watching the scenery on Primal Earth,.and fell asleep. She didn't remember about the 3:30 appointment and I woke up at 3:45. I had to call and cancel the meeting. I will call on Wednesday morning for a new appointment.

Tomorrow is a national holiday. The Assumption of Mary, or the Day of Assumption, is an annual public holiday in Poland on August 15. It is also Polish Army Day as it is connected with the anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw in 1920.

Schools, banks, government offices, and most private businesses are closed. There is a trade prohibition on public holidays in Poland. People intending to travel via public transport during public holidays must check with the public transit authorities about any changes to time schedules.

The Day of Assumption is connected to the anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw, fought from August 12-25 in 1920, during the war between the Poles and the Bolsheviks. This battle was considered a breakthrough battle – it decided not only Poland’s independence but also blocked the spread of communism and Soviet totalitarianism in Europe during the 192

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Jutro jest 艣wi臋to narodowe. Wniebowzi臋cie Naj艣wi臋tszej Maryi Panny to coroczne 艣wi臋to pa艅stwowe obchodzone w Polsce 15 sierpnia. Jest to r贸wnie偶 Dzie艅 Wojska Polskiego, poniewa偶 wi膮偶e si臋 z rocznic膮 Bitwy Warszawskiej w 1920 roku.

Szko艂y, banki, urz臋dy i wi臋kszo艣膰 prywatnych firm jest zamkni臋ta. W Polsce obowi膮zuje zakaz handlu w 艣wi臋ta pa艅stwowe. Osoby zamierzaj膮ce podr贸偶owa膰 transportem publicznym w czasie 艣wi膮t pa艅stwowych musz膮 sprawdzi膰 u w艂adz transportu publicznego wszelkie zmiany w rozk艂adach jazdy.

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