Give blood for Beltane

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So, we took some time off from the first day of serious yard cleanup, and gave blood at the animal shelter.
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Or, we tried to give blood. Steph’s hemoglobin wasn’t high enough, so after two finger-stabbing tests, they “deferred” her. Mine was just fine. In fact, when the guy stuck the needle in me, he nearly got a face-full of hot purple blood! After finishing the first 100ml in mere seconds, I filled the bag in 5:05. A quick bag of pretzels and we were off to look at the cats and bunnies.