Riding back home, she sounded "different" again, better. I could see the difference in her headlight when I'd stop behind another vehicle, and she popped right off after we stopped for fuel! Checking her battery again when we got home showed she is now charging properly and ready for the coming season!
It's not the ride I had in mind for these few days. I can only thank my guardian angel that I hadn't been on my way across Texas when she quit Saturday! It is good also, that I "listened to my bones" that there was still something "wrong" when I picked her up from the shop.