One Sleep…
With luck, I get to move from the boot to the brace tomorrow. I am not assuming this is a given. This is my way of emotionally protecting myself in case the doc wants to keep wearing the torture device… I got out the brace he put me in 18-months ago, hoping that it’ll still […]
Upper Barn Update
I don’t have pics of the sheathed roof. The roofer coating the sheathing in a goo that completely waterproofs it, so the actual roofing material doesn’t have to be installed instantly.
Final Hours
I’ve been working on this for a few years. Don’t we all love our Draft folder? Enough time has passed, and enough words have been massaged that sharing this feels ok. The call finally came. The one I knew would come. The one I’d been expecting, at some level or another, for many years. Whether […]
Driving 😳
So, driving is interesting after a month off. It’s all about the foot, which feels like a poser after not touching an accelerator for a month. I quickly decided to brake with my left foot… Something I have done in the past, but for a grumpy knee. Monday was way too much… I ended up […]
Letter to my friend the chef…
Yesterday I sent the Grange a ‘date’ request for September 12. It’s time to hold a memorial gathering for my folks. When dad passed, mom was unable to plan (couldn’t sequence any longer) a gathering for dad, and wouldn’t let me do that for her. When mom passed we were riding the Covid wave. Since […]
Walkies
It’s an amazing thing to actually walk (in a boot) after a month off. My delusions of ambulatory ease were quickly corrected… First steps were very shaky. I grabbed my mom’s cane from the coat closet on my way out of the bedroom… Subsequent locomotion has been easier. Like, maybe my foot needed to wake […]
My Uncle
My uncle died yesterday, early morning. I woke to an email from my cousin, Neville. This was my mom’s brother, her only sibling. The similarities of mom and her brother’s paths are not lost on me. Neville moved his parents into assisted living some years ago for much the same reasons I moved my mom. […]
6-Sleeps!
You know how it helps really young kids to understand the concept of ‘how long,’ or ‘how many days until’ an exciting event is going to take place? A birthday, vacation, or a holiday??? You tell them how many ‘sleeps’ they have until the event. ‘Only 5 sleeps until your birthday!’ A child can really […]
Stitches be Gone!
Another positive visit to the foot Doctor! Not only are the stitches out, no more bandages, and I can shower without keeping my foot dry. This will help loosen the line of dried blood along the incision… I’ve iced my foot three times today and put straight vitamin E on the incision. I can even […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 