Defining Boundaries
I had a serious talk with one of my docs about defining and protecting personal boundaries. Let me make this very long, complicated story short. A friend mis-defined medical issues she claims to have suffered due to my tenant’s use of wood finishes. Yes, she lives next door to mom’s mainland house. Upon deep examination […]
Quilt Update
The top is together and squared up. Many a creative add and ruthless cut was made in order to make the blocks line up. Borders next.
Baking Cookies
I received the following email this afternoon: I left a voicemail on your cell phone just a bit ago, but wanted to follow up with an email. Yesterday afternoon, I was walking past Lorna’s apartment and heard her smoke alarm going off. When I went in the room there was smoke in her kitchen, in […]
Anti-Psychotics…
At the end of January, after lots of back-and-forth between the AL community’s wellness nurse, myself, and receiving a new assessment for mom, I emailed mom’s psychiatric nurse practitioner. I was a tad unhappy as the nurse didn’t want me to contact the doctor until she had ‘current observations’ of mom’s behaviors. The nurse gave […]
Finishing Mom’s Final Quilt
Since finding a little more time, I’ve been working on finishing sewing projects. My grandson’s quilt is actually being quilted, another quilt top and a shirt for my husband are finished, and I’m currently working on a quilt top mom let go by the wayside probably 10+ years ago. It’s a big (mainly) wool log […]
January 2019 Island Trip – One Day Wonder
Yesterday was a long day, but not as long as it could have been. There are earlier ferrys than the one I took to the Island. The trip was mainly about appliance installation. I arrived before the installer, and set about to fill the truck with things from the smaller sheds to take to the […]
Jane’s House
My eldest daughter was here for four nights during which she and I, with the help of professional mover, emptied Jane’s house. Sales papers were signed, and rapid and ruthless decisions were made. Being a generation removed, and having almost no emotional attachment to the contents of the house made it easier for my daughter […]
Threads
As very young children our world is comprised of a small piece of tightly woven fabric. Each thread represents a family member, friend, or important person (teacher, neighbor, coach etc). The fabric is small because we are small. If a child has a far reaching family, perhaps their fabric has a denser thread count than […]
Bomblettes
Now that the umbrella of stress, that was getting the Island house ready to lease, has cooled to a few remaining chores, I find myself responding and reacting to what I’ve named, ‘bomblettes.’ Little bombs. They were going off all the time during the last two years, but due to the overriding stress, I didn’t […]
Typical 24-hours
Last night’s “Parenthood” binge was interrupted by my cellphone. It was mom, and so I did not answer lest the cultivated relaxation shatter. Of course, I checked our land-line and found voicemail. Mom was looping on, “I’m done here, and so would like to make a plan to go home…” Talk about thwarting myself. But […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 