Emotion vs. Intellect = Anxiety
I’m having a r-e-a-l-l-y difficult time right now as my intellect cedes ground to my emotional (read small child) side. Mom’s conviction of her impending return to the Island is intensely challenging. She is my mother, after all. A mother possessing a most forceful, if not fierce, personality my entire experience of her. It’s almost […]
In Other News…
Me and my mom’s dearest and oldest friend from college days had planned on seeing mom tomorrow. This has been in the wings for months. Unfortunately, he’s unable to make tomorrow, and we’re hoping for a visit toward the end of August before his return to Europe. We had planned to tell mom about the […]
Is Mercury in Retrograde?
I don’t dabble in astrology any deeper than to understand that my personality is pretty much aligned with my zodiac sign. Last night I reached out to a former band mate who is deep into the subject, and discovered that Mercury is in retrograde for the next couple of weeks. This affects transportation and communication. […]
Visit with Dr. O
I took mom to see Dr. O yesterday. When I picked her up, it was obvious her A/C wasn’t running. Her hair looked like it had dried after being sweaty. She had put some effort into what she wore; linen pants and a white cotton blouse with cut work on the hem. I got her […]
Precious Potting Soil
!Rant Warning! Plant transport went well until I made the right turn into my subdivision. It was then that the jade plant pitched forward and spit out its brick. Yes, its brick. The plant’s seatbelt was still on (I can’t believe I’m writing this), but the pot was at a precarious angle, and its brick […]
July 2018 Island Trip – Day 2
Today is simpler than yesterday, though loading mom’s three huge plants in the extended cab of the truck took some doing. They are wearing seatbelts, and all need deep watering and transplanting. The load going back is much smaller and doesn’t need tying down. The Amazing neighbor and his wife stopped by. I gave him […]
July 2018 Island Trip – Day 1
Yesterday was a wee flurry of getting little things done. I: Unloaded the truck into the upper barn Learned that my sushi date with the neighbor was off as her daughter needed help with the kids. Consulted with the deck builder about The deck. The mantle The trim between the cabinet and windows at the […]
Ready to Go
Today I culled the mailland storage unit of everything that can stay in the upper barn. The Beverly Hillbillies song has been floating through my head all afternoon, as a rocking chair is prominently, and securely, purched at the top of the truck load. While the load is tight, it look precarious. I’m leaving earlier […]
Quick Trip
I’m heading to the Island for an overnight early Wednesday morning. The finish carpenter on the Island is extremely busy. My list for him has three items on it, only one of which I think might be a show stopper in terms of leasing out the house. That would be inventing doors for the cabinet […]
Monthly Annual Review
This evening I reread my posts from July of 2017. The perspective was enlightening and helpful. It shows how mom’s paranoia has eased off of surrounding imagined happenings, or confabulations. She’s no longer conversationally fixated on Dr. G’s supposed visit, but now merely, occasionally refers to the ‘visit.’ Yes, she still obsesses, yet it’s about […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 