Advice
Advice from A Wise Old Man -Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.-Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.-Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.-A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.-Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled.-Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight.-Forgive your enemies; it […]
Visit
My eldest daughter flies in from the south tomorrow morning for a few days. I haven’t seen her in more than three and a half years. To say I’m excited is an understatement. On our way back from the airport, we’ll stop in and have lunch with mom. They haven’t seen each other in more […]
Mother’s Day Brunch
We enjoyed brunch at mom’s AL community late this morning. We went to her apartment, bringing her a bouquet from our garden, and a card. Lilacs were included, which pleased her. Mom was wearing the same fetching top as she did on Tuesday. As we headed down to brunch, mom said she wanted to return […]
Odd Voice Mail Update
I called my FMIL this evening to follow up on the voice mail she left Wednesday. She had zero recall of leaving me voicemail, and of course, there has been no additional accident. While she sounded good, she shared with me: Her step-son was coming up, but still doesn’t know when, three times (I confirmed […]
Odd Voice Mail from FMIL
I discovered voice mail from my FMIL after 10:30 last night. She didn’t go into specifics but said, she’d had an accident, wasn’t doing very well, that her step-son would be arriving soon (but she couldn’t remember when), and could I please call her. I’m 98% sure she’s talking about her fall last month. She […]
Dentist One
Mom met me at the elevator looking good in a new and fashionable top in her signature rusts and oranges. On the way to the dentist she said, “I would very much like to go to Safeway when I’m done at the dentist. I’m almost out of cat food.” She turned down my offer of […]
Dad’s 85th
Today is, would have been, my father’s 85th birthday. I choose to observe the day as his active birthday, even if he’s no longer in the same realm as we are. When he turned 50, I said he could start counting backwards. He said he’d started the backwards count when he was 35! I’ve been […]
Home Again…
After sleeping in, again, we made fast and practiced work of packing up the trailer, despite our campsite having turned into a muddy puddle overnight, and hit the road. My husband graciously indulged me with stops at a beautiful mixed media shop, and a well and uniquely stocked fabric store on our way home. I […]
Home and Away!
After three days at home, we took off yesterday to camp at our favorite state park, in our favorite space. It rained all day today. After a wonderful late breakfast, I ran some errands (one of my fav local fabric stores is liquidating ☹️), and my Sweetie stayed in camp. We’re making a big shrimp […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 