Ankle Update
I am pleased to report that 5-days, 120-hours, after the ‘Twang’ that shifted my mobility, I can walk without any assistive devices. That being said, I am being Very careful. Walking involves a limp to protect what feels like solid (haha) instability. Ice and doing very little is still my MO. I don’t want to […]
Do Not Laugh at My Toes!!!
The short story is after returning home from a long day at my MIL’s on Friday, taking a well deserved shower, and parking myself at the kitchen island, I had a hankering for pistachios. I took two steps in their directions and something on the right side of my right ankle went ‘twang.’ That’s as […]
July 2024 Trip II – Day 3
I’m home and I’m beat. The cat has forgiven me for my short absence. I get to do only things I choose tomorrow, and then Friday and Monday I’m back to my MIL’s. A week from tomorrow we head to the coast for five days with the little trailer. It feels a little relentless, and […]
July 2024 Trip II – Day 2
Without belaboring the entire process, let’s just say I have irrigation success. There was a moment, or 45, of doubt when a couple of the important parts attached to the timer would not stop leaking. I consulted with my DH, went back to town (it’s not a plumbing project if you don’t go the hardware […]
July 2024 Trip II – Day 1
This quick trip is all about getting irrigation properly installed in my dad’s garden after the garden hose break/dry well debacle. Today went like this:
Soffits/Facia/Eaves!
The Island house got a facelift today! Our GC got the finish paint done on the soffits, facia, and eaves: In August I’ll get going on the body of the house.
Water
My tenants texted on Saturday morning to let me know they had almost no water pressure. After a lot of remote trouble shooting that including sending them on a mission to find running water, we discovered the pressure tank had no pressure. Pressure tanks do that sometimes. The well company, whose techs both have Covid, […]
My Mama Used to Say…
“You vote for the Democratic candidate, no matter how bad they’re limping,” or something pretty close to that. I confess that I am feeling far more hopeful now that Uncle Joe has stepped down. I would, obviously, have voted for him, supported his record as prez, his penchant for telling the truth, and have been […]
July 2024 Island Trip – Day 12
Having limited carrying ability, and no coolers, I divided up the remaining food between the lower barn’s fridge/freezer, the compost, and my neighbor to the east. She was stoked! And I walked over to her place early enough that we had a cup of tea before she had to get ready for work. I had […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 