Happy Birthday Grandma
My Grandma would have been 112 today. I didn’t get to meet her until I was about 9. She turned out to be one of my biggest supporters and allies. Not in a loud way, but in her way. Her advice was heart felt, even when I didn’t understand its orientation. I came to understand […]
Rugs Con’t
The little freezer arrived this morning. The rugs are chilling. The pest service I used when I had mom’s mainland house leased is onboard to provide moth eradication services. Evidently there is a lot of prep we’ll need to do before the technician deploys the anti-moth juice. Sally was going to send me the prep […]
Rugs
I’ve been battling wool moths in my mom’s Navajo rugs for a number of years. I’ve tried all the things… combos of vacuuming, diatomaceous earth, sunlight, air, sachets both homemade and purchased, moth traps, sprays that won’t hurt the rugs, my grandmother’s cedar chest… It’s when I opened the cedar chest and a wool moth […]
Happy 90th, Mom.
My mom has been gone almost 5-years, and today would have been her 90th birthday. I found myself ‘consulting’ with her today as I micro-weeded along the back of the house. Not about weeding, but about other things that have been a trial the last few weeks. While she did not answer directly, I could […]
Confabulation
My tenant isn’t lying to me, she’s confabulating. This link is an excellent definition from the NIH. My definition, the one given to me by my daughter when my mom was in care is much simpler and very graspable: ‘When the patient only remembers disconnected parts of the story, they fill in the gaps to […]
The Saga Continues
We have found so much more oddness, including petty theft. Rugs were rearranged in my office, as well as the floor protector for my chair, which knocked over the subwoofer under the desk. The charging cord for my mouse and keyboard is gone. Scissors, a pencil were used (fine) but left out, and my desk […]
Text sent to House Sitter
Hi Housesitter, I’d like to start by saying thank you for caring for our cat. He was a happy camper when we arrived home, and the chickens seem to be doing fine. However, there are many things I am disappointed by and perplexed to discover upon our return home. Some are clearly differences in each […]
March 2025 Island Trip – Day 15
As usual, pulling out went smoothly. On our way home we stopped and looked at trailers that would be large enough to tote our riding mower around (to the shop and back 😏). The cost is reasonable, and we played devil’s advocate with ourselves asking what else could such a thing be useful for, given […]
March 2025 Island Trip – Day 14
This was the wrapping up day as we’re heading to our mainland home tomorrow. I used the claw of my dad’s hammer to remove sheetrock in the pump room to see how extensive the wood rot was in the wall around the window. Not great, but not nearly as bad as I thought it was. […]
March 2025 Island Trip – Day 13
A late night equals a slow start. We do this from time-to-time. Conversation overtakes idealism re bedtime… After a late start we met an island guy who can digitize Anything! He and I met via FB when he was looking for a part-time admin person. We brought him some VHS, cassette, and Hi8 tapes to […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 