Island Water Shenanigans Update
I’ll start with a recap… On the 27th my tenant arrived home to no water. She deployed heat at the house plumbing walls, and our AN upped the heat in the pump room. By 11PM water was restored to the house.. There were MANY steps and communications between these three important milestones. So many in […]
On Getting Older
Recently I’ve observed rather a lot of bewildering or sad (to me) behaviors/statement/beliefs/actions about what one does, or doesn’t do, as we get older. This has included things like: Retiring to a place rather than living in the wonderful home one already has. Not only did our friends retire to a place, far from their […]
Water Update
Between heat sources at each sink in the house, and turning up the heat in the pump room, the water was flowing again by 11PM. My AN went to check on things at some point today. Not having heard from either him or my tenant, I will cautiously assume everything is OK. I am thankful […]
No Water
My tenant called just before 5PM to tell me she has only a trickle of water when she turns either faucet on, which then stops. She called from the pump house door, whose lock is frozen, and said everything looked good – No water or ice, the heater was on, and the pipes looked good. […]
My MIL
We’ve been concerned about my mother-in-law’s (MIL) memory for some time now. It started with repetitive story telling, the inability to get things accomplished around the house that she says she wants to get done (this is a sequencing problem), how much work it takes to keep one’s octogenarian body together as an excuse for […]
My Uncle v4.5
My uncle called yesterday, and I answered. I need someone to pinch me when his name shows up on my phone. DON’T DO IT!!!! DON’T ANSWER THE CALL!! After some circular pleasantries he launched into asking about a letter he received from some huckster saying they could forward his inheritance from my mom’s estate in […]
A First
We are heading into three evenings of social engagements. Exciting, and also feeling a little trepidatious about it. Our bubble is very small, and we can still smell and taste everything. Today we took our first Covid test. They were the ‘quick’ tests one does at home. After reading the vast instructions twice, we did […]
Old Connection
I found a letter from mom to her old college roommate, who became a life long friend, while sorting archives. After mom died, I tried to get ahold of this friend without success. Finding this letter made me double down. I found her roommate’s son and messaged him through Facebook. We talked last night. Turns […]
Archives v4.7
I spent a significant amount of time Monday and Tuesday sifting and sneezing, once again, through mom’s archives. Pulling what the Getty doesn’t want, packing what they do want, and running down a few rabbit holes trying to figure out what to do with what remains. I confess to being disappointed as when I was […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 