Out of the Trenches!
My AN called this morning to give me an update, and to let me know that his son was coming up to stay with them for a few months to help his folks get caught up around their place, and help his dad on projects. He asked, “Would you like Kurt to help me with […]
Amanita muscaria
Saw lots of these poisonous, hallucinogenic beauties on the high school property (!). Made me think of my mama who taught me the in’s and out’s of mushroom hunting.
Repercussion Follow-up
Yesterday saw continued improvement in my range of motion, tho by the end of the day, I was again sore. Today’s lecture by my doc, kind of course, was about not being able to work like I could 30-years ago. I asked her to help me understand… When she pointed out that my joints and […]
Repercussions
I woke up with an extremely painful right shoulder that limited mobility turning my head to the left. A hot shower and 3 Advil helped a wee bit. The pain was significant. I have a long history of thoracic spine, shoulder and neck pain caused by injuries from childhood, and a car accident in my […]
November Island Trip – Day 7
It took a lot of work to get Stella and the property closed up. All of it in the pouring rain. The remaining photo gear (mostly antique things used in processing medium format film) we’re large and bulky, filling the back cab of my truck. By the time I left, I was cold, dirty, soaked […]
November Island Trip – Day 6
It’s been raining impressively this morning. The plan is to trench for water and power from the lower barn to the pad. And start another fire. And I have my own, ah, plumbing issues to manage. It’s time to face the day. Tea first… The plumbing issue was quickly resolved with a piece of 1″ […]
Work Trailer
While talking with my DH last night, from the couch, it suddenly hit me that Stella is going through a phase as a work trailer. There’s a can of silicone spray by the kitchen sink, and Dry-Z-Air on the kitchen counter. Four sets of keys, a flashlight, a new pair of gloves and a hose-end […]
November Island Trip – Days 3, 4, & 5
Day three was mostly spent figuring out what the hell was wrong with the barns’ electrical system. Long story short… The first night I ran both little electric heaters on their high setting and popped the breaker. The second night I tried heating with a reduced load. Not enough to pop the breaker, but enough […]
November Island Trip – Day 2
Without power, and it being so cold, my phone lost its battery over night. I was surprised to wake up at a reasonable time after only a few hours sleep in the early morning. After dressing, in many layers with lightening speed, I went to the lower barn’s circuit panel and found the offending breaker. […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 