Month-To-Month
I am going to put the Mainland house on a month-to-month lease starting on the first of May. I need to sell this house. Mom’s care costs are escalating, and while there’s money in the bank, I want to liquidate this asset now rather than later. I’ve let the tenants know, and they are understanding. […]
A Conversation with My Cousin – Edited
My NY cousin made contact yesterday. He liked something I’d posted on Facebook, and wanted to check in. I was relieved to learn he and his girlfriend have retreated to upstate NY. Our conversation naturally turned towards family. I am terribly saddened, and not at all surprised, to learn that my uncle is showing solid […]
Cat Integration
Elvis and Sumi are having their social challenges. It turns out that Elvis is the Alpha Cat. We are kinda stunned by this given how shy he is. That is, obviously, with humans… Elvis doesn’t ‘meow.’ He chirps, and trills. He has a certain trill when he’s bossing Sumi into a corner, or keeping Sumi […]
Chat with Mom
I called mom last night and had a lovely chat with her. She sounded good, content even. This while all residents in her community are confined to their rooms as an additional measure to keep COVID-19 from racing through the community, should it get in the front door. Activities staff are working with the residents, […]
Standby
Covid-19 has hit me directly. No, I’m not sick, however my employer has, starting this coming Monday, had to put my job on “Standby.” As elder care communities across the country are either self-isolating, or should they accept federal dollars (Medicare/Medicaid) are in isolation as of Monday, my employer’s revenue has dried up. I saw […]
COVID-19
Mom’s community has been robustly communicating during the last week regarding its prophylactic measures to keep its residents safe. They, like so many skilled nursing and assisted living communities, have closed their doors to outside vendors (activities/entertainment). They have taken a further step, and are no longer allowing family or friends to visit. They are […]
Island House Water Excitement
Late Wednesday afternoon my tenant emailed to let me know that while using the standpipe on the backside of the house (to wash the windows ~ love this guy) he suddenly lost water pressure. He observed water welling up from the ground around the standpipe, and then watched it recede. He quickly checked the house […]
Slippers
The slippers I bought for mom arrived yesterday. Despite buying for her size plus a half size (7.5-8), there’s no way they’ll fit her. My DH suggested I order the next size larger, take both and see which fit best. The next size larger is out of stock until early April. I went to a […]
House Keeper
Today our new house keeper’s crew came through and did their ‘deep clean.’ This is what I call self care! We’re having them clean the areas of the house we use regularly, except the studio and my office. There are three bedroom we don’t use very often that the cleaners will ignore as well. While […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 