A Pictorial Representation of Dementia…
After my session at my MIL’s yesterday, I spent a lot of time sorting today. When you have little context for another person’s belongings, even when you’ve known them for 55-years, one tends to take a quick look at things, that haven’t been viewed by their owner in decades (this much is clear), and make […]
Considering Hospice
My neighbor to the east called me today. Word is getting out that our AN is sick. She heard from a mutual friend of theirs, who asked if they could share the news with her. She called me kind of assuming I knew. At this point our AN is considering hospice. This does not say […]
How Do I Describe My Amazing Neighbor…
We met when I was visiting my mom and he stopped by, at her request, to see why the vacuum wasn’t working. The answer was rats. Rats had chewed through the cord. He took the vacuum back to his place and replaced the plug where the cord had been chewed through. This left the unit […]
Our AN
During my last trip to the Island, my AN stopped over and we sprayed the apples with BT, and he mentioned some acute health issues he’d been experiencing. The docs were circling the idea of Parkinson’s. This morning he texted me to let me know he has an aggressive brain tumor that will have to […]
Work at MIL’s
I spent that last three days at my MIL’s. The roof is now clean, and the dryer is operating safely, even tho it blows the majority of its lint out of the stack. the dryer vent guy also took a look at the stovetop vent. MIL has it in her head that the microwave shouldn’t […]
The Paper Our Parents Keep
My folks kept, as reported here some years ago, every single receipt back to 1973 for everything they bought at the drug, grocery and liquor store. WTF? They (Dad) also shamelessly wrote off every single stamp, envelope, airline ticket, and tank of gas bought on the mainland post 1979. This is probably why they were […]
May/June 2024 Island Trip – Days 10 & 11
Day 10: I took a hard look at my task list the evening of day 9 and cut it down to things that had to be done. The apple trees had to be sprayed with BT, more laundry had to be done and hung to dry, the irrigation at the perennial beds had to be […]
May/June 2024 Island Trip – Days 8 & 9
Day 8: The second best thing that happened today is I finished priming all the walls in the main space in the lower barn. This work, while very gratifying, has my right neck/shoulder (sight of an injury from my early 20’s) PISSED! While working with a roller overhead isn’t that bad in and of itself, […]
May/June 2024 Island Trip – Day 7
I started the day by working on cleaning more of the lower barn walls in order to continue priming. Having just washed my hair, I pulled the hood of my sweatshirt over my head and was immediately stung by a wasp. The wasp was instantly dispatched from this world, and I removed my sweatshirt to […]
May/June 2024 Island Trip – Day 6
I managed to get to 10 artists’ studios today. That’s probably 25 artist. I bought three prints for a narrow wall in our mainland kitchen that’s begging for something. The original paintings cost 1000’s. The prints cost $40-$50. They’re of mason/canning jars. This artist renders glass in paint. It’s the most astonishing modern thing I’ve […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 