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 […]
The Potential of Paper
I have always been attracted to papers… Writing, drawing, art, scrapbook, notebooks, water color, even Post-its, which my mother left me a 20-year supply… I bought an antique map case last year to house all the large format paper that I have collected, and that my parents gave me over the years. Paper represents potential. […]
Class Action Law Suit Payout
The company that owns the community my mama lived in for her last 3+ years was sued (class action) in two states, ours being one of them. I didn’t have to do anything to join the class. Having known rather a lot of people who worked for the company, including the gal who owns the […]
December 2021 Island Trip – Day 7
A threatened wind storm (gale warnings promising gusts to 50 knots) didn’t materialize in any serious way on the Island overnight. It rained impressively, flooding the dip in our road before it meets the main drag. Closing up went easily, and faster, with two of us. My DH had a chance to chat with our […]
December 2021 Island Trip – Day 6
We chose the color for the lower barn’s new roof today, a medium grey, and gave a the roofer a material deposit. This will be a very expensive endeavor, but far cheaper than allowing water infiltration continue to rot the building’s sheetrock, rafters and window framing, where a sweet solo mushroom is growing. The roofer […]
December 2021 Island Trip – Day 5
Today was a lot less goal oriented. I loaded the smaller darkroom cabinet with Stella overflow/supplies, and moved the wire shelves that previously housed those items into the darkroom space. We made a town trip to support the hardware store, do a little Christmas shopping, and pick up a couple things at the grocery. I […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 