1) Dinner with an old friend 2) Fresh flowers from his garden
Monday: sick kid, annoying doctors
Katie is under the weather, and after I realized she’d been exposed to strep throat last week I took her to the doctor today. Seeing the doctor took far less time than finding a doctor to see. Her “primary care provider” as designated on her insurance card wasn’t in her office. No problem, I didn’t mind […]
Podcast coming, serendipity
I do apologize, but my recovery has been slower than I expected and I’ve had another trip to the emergency room. This one was due to not taking good enough care of myself, as I got dehydrated and my blood pressure got way too low as a result. The podcast has been recorded, though, and […]
And Another Thing
(I broke one long entry up into several shorter ones since there wasn’t much to relate the items, anyway.) I got a catalog yesterday about “Zen at the Mountain Monastery.” I have no idea why I’m on the mailing list for a monastery in New York, but it was interesting. Katie was, of course, intrigued […]
Plant Name
That plant that I liked, but wasn’t willing to pay over $30 for? It was a bromeliad. But now I can’t remember a bunch of other plant names, like the fragrant bushes Sam picked out today! And we couldn’t find any lemon balm at Pike’s or Home Depot. We did, however, find a ground cover to […]
So That’s Why I’m Hurting So Much
I just realized that I haven’t taken any of my meds today. Whoops! I’m taking a break, as Sam has been pushing me to do for a while now. He’s washing the windows outside, and I’ve been doing more planting. Sam and Katie were going to caulk the upstairs windows, but my parents arrived to […]
Be Warned: More Gushing About Plants, Birds, and Yards
I got absolutely filthy yesterday! I can’t remember when I’ve ever been that dirty, with real dirt. Maybe as a littlun making mud pies? Katie and I were planting pretties in containers and deploying birdfeeders. By the time we collapsed into chairs on the patio, we had one heck of an audience. The birds were very […]
Busy Tuesday
The van had to go into the shop yesterday. It has a month-old battery, but now it seems the alternator probably needs replacing. I asked them to go ahead and do an oil change and do whatever it needs to pass an emissions inspection while it’s there. Arranging to get it back and forth twice […]
Self Care
I’ve posted frequently lately, but not so much that’s truly personal. I’m doing a lot of emotional processing, which is usually the case when I’m quiet like that. I think I’ve just about come to the close of this intense cycle. A lot of it has to do with dropping out of SPSU. I have […]
Happy Easter!
We aren’t celebrating so much as enjoying lots of relaxation after a very productive Saturday. There are teens scattered across my house in various stages of wakefulness, looking cute. sambear is making pancakes, which will get their attention soon. Much sod was cut yesterday, and the fence posts went up around the back garden. The garage […]