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I Fell and Couldn’t Get Up
More bad news. I fell this past Saturday. I was going to my writers’ group’s monthly meeting – which I’d been missing for a long time – and while climbing the steps to a front porch, tumbled over the side … Continue reading
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Hen and Chicks
I drove on Monday! No problems at all. Parking lot, side streets, main streets, freeway – no problem. It was so great, I got my freedom back. No more annoying others for rides, no more not asking for rides because … Continue reading
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Caw, caw, caw!
Nearly two weeks go I was awakened around six a.m. by a crow sitting on a wire near an open window in my bedroom. Last year some crows had learned that if they sat in a tree across the street … Continue reading
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Rooster
Here’s a photo Ellen took of me a few days ago with our cat Snaps. I’m down twenty-six pounds from my last photo and I wanted a record of that; I suspect that at least some of it will come … Continue reading
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Galloping Horses
Had a lovely holiday at the house of friends. We had a delicious dinner at noon, then went to a local golf course and messed around the putting green for nearly an hour. My healing has progressed to where I … Continue reading
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Tower of Flowers
I got the “tower of flowers” done this past weekend, but at a cost. I fell – twice. Hurt my tailbone the first time and scraped one hand and my left knee (it would be the good one) the second. … Continue reading
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Lack of Focus
I’m home! Came home this past Friday. Comforting to sleep in my own bed, interesting to find my way around the apartment – I’m using a wheeled walker and while it’s a small version, it’s awkward in the bathroom – … Continue reading
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A Healing Bear
Whups, Tuesday again, and here I am, not much to say. I am back at work on Tying the knot, which is good news. But it’s like pulling stalled cars, not eager to get moving. My surgeon is very pleased … Continue reading
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The Road to Recovery
Well, here we are, Tuesday morning and a blog entry waiting to be written. And not much to say. I am getting better, I think now. Much less pain, anyway. I’m still shedding skin, a sign my kidneys are not … Continue reading
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Update
Well, it’s been a long while since I wrote something for my blog, mea culpa entirely. Things have been spiraling out of control for awhile but I’m now trying to take the reins back into my hands. Hard to believe … Continue reading
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