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Today I met the nicest, kindest Orthopedist. My right knee was hurt years ago, had some minor surgery at that time, and over the years has been overtaken by arthritis to the point that it is swollen, enflamed, stiff, aches, etc. The padding between thigh bone & shin bone is pretty much gone & when I move it is bone to bone grinding. ouch ( Read more... ) -
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There are two smallish birds sitting on the feeder that hangs from a tree branch in our front yard ( Read more... ) -
I'm boring myself.
I'm really ready for Spring. Ye gods, we've had nothing but sub-freezing, mostly sub-zero, temps and SNOW. Every day it snows...every freekin' day. I have cave-fever. I'm feeling very impatient with my body right now - I want to be able to walk, skip, do cartwheels, dance, run, jump. I want to feel great and energetic. There are things I ( Read more... ) -
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John cannot stand the two kittens. He wants me to "do something" about them, i.e. get rid of them. I sort of said something about finding a home for Maurice, as he is the more rambunctious of the two - but Mimi will be lost without him. he is her brother, her pal, her only other cat. I don't know what to do. And I am sad. -
Random thoughts
Here's a mixed bag of thoughts: we just watched The News Hour display photos of eight more young , recently killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. The program has been doing this for years now, and it's so sad to see the faces of these young and middle aged men and women, dead, thanks to war. Most are or were very young, but not all...there have been ( Read more... ) -
Maurice, the Teen-age Cat
Maurice has become the teen-aged cat from hell lately. He zooms everywhere, can fly, can levitate & does so onto counters, knocking things over, & hissing when made to cease & desist ( Read more... ) -
Beauty all around us
Whippleville is covered by a fresh layer of snow. It fell this morning during breakfast. The flakes were individual, we could easily see the patterns on them. Now, outdoors, the sun is shining, the sky is clear & blue, and there are ice crystals in the air, all around the air is sparkling. It is an amazing, beautiful sight. Ane the ground ( Read more... ) -
sunshine, books, etc
It's a beautiful, cold, snow covered day. John and I just returned from a walk to the Post Office. People wave as they drive past us - John says it's so we won't jump out in front of their cars - ha. They are just friendly ( Read more... )
