It's been a tough week and a joyous week. Grief, sorrow, joy, cheer, happiness, hope, in such large doses that by Sunday morning I was completely wiped out. I called in sick to the day jobbe, crawled back into bed, and slept to 10:20am. All Sunday was a daze, and today I'm ready to get on with things. No excitement please.As you may know, last ( Read more... )

Well, the holiday music thing is not gonna happen. I'm flummoxed. I've been meeting with a neuropsychologist and a neurologist for further testing and help with TBI symptoms. I've also been given PT sessions. So for the first meeting with my PT I messed up the appointment time. They even called me to make sure I had the paperwork filled out but I ( Read more... )

By now y'all are well aware of my delight in holiday music. It makes me happy, I know the words, and for the month of December I wallow in it.

In past years I've posted nothing but versions of Blue Christmas, or Songs about Snow, or random videos. This year I give you versions of my favorite holiday songs. Up first, Jungle Bell Rock. Long long ago I ( Read more... )

I used to listen to book so on tape only on long car trips. I was a fast reader and the pace of an audio book is slow.

But since my accident I've listened to many audio books. The slower pace works for me now. I don't tend to listen to them at home--I can't seem to just be still and listen--but I listen to them in the car instead of the radio. I can ( Read more... )

So. About three hours ago I was doing dishes and I took a small divot out of my index finger. I'm not sure what happened. I don't have much feeling in my fingers which makes everything challenging and gives birth to many typos. I just noticed the blood as it smeared on my shirt. I wrapped it in a paper towel and then put a bandaid on it.

Later I ( Read more... )

I've read three books lately that I was impressed with in different ways. I recommend each of them.

Redwood and Wildfire by Andrea Hairston. I met Andrea in Toronto over lunch with mutual friends and spent some time chatting with her later. This book is a journey of love and spirit and magic set in the late 1800-1913 or so. The characters are rich-- ( Read more... )

You might recall that last year I took a Stand Up Paddle board class and had a terrific time. After that I rented boards to SUP several times. Come winter though it was clear to me and my blue toes that SUP is either a fair weather sport or I'd need to invest in a good wet suit.

I've kayaked before but I never had any formal lessons so today I took ( Read more... )

Sunday was Father's Day as you know. My Dad was off to see Grandma so I posted a photo on FB and told him "I love you Daddy."


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Let's start with salient point first. I'm now officially a deck hand aboard the Virginia V, Lisabeula moored behind MOHAI on South Lake Union. She's a wooden steamship built in 1922 to work the waterways of Puget sound bringing people and goods to markets. 1922 was also the year Howard Carter discovered King Tutankhamen's tomb--a connection that ( Read more... )

Hello there Gentle Readers. Yes, I'm tardy. I'd intended on keeping a running journal of my adventures in Egypt, but the ancient lands of the pharoahs proved magical beyond my dreams but without good wifi connectivity. I did keep notes and I took a great many photos. A GREAT MANY. I've yet to sort them and I know nothing about improving them except ( Read more... )