It's been so long since I've posted, I feel like I don't quite belong in the blogosphere anymore. I am at home recovering from the surgery I thought I would be having last October. Turns out the doctor doing the surgery was unaware how long…
Today I am mourning fellow blogger Sue from Elephant's Child. Our first contact was sometime prior to 2013, on a blog that has been dormant for many years. I was drawn into Sue's orbit by her thoughtful, supportive comments and became a reg…
Today I am mourning fellow blogger Sue from Elephant's Child. Our first contact was sometime prior to 2013, on a blog that has been dormant for many years. I was drawn into Sue's orbit by her thoughtful, supportive comments and became a reg…
It's hard to believe that it's been two and a half months since I last posted. Life seems to go faster every week, like a runaway train with no one at the controls. The job I was filling temporarily at work has been filled with a very capab…
First of all, I realize the title today is not crystal-clear, given the font in which my blog appears. "AI" in this case = uppercase A (1st letter of the alphabet) followed by uppercase I (9th letter of the alphabet) and as many folks nowad…
On my last post, I said I'd write about the good things in my life, and here they are. I have two adult children and three grandchildren, a brother, extended family, and in-laws. You may recall that my son moved home last year. He took over…
Hello, my friends. It's been five months since my last post. How can that be? How are you all? My mother, who was admitted to a nursing home on May 31, has had a series of health issues, some caused by living in a group setting and some cau…
Hello, my friends. It's been five months since my last post. How can that be? How are you all? My mother, who was admitted to a nursing home on May 31, has had a series of health issues, some caused by living in a group setting and some cau…
I completely forgot to include an update on Hurricane Debby in my last post. Debby petered out after pounding the east coast of the United States. We had a couple of rainy and windy days here as the storm passed offshore, but it's the kind
The oppressive heat and humidity have finally broken - for now, anyway - and life seems bearable again. Three weeks of daytime highs in the mid 30s C (90s F) and the humidity making it feel like high 30s (over 100F), with the humidity conti…
A lot has happened here since my last post in February. Mom was admitted to a long-term care home (nursing home) last Friday. It's hard for her, and she is still in the adjustment period. Before that, it was hard for me. I'm exhausted menta…
I feel rusty trying to write a post after being fairly absent in Blogland for a while. When life is overwhelming, it's hard for me to write for public consumption. It feels like I'm either being too open for my comfort, or too whiny, or, at…