Fall Waxing Dark Moon The leaves have finally changed color in our yard. It happened almost over night. Many went dry before they turned, but more have become red, gold, yellow. The colors of fall are as much a part … Continue reading
Fall New (Dark) Moon The house that Harvey built ( Harvey Kadlec) as a model house for Kadlec Estates–3122 153rd Ave. NW, Andover, Minnesota–became a home long ago. The kids have contributed memories and projects. The land around the house … Continue reading
Fall New (Dark) Moon Back from the hospital to visit Kate. She has the blue plastic line with its black plunger next to her at all times so she can get in the morphine drip for her current fifteen minute … Continue reading
Fall New (Dark) Moon Kate called. “Hi, I called to say I’m miserable.” In Kate talk this means something made her nauseous. She tried to get out of bed around 8:30 this morning and nausea struck. This sends her in … Continue reading
Fall New (Dark) Moon I went back to the hospital last night to see Kate. She was loopy with her finger on the PCA, patient controlled anesthetic. It adds a hit of morphine when she decides she needs it. She … Continue reading
Fall New (Dark) Moon Kate made it through the surgery just fine. She’s in recovery and I’m home feeding the dogs and letting the lawn mowers work. I’ll head back in an hour so to see how she’s doing. We … Continue reading
Fall New (Dark) Moon Speaking too soon. Vertigo returned last night, stronger than at any point during this last spell. Damn. An annoying experience. This morning, so far, I feel uneasy, but ok. Hope that continues since we have a … Continue reading
Fall New (Dark) Moon As we approach Samhain, Summer’s End, on October 31st, we begin the new phase of the Dark Moon. It finds my body healed from the bout of vertigo and relieved that the second round was milder … Continue reading
Fall Waning Blood Moon Vertigo is a famous Hitchcock movie, one of his best the critics say. Maybe so, but I wish it was something I experienced only in movies. Unfortunately, it has come to visit me again. I turned … Continue reading
Fall Waning Blood Moon A drizzly, cool day has settled in over Andover. The weather folk call this wintry mix, but that seems so inelegant. Yucky weather. Crummy weather. Snain. Slert. Aacckk. Something like that. It’s a great day to … Continue reading