First Day Post Op
Summer Waning Strawberry Moon I went into see Kate this evening. The first day post surgery can be brutal and it is this time. A lot of pain. She’s a stoic and the pain went well beyond her threshold . … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Good Medical Care
Summer Waning Strawberry Moon Ah. Some sleep. As we age, Minnesota becomes a better and better place to live. In spite of the rigors of the winter months, the high quality medical care creates a sense of safety and security … Continue reading
Kate’s Out of Surgery
Summer Waning Strawberry Moon Kate’s out of surgery and in recovery. Dr. Heller said the procedure went well, “Perfect. Just what we like!” He’s an upbeat guy with a bald head, lots of confidence. Better than a melancholy doc filled … Continue reading
Quiet Here Again
Summer Waning Strawberry Moon Kate’s surgery is in the morning and can’t come fast enough for her. Her hip makes walking painful, painful enough that she uses a cane and on occasion, a walker. What was it like when this … Continue reading
Here Comes The Sun
Summer Waning Strawberry Moon After weeding Kate and I took off for lunch–at Benihanas, not nearly as good as our own, much closer, Osaka–and a visit to Lights on Broadway. A bit of dithering about where the order was, where … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Art and Culture, Family, Garden, Weather +Climate
Tagged hip surgery, nap, perennials, rain, spirituality, super bugs, weeds
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The Day Before
Summer Waning Strawberry Moon A beautiful day. 64 degrees with a dew point of 41. Got more weeding done. Finished the second tier, went after some returnees on the first tier and got through much of the third tier. While … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Family, Garden, permaculture, Weather +Climate
Tagged hip surgery, Kate, weeds
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Night Time, Summer in the Exurbs
Summer Waning Strawberry Moon Night. A couple of nights ago I went down the driveway to the mailbox. As I came back up, I looked up as I often do and saw an object scooting from SSE to NNW. At … Continue reading
Pictures
Summer Waning Strawberry Moon The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage. – Mark Russell You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot … Continue reading
Weed
Summer Waning Strawberry Moon Nice weather for weeding so I took the opportunity and finally got into the second and third tiers of our back perennial garden. Out go the raspberry canes. Out go the stinging nettles. Out go the … Continue reading
Posted in Garden, Weather +Climate
Tagged currants, daffodils, marigolds, poison ivy, raspberries, stinging nettles
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A Way of Keeping Aging in Perspective
Summer Waning Strawberry Moon A week ago last Thursday I got my ticket in Roseville. I want to pay it, but the damn thing still hasn’t shown up on line. This is past ten days (usual maximum time for a … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Art and Culture, World History
Tagged ancient history, Greek, Roman, Shang, Zhou
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