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Yes, We’ve been watching the Olympics. We have three TV Channels available to us. Our fingers have been walking their way through the remote every time we sit. Neither of us are very enthusia...

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Mine was my grandfather’s last car, a 1957 Chevy. I was stationed at Ft. Eustis, Virginia when my mother called to tell me that she was arranging to give me my Grandfather’s car. I didn’t kno...

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We will see how much energy I have after I finish this. With the new “Unvaccinated” Pandemic rushing by us, it is a good thing to stay home today. One of the side effects of my immunotherapy i...

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TUESDAY: My brain seems to be awake enough to quilt. That’s what I hope, anyway. WEDNESDAY: Nope, I was in a semi-vegetative state most of the day. Darn it. We will see if today is better. ...

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(A ‘small’ is a little bit of an item in an antique or collectible store. It’s like a lone salt cellar or a teaspoon.) Marta came to clean today with her daughter. That got them out of here in...

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The days are full now. Always decisions to be made. My hairdresser has an auto immune disease and can no long work. It’s heart breaking. G bought a machine that cuts hair all really short. ...

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I dream of taking a train trip. George reminds me that I need to be able to walk to the dining car, and he is right. At the moment, all I can do is a short stroll followed by a long pant. But...

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I try to write a little something on a topic when I post here. Most days I am pretty good at it, but some days not. Down at the bottom of my entry is a small list that might fill in left out i...

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Monday: What a busy wonderful day. Sunshine too. I didn’t get much reading done, as I was out and about the town running errands and seeing the good doc for an after hospital visit. George fin...

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You would think my much beloved kids could be tactful when requesting something. No? There they were, both together on one phone call looking wonderful. What were they calling about? Demand...

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There are those moments that make you laugh. Same shoe, same size. And same color. Sixteen years apart. What more could one want. My breakfast was wonderfully rich and very Mexican. Just p...

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list text here Margot came by and swept us off to a crowded but delicious breakfast at Perry’s. It looked as if every father in town was treated to breakfast there this day. Perry’s sits on a...

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The swab tells me that I have a mrsa infection. It’s highly antibiotic resistant. George has been taking care of me, and his wrist showed signs of infection yesterday. Just as the PT lady arr...

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Progress of sorts. There was that wonderful lunch with Margot and Zoe, then Marta…who left us with a clean house, and finally a home-health nurse visit. That was a busy day. Yesterday was a bu...

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It was a great breakfast. Good conversation too. We are getting together next weekend to do it again.

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There will be a virtual Comic Con again this year. I’m sorry about that as I love to take photographs of the attendees and their costumes. Some are stunning. Even the half done ones are worth...

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We are in the midst of Pride Month here in San Diego. We used to have a Pride parade but that was all. Then Pride and a party. Now the celebration has grown to a whole month. We also used to...

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We got a phone call the other day telling us that Zoe wants a hug from Grandma. I have to tell you that grandma is delighted. Zoe had her second shot just two weeks ago, and I can now give her...

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It’s Tuesday, and today will be the last of the doctor’s appointments for the week. He has an eleven o’clock OT evaluation for his hand. He brushed his hair and is dusting off his dad jokes. ...

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Life is different these days now that our house has two slow folks in it. It does take two hands to make a loaf of bread even in a bread machine. Bringing two weeks of laundry up two flights o...

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85: The first two family gathering, and the last Thanksgiving. Mother, Margaret Barnum Dowd (Madgie), is to the left in her apartment dining room. In front is George, and behind him are his m...

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list text here Over there on the right is a reading list of links. I use it all the time to find you, and to adventure out into the world. I belong to a couple of lists and groups too, but th...

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list text here Slowly I figure out how to live with the cancer and the side effects from the drugs I take. Mornings are good. I can get a lot done in the mornings, slowly, but by one PM I hav...

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Before and after: He was working on an old rosewood table. The table saw caught on something in the wood and sent his hand through the saw. During his stay in the hospital, they began giving...

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