Neighbors have brought flowers and special treats.
I have to keep them up high where Sadie can’t get to them. She eats the green bits and makes herself sick. These are such a wishful thought of Spring’ One neighbor called from the grocery store determined to get some treat for me. I said I had not had ice cream in a long time and we settled on vanilla. I think the next bowl of it that I have will be covered with some golden syrup and chopped nuts. Vanilla is a rather bland flavor.
I have been listening to the Detective Lynley audio books written by Elizabeth George. The English writers of her time use such interesting words. None of us talk like her characters. Someone was actually “obdurate” the other day. And even though I made a good guess as to what that meant, I looked it up anyway. I think we have dumbed down so much in this country that we are speaking in sound bites.
Anyway, listening to her characters talk made me want to get back to poetry. I now have a new one for the next meeting.
While sitting quietly and being read to, I stitch on this. It takes a bit of time to thread the needle, but then I can go until I run out or want to change colors.
This particular one has contact printed kozo paper as its base, small etching prints, scraps of silks from Beautiful Silks in Australia, some shiny copper cloth, more contact prints on cloth and scraps of old clothes. When I finish, the entire surface will be covered with stitch.
A nurse and physical therapists come over to keep an eye on me. Poke, prod, put me through my paces and promise to be back.
Tomorrow a contractor comes to price out turning my screen porch into a sunroom. Much more usable than the wind tunnel with glaring sun that it is now.
I am off to see the surgeon next week and the two sister angels will be taking me there.
Now for a dish of ice cream and a nap. I seem to get quite tired in the afternoon. Probably because I vacuumed, cleaned the litter box, and finished putting the laundry away.
It is going to take more time to get back to 8,000 steps a day…but almost closing in on 2,000.
Til later….