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Just over a week ago I sketched the face of a most beautiful 90 year young gentleman for use in a collage in my book. I also met his charming wife who is even more serene and asked if she would sit for me as well. Today, I had a text message saying she will!! I am so happy. I am going to drive to their home and do an hour or so with her.
 

Irwin said:
My wife is in the hospital and not getting better. I took her down there on Friday because she had a fever on top of severe shoulder pain. It turns out that she has an infection in her shoulder and they're going to operate in a little while to clean it out. I'm going back down to be with her when she gets out. Her fever is down, so that's a good thing, but they have to operate, and that's never a good thing.

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They're not going to operate today. They're going to transfer her to another hospital where her main shoulder doctor who's a specialist is going to do the operation. I feel a lot better knowing she's in good hands. He actually called the hospital where she is right now and told them not to operate. That's surprising considering today is Sunday. He sounds like a good, conscientious doctor. :)

I feel a little better now. And the hospital where she's being moved to is only about 15 minutes from where we live so it will be easy to go see her. The other hospital is an hour away during the week when traffic is heavy.
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Sending good thoughts to your wife. @Irwin.
 
@moviequeen1 So sorry to hear about your neighbor and your Buddy Boy. It sounds like you could use a hug. Here you go 🤗

What am I doing today? Well, let's start with a shower, getting dressed, cleaning Maggiecat's litter box. It's still dark outside as the inside of a cow's belly. Yesterday I'd thought about pruning some low-hanging branches but need to ask my landscaper, Mr. Google, whether it's the right time of year. So far, it's still in the thinking stage. Then the reseeded lawn needs to be watered.

That'll take until about 9 am. After that, I'll think on it some more. One thing I know for sure is that I need to remember to eat. I forgot yesterday. Oops. This morning I did eat two pieces of peanut butter toast.

Reckon what @hollydolly is up to? She often has a good idea or two.
 

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Thanks to all for your concern/hugs for me,appreciate it.My next door neighbor Pat died yesterday afternoon,a blessing because she is no longer in pain,she was 86.
I took my usual early walk at 6:30,didn't go far since it was lightly raining temp was 52
This morning,will be my usual call to Canopy of Neighbor members to see what's happening with them. Afterwards if the rain has stopped take a mid morning walk,no other plans for rest of the day
 
LOL @GeorgiaXplant , no good ideas from this side of the pond today... :D

I've been out to the next town to the Post office , and then bought another box of Pink disposable face masks and some odds and ends from the hardware store..

Sunny morning.. so I stopped off at the PUB.. :LOL:..for a coffee, and sat out al fresco..writing my diary , and people watching , but today is the first day of the school half term holiday so the town was very quiet. I suspect the reason it's busy outside of holidays is that parents drop their kids off at school and carry on into town for shopping and dining.. but not today.. ..so there was nothing interesting going on to spy on.. :ROFLMAO:

Bought a Long reach extendible hedge trimmer which is what I actually went out to buy . I won't need it this year unless we have an exceptionally mild winter, but it was a good price and I already have the brand in my normal hedge trimmer and so I felt I'd get it this year cuz my luck is always that it would no longer be available if I left it until Spring... I didn't need to carry it home thankfully , it's being delivered this afternoon...

Did some grocery shopping, shop was still looking a little sorry for itself but there was enough stock so no-one need go hungry... and no actual empty fridges or freezers, albeit stocks were low..

Just had lunch ( bacon roll )... and just going to wait for my delivery to arrive.. :D
 
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On my early walk this morning around 6:30,walked halfway down the street,temp was 48
I'm no longer watering plants/flowers in our community garden since the spigot has been covered up,our tables/chairs have been put away for the season
I haven't been sleeping well these past few days, my next door neighbor,Pat is near the end of her life,now in a deep sleep.She's lived next door to me for 15 yrs.
I was walking to church this morning for our later service, decided when I got there really wasn't up to it,walked back home. My close friend,Marcia emailed to say their family dog,Aker{pharoh hound} my 'buddy boy' died this morning he was 12,really going to miss him
After lunch,nap I took a walk around the block to clear my head,it was cloudy temp in low 50's,saw the sun for a brief moment.I still feel sad hopefully that will change over the next couple of days
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Sue, I'm so sorry for the sad, difficult days you're having. You've always described your moments with Buddy Boy as such a source of joy. What a blessing he was to you and you to him.
 
Irwin said:
My wife is in the hospital and not getting better. I took her down there on Friday because she had a fever on top of severe shoulder pain. It turns out that she has an infection in her shoulder and they're going to operate in a little while to clean it out. I'm going back down to be with her when she gets out. Her fever is down, so that's a good thing, but they have to operate, and that's never a good thing.

[UPDATE]

They're not going to operate today. They're going to transfer her to another hospital where her main shoulder doctor who's a specialist is going to do the operation. I feel a lot better knowing she's in good hands. He actually called the hospital where she is right now and told them not to operate. That's surprising considering today is Sunday. He sounds like a good, conscientious doctor. :)

I feel a little better now. And the hospital where she's being moved to is only about 15 minutes from where we live so it will be easy to go see her. The other hospital is an hour away during the week when traffic is heavy.
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@Irwin my very best wishes for your wife's recovery! Sounds like she has a great doctor. 🌹
 
moviequeen1 said:
On my early walk this morning around 6:30,walked halfway down the street,temp was 48
I'm no longer watering plants/flowers in our community garden since the spigot has been covered up,our tables/chairs have been put away for the season
I haven't been sleeping well these past few days, my next door neighbor,Pat is near the end of her life,now in a deep sleep.She's lived next door to me for 15 yrs.
I was walking to church this morning for our later service, decided when I got there really wasn't up to it,walked back home. My close friend,Marcia emailed to say their family dog,Aker{pharoh hound} my 'buddy boy' died this morning he was 12,really going to miss him
After lunch,nap I took a walk around the block to clear my head,it was cloudy temp in low 50's,saw the sun for a brief moment.I still feel sad hopefully that will change over the next couple of days
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MQ So sorry you lost Aker. You've spoken of him so many times!

I know how sad you feel. May God comfort you.
 
Bought a bunch of things from amazon for Stella, our puppy.

Talked to Joey who said he was having cookies for breakfas, again. Talked to Joey’s house director and said that giving Joey just cookies for breakfast is not acceptable. He needs eggs. He needs protein for recovery from Covid. He needs a decent diet. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Stupid people.

I am thinking about buying a house next year, I hate to but if I had a house Joey would be home with me for his recovery. So very frustrated!
 
@Aunt Bea Can't tell you about the recipe for biscuit because I don't know! Truly. The recipe was developed by the family way back in the way back and all the dry ingredients are incorporated into a top secret biscuit mix that's sealed in 6 1/2 lb bags. All I do is mix it with buttermilk (in an industrial-size mixer for just one minute), knead it, roll it, cut out the biscuits, bake. Each bag of mix plus buttermilk yields 24 large biscuits or 40 small biscuits to a sheet pan.
 
Being back in the saddle turned out to be a hoax. I got up and nearly immediately became very tired and went back to bed. I woke up at 2:47 pm and was thinking about how I have plenty of time to get things done. Next thing I know, it is 4:47 (yes, exactly) and I had no memory of going back to sleep. I continued the thought I was having before that, and then decided, whoa, I've been here before, let me check the time.

So I will try to get a few things done this evening, but it won't be what I had envisioned. It is weird going to sleep without realizing that's what I'm doing. It's one reason I don't drive unless I am feeling super great, and that's only to keep in practice and to drive a mile down the road and back. At those times, I am not a danger to self or others. There is hardly anyone on the road at sunrise anyway. I feel "super great" about once a month. The rest of the time, I am either very tired or feeling great.
 
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