by CJ | Dec 20, 2020 | Journal
Between us, Jane and I can lift, plumb, kneel, shove, and whatnot—-and we replaced the kitchen water heater. Which is pretty good for a new hip and coming off chemo. We’re being thankful this year for being here in one piece and making progress. Which in...
by CJ | Dec 2, 2020 | Journal
Mostly incision pain. She’s moving about pretty well, but relying on the walker to avoid thoughtless twists and other bodily moves that could tweak abused muscle. The only muscle incision is vertical, but there is ‘retraction’, which is not a gentle...
by CJ | Nov 25, 2020 | Journal
On her way to the car, Jane hit the door open button for the garage. In the dark of 6am in Spokane winter. She settled in (I’d been warming the car.) and I hit the door open button on the car visor and backed out. Hit the garage door. It IS a both open and close...
by CJ | Nov 24, 2020 | Journal
On a snowy night at 3 am, Jane had gut pain severe enough I took her to a fancy clinic, which called an ambulance to get her to the hospital for removal of her gall bladder, which had never given any prior trouble. That was a week ago. Today she gets her right hip...
by CJ | Oct 11, 2020 | Journal
Ill in January, I bounced through a series of medical appointments which. thanks to one doc and two NP’s, bounced me to a colonoscopy. which found, yes, cancer. I was in surgery within two weeks, on chemo the week after that, and am glad to report I finished...
by CJ | Sep 13, 2020 | Journal
We have 2 big air purifiers, and are very glad to have them. Outside smells like a smoker’s convention. Inside is fairly nice. We’re not in danger here in WA, but some of our small towns are, and CA and OR are hard hit. Good wishes to all in the affected...
by CJ | Aug 27, 2020 | Journal
We’re doing well, even cool, in the PNW, but to our south, alas, poor California—and hugs to those dealing with the hurricane.
by CJ | Jul 16, 2020 | Journal
It’s a very nice award. It recognizes a book that promotes individual freedom or the right to ‘vote with one’s feet’ when it comes to choosing your allies and your government. Intelligence and foresight matter. Which is something AR is...
by CJ | Jul 1, 2020 | Journal
Not the virus. Just crud. But ok. We’re saying a reluctant goodbye to Scott—he’s been with us a long time, part of the ‘family’, he and Andrea. But construction jobs have to end, and he has to move on to a shower install elsewhere....
by CJ | Jun 15, 2020 | Journal
And with Scott’s help—we managed to get the weight of the marine tank canopy reduced by about 90% which means easy off-on. Feeding is still an adventure—I have to get a short ladder and climb up to drop food in, but that’s not too bad. OTOH,...
by CJ | Jun 14, 2020 | Journal
We’re starting on a new phase—cleanup. We’ve lived like campers for nearly 3 years, embarrassed even to open the door to callers, because the living room is awash in boxes and every room in the house is ‘temporarily’ stocked with stuff...
by CJ | Jun 1, 2020 | Journal
I pulled about 10 lbs of them out of the pond filter, and spent an hour power-washing them out of the fiber filter mat. Glug! They’re all over the drive and patio, not to mention everything else. Hawthorne is one of the prettiest blooming trees, the Maxfield...
