Gardening, music, life with MS
In October we drove to the house in N. Carolina for a week. This was a work trip. We hung the new curtains on the sliding glass doors. I’m not thrilled with the color, I thought they were a light tan, (which was the description), and they ended up being more of a gold. The […]
I was happy to record 144.2 lbs. for this month. That was until I had my 6 month check in with my neurologist two days ago. Their scale said 149! I was fully clothed with sneakers but at the most that would have added maybe 3 lbs. So I’m not that happy, but its expected […]
He won the popular vote and he won the electoral vote. The people of the United States have spoken. I can’t believe that this is what the majority of citizens want, but it is. Let the chaos begin. I am in a stupor. This goes right back to my original thought when Kamala Harris was […]
Tomorrow is Election Day and another dreaded election, (for me). This is not any “random thoughts on politics”. These are highly stressed feelings about this election. I dread this because of Trump’s continued spread of false information, not so veiled threats towards people who disagree with him, and outright lies. “the only way I will […]
‘I’m speaking about a stiff neck. This time it started on Monday, just the usual “crick” that I get. I think its from playing games on my iPad and laptop. Tuesday I woke up feeling alot worse. The pain was constant and going down my right shoulder, hard to lift my arm with searing pain […]
I have been receiving my Long Term Disability since May 14, 1997, I was 38 years old. At the time I was working as an Executive Assistant at The Mearl Corporation, in Peekskill, NY. I was unaware at the time that my benefits included Long Term Disability. Lucky for me that I was covered. Who […]
When we first moved here, at least 10 years ago, I saw a lot of butterflies. I purposely bought a Butterfly Bush, (Buddleia) to attract them. When I became a Master Gardner I learned even more about their struggle. Because of this I decided to focus on building a pollinator garden. I did this by […]
I had my yearly physical last week and my weight was 147, fully clothed and with sneakers on. I weighed myself on my scale naked and my weight was 145.8. I’m settling on 146. Not great.
This week I took another class at The Cultural Art Center at Glen Allen, “Mandala Drawing.” We were given a rock that was painted a flat black, and a tool set and acrylic paints. It was simply creating a pattern, repeating in a specific color combination and adding embellishments. I will continue to make them […]
Ever since I can remember I’ve had a deep appreciation for nature. I had to be outside. As a child, with woods in the front and back yards, I was always playing and collecting found things, (rocks). I had no fear of swimming in ponds or lakes. Free time meant taking a bucket and heading […]