Hi Darling Ones, Did you miss me? I took a brief hiatus while Sister #2 was here. She left Friday and I spent all day yesterday sleeping. It always takes me a little while to readjust to hermit life after spending a ton of time with my extrovert sisters. Speaking of which, we’re gonna kick off this month’s appreciation list with them. Sisters I cannot say enough how rad it is that my sisters have consistently shown up for me…
What’s up, Darling Ones? In honor of the 31st anniversary of Paul Westerberg’s first solo record, “14 Songs,” I decided to rank his solo efforts based on whim and my current mood. I included some of the Grandpaboy stuff, but kept out all the basement recordings. 1. Suicaine Gratifaction This should come as no surprise. This is my favorite solo Westerberg album and of course I would only like the best. I love art that guts me and eves me…
Dear Darling Ones, Yesterday as my last day of physical therapy and as we pulled away from 1601 St. Francis Ave I was a little sad. Do you have any idea how much time I’ve spent there in the last 11 months? Hold on, I’m gonna go figure it out. Between occupational, physical, and lymphedema therapy; gynecology; and orthopedics, I had 76 appointments at 1601 St. Francis Ave. That’s a lot! And now, I got bupkus on the books. Well,…
Hello Darling Ones, Today is my birthday! I made it to 52. Today also marks 15 months since my stroke. And, if we’re marking anniversaries, 12 months since I did the hardest thing I ever had do — ask for financial help. It would be glorious if I could report one year later that things were absolutely splendid. That I’ve fully recovered physically, emotionally, and financially from the stroke. That is not the case. Stroke recovery is a frustratingly long…
Uff Da, Darling Ones, Today has been a rough one. Yesterday was a rough one too, and I am deep down in the feeling sorry for myself dumps. I had eye day yesterday and it did not go well. It started out great two old ladies in the waiting room complimented me on my Still Kickin shirt and Dr. D said my hair was cute. What can I say? I’m vain. I was actually kind of excited for the treatment,…
Hi Darling Ones. Last night I finished the Catghan for my nephew-in-law. This is a momentous occasion for many reasons. His birthday was in April. It is, according to my semi-reliable record keeping, the 30th blanket I’ve made. It is the FIRST thing I’ve finished since my stroke. I started this before my stroke and worked so hard on it the night before my stroke I wrote off my right-arm weakness as a crochet injury. It’s super cute (full blanket…
