Wednesday, May 13, 2026

     I wake up at 9am this morning, really 10 hours of sleep. Of course, a few times up for bathroom visits. When my eyes finally open, I am rested and ready. My legs are stiff, my whole body is stiff. Brewing coffee, fixing my breakfast loosens up the old body and I am ready for the day. 

     An old talented friend comes by for an infrequent visit. She is still working and busy.  And we can’t stop talking, sharing our lives, our families, our medical experiences and our joys. I tell her the secrets of some over the counter medicines, and what I have learned about incontinent supplies. I am an expert.

     Outside the living room window, the old oak tree branches are swaying in the breezes. Old tired dark green leaves draped with long, stringy lichen.  Where are the new light green leaves. Yesterday I saw a squirrel hanging on a floppy bottle bush branch. This tree is bursting with red flowers, perfect for humming birds and small song birds. But squirrels, no.

     I am obsessed with the reviews of the SHEEP DETECTIVES. I know it is playing in theaters locally. Going to a movie theater is not possible for me so I just have to wait until June to see it on my TV. Sigh. And maybe the anticipation is actually more exciting than the actual movie.  Political news is terrible and yet I can’t quite put it all aside.