A moment in time

February 3, 201448 Comments

Saturday was an epic day. I was able to slowly, and carefully, walk the whole trail at the Mountain Farmlet. I won’t say my knee didn’t hurt, but I didn’t swell up either. Then on the way home we saw this…

It was a promise of rain on the way that was delivered overnight. We are not in the deep freeze, and life is getting more comfortable!

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How was your weekend?

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By the way, I went to the specialist and I have arthritis in my knee. No surprises there I guess. I have it in my fingers and elsewhere, though thankfully not so painfully. The Dr gave me several options; I chose a shot and some exercises to do, with a return appointment scheduled for the end of February. By the way, I am happy to tell you that a shot in your knee is way less painful than one in your thumb joint! 😉

Injured, and trying to mend.

January 3, 2014103 Comments

Wondering where I’ve been?

Well, I am out of commission. Somehow I have (re)injured my knee and I can’t stand for very long to do much of anything (cooking/cleaning) because it swells up so bad inside that I can feel it out the back of my knee and up my thigh. I also can’t sit for too long to rest it because then it freezes up and I am positively crippled upon standing again!

I am currently living on 100mg Celebrex and hobbling about on Bob’s walking stick. The tree is still up, the chores are piling up, and I am fed up! 😦 I am calling the Dr as soon as I press the publish button.

On a humorous note: We went to see the newest Peter Jackson Hobbit extravaganza and I was worried they wouldn’t let me in with my rather large walking stick. Bob laughed and quipped:

They will just think you are in character. What you need is a wizards cap and cape!

He was right, no one really noticed me and my “weapon”. 😉

On other topics, so far 2014 is coming in on frigid winds and ice-cold temperatures. It is 10:30 in the morning and our current temperature is 21 degrees. Over the next few days we will continue to get below freezing temperatures and the temperatures will stay well below freezing even for the highs.

The worst of it will be Monday with a high of 20 degrees and a low of 5 deg, and Tuesday is not much better with 23 H and a 12 L. You know this California expat is still not used to this kind of winter weather!

I have express ordered a heated water bowl for the Mountain Farmlet. I would have just picked one up at the local pet store or the Co-op… but this is the Deep South and they don’t really stock them here.

How are you surviving the cold where you are?

The Mystery is Solved!

October 22, 2013October 23, 201346 Comments

Since buying the property I have been seeing large floaters in the water. Some are over two feet long! I had been told that they were snapping turtles, but I could never see them. Trying to get closer only caused the shadowy shapes to dive down deeper.

Do you see those scary dark spots in the water? Do you think they are snapping turtles?

Sunday afternoon I tried a different tactic. I walked very slowly, and cautiously to the pond. I stopped and waited several times for the shadows to resurface and then put my tripod up in the shade. Being in the shade masked me, but the awesome part was when the slanty light finally revealed the mystery.

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I went hunting,

What did I see?

I saw a big Catfish

Looking at me!

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So happy there are no snapping turtles to bite the feet of my geese!

I Feel Good!

October 18, 2013November 12, 201368 Comments

I knew that I would, but not when…

Those of you who’ve known me for a while know that I have been fighting the good fight to regain my life again. I have been suffering from agoraphobia and depression for a few years.

Buying the Mountain Farmlet (hidden benefits there) and pure determination have been my only tools to overcome the disability.

One of the saddest manifestations of this disorder was my lack of drive to do anything I once loved to do.

Well, I’m definitely on the downhill side of this mountain and the fabric is flying again!

I finished the extra long robe I cut out last February.

I’ll stay warm this winter even if not *fashionable. 😉

And now I’m quilting again!

I’ll share the result when I am done, and I promise not to take 8 months to do it! 😀

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Have a blessed weekend.

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*NOTE: Why is it that when the fabric stores have a big sale on fleece they only have kiddie prints? Where’s all the fleece in Adult prints? Do they even make such a thing? Equally important, why is it that here in Huntsville you can never find a really warm robe that is long enough to cover your legs down to the ankles?

Making a fleece robe for an adult is expensive, even when the fabric is on sale, but we do what we must to keep our pegs warm! Even when it means running about wearing Teddy Bears and looking like a big kid. 😀