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Oh yeah, Doug, I am more than ready. HI back to Paulette! I have done some knitting, but I need a new glasses prescription. Or maybe my days of knitting with fine yarn are just over. I MAY have found a place here on the island to rent for February at an off-tourist-season price I can just...

It’s my left ankle that was broken, so not my driving foot. I have driven around the island enough to be pretty sure that I am good for at least a couple hours, and it’s just about 4 hours from here to Astoria. I am pushing things a bit, since I am supposed to vacate these premises by the end...

I have nightmares about this…. But I could fall out of my chair too! I can only putter around in my van for an hour or so, then I need a nap in my aforesaid (folding zero gravity) chair.

Ankle Update - Last Sunday, I drove my van to the grocery store! It was ridiculously exciting!! When I got home, I had to take a nap. It feels wonderful to be truly up and about. I am still a bit teetery, so I use a cane and carry my iPhone whenever I go outside, and my foot still hurts, but...

It depends a lot on their age. Older cats tend to want to sleep most of the time. Get your cats used to being in a vehicle. The sooner the better. I used to drive my van to a nearby park, stay there and read a while, then go back home. I can't say she ever really liked it, but she did get used...

Thanks for the recs, will check them out!

Another broken ankle update - Last Thursday got the OK to start bearing some weight, with the boot on. I got a walker and have been tottering around a bit. Foot/ankle let me know when I totter a bit too much. I’m about 8 weeks into this little adventure, apparently I have about 8 more weeks to...

Having once dumped an entire glass of orange juice on a laptop, I empathize!

Blythe also has a Starbucks…

Lincoln Lawyer, The Old Man, and Slow Horses! Also various movies.

Checking in… Had my 3-week appointment with the doc on Friday. They are happy with the healing they see, so that is very good. I am warned very sternly against putting any weight on my left leg at all for at least another 3 weeks. I don’t need the warning because that ankle is still very...

Doug, that’s really wonderful!

Well, I was correct - it really hurt today. Oh well. But I am getting around a bit better, in spite of the pain so that is very good indeed. I can bear my weight on my right ankle, so that means she only needs to spot me when I move to and from the wheelchair, and not lift me. She got out for a...

Yup, I was told this in the ER Monday night. Fortunately, I only needed IV fluids during my actual surgery on Friday. They did say they were giving me not quite as much as they usually would - just barely enough to keep the vein open. Strange how a far-away event can effect the here and now.

It is with heavy heart that I regret to say that I have gone and broken my ankle!!! Monday night, returning from a near-midnight run to the bathroom at Dismal Nitch (across the bridge from Astoria), I misnavigated an abrupt change in the sidewalk level and went down on my knees and hands. Well...

Hi gang, I've been hiding out on the SW Washington coast since June, grappling with a lot of stuff. Fortunately, I am feeling much better about life. Unfortunately, the bill for neglecting my teeth is coming due! So I've started on the fillings/cleanings routine. Another thing that's happened...

Your co-workers are nuts. Who wouldn’t want to visit as many hot springs as possible!!

Yep. You have keys for a reason. Just drive to where the weather is decent.

I think that with two adults and one teenager camping out of one minivan, some kind of tent will be absolutely necessary! First question to ask is how can everyone sleep comfortably? Get this one right, and other things will fall into place. Get it wrong, and nothing else will ever be quite...

Anyone else starting to wonder how many things we can stuff into low earth orbits?