A wonderful novel by Laura Lippman has helped me get through a difficult week. I have a blood clot, not the scary kind but a small one on a superficial vein. No clue how this happened but lots of sitting with my leg up and a late night visit to the ER courtesy of my son. Am also reading OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN AND THE INVENTION OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL and watching lots of documentaries on YOU TUBE. CRITERION has a nice list of movies this week if this thing doesn't go away. The Lippman book got my interested in Joan Mitchell so I am looking into her work.
Finished THE DIPLOMAT. She certainly makes time for romance amidst saving the world. SLOW HORSES ended well too. So too MAIGRET.
Going to see ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER again. It really needs the big screen.
What about you?
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Get better soon, Patti. Keep that leg elevated and follow your doctor's advice. Don't for the love of all that is holy, listen to RFK, Jr. Do not take ivermectin and be aware that if you take Tylenol, it may retroactively make Megan autistic. Please, please take care of yourself. We want you around for a long, long time.
I fell back this weekend, changing all the clocks but not changing my sleep patterns, thinking of Bill Crider and his dislike of going from Standard Time ot Daylight 'Savings Time and vice versa. Twice a year, like clockwork (ha! see what I did there?) Bill would become uncharacteristically grumpy and I find myself following suit.
Miraculously, while I fell back, I did not Fall back. My back problem has not gotten better and I would have fallen over a dozen times if not steadied by two canes. It's a pinched nerve that refuses to become un-pinched and the pain and the resulting muscular weakness has not been fun. I spent most of the last few days lying flat since moving is something my body no longer likes to do. I have slept a lot also; it is amazing how muchn pain can exhaust you.
Thursday was my birthday and Christina took me out for tacos. Despite the agony of moving, they were delicious. Then on Saturday, eight of us went out to celebrate...ME! We went to a fondue place -- something I never knew existed. (Fondue was popular 55 years ago when I was married, but it's popularity had faded almost immediately. We actually received a fondue pot as a wedding gift, used it for two or three weeks, and I never touched fondue again, until now.) They served a four-course fondue extravaganza with various cheeses, sauces, and meats. Preparation time for each entree was slow and the entire meal took over two and a half hours. It was surprisingly, a lot of fun and we laughed a lot. It was also surprisingly filling. I soldiered through the pain, amazed people by getting up after only six tries, and shambled ever so slowly out of the restaurant. When I got home, I laid down and did not move for more than twelve hours, and then only to change the clocks. I'm doing much better today, but it is early hours. Christina wants me to check in with a doctor and I'm afraid I might have to, although they have been of no help in the past. (Several previous conversations: "Well, we cam operate and there's a 25% chance it will get better, a 25% chance it will get worse, and a 50% chance it will stay the same." Thank you, doc, but no thanks.)
Amy is settling in with her new job. Turns out she is working in the =same building as Jessie, just one floor down. Also in the same building is Trey's engineering firm. there is an opening in the Environmental Protection department in the same building and Erin is thinking of Applying. Just one big happy family. Erin had also started going out with Walt and a friend on their early morning bird photography jaunts; those morning sessions have resulted in some great photos.
To be continued...
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