Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood WA

Saturday I went with a sorority sister to see a talk given by a long lost dear friend of mine. She has followed her bliss and is making a living from it: She grows ferns-- from spore. She has become quite the expert in her field. I know!

Back when I first met her I was still in high school; I babysat her firstborn, and second born, but not the third; I house-sat for her, and watered her many plants, both inside and out. Yet when I saw her and called her name, she looked at me and said "Gee, you look really familiar..." Of course, she remembered me once I refreshed her memory, but to say that I was a little disappointed would be an understatement.

To be fair, it has been 23 years since I've seen her, but I don't think I look any more different than she does, which is to say, a little grayer and a few more wrinkles. And, big clue, I chose to use the wheelchair today, and she knew all about that era of my life.  Oh well, it was still good to hear of her. And she told us she would comp us two tickets to the House and Garden Expo in Seattle next February, which will be good, as this particular sister of mine is a Master Gardener, and will want to go in any case.

We lucked out weather wise as the sun came out all afternoon, and the temp got all the way up to 65. Qu'el surpris! By the time dinnertime rolled around we were back to rain, rain, rain, and it continued off and on through Sunday, only Sunday was about ten degrees cooler.

As usual after an outing, I came home and promptly fell asleep in my chair. Then I stayed up all night and watched The Madness of King George, and Zentangled my name.

I definitely need to have a system to keep track of the tangles (and how to make them); I have started doing this by making them on tags (2 1/8 x 4 1/4) which I will put on a ring in some sort of order. I also need to find an appropriate container for my growing collection of pens, h2o color pencils, etc. Every hobby comes with its own start-up cost............... ain't that the truth. I have three books that I'd like to have spiral bound together. They're relatively small - 8 1/2" square - and if they were put together like this I could get them to lie flat for easier reference.

I had my neuro appointment last Wednesday, and I was right, I am slowing down. My 25' walk was 30% slower than eight months ago. Now he wants me to have blood drawn to check for Vitamin D deficiency and to get a comprehensive metabolic panel. Then he wants me to have another MRI - probably of head only, even though many of my symptoms are spinal related - e.g. bowel/bladder, diminished sensation in my hands/feet, and like that.

I was supposed to have my cath changed on Thursday, but the electric door override couldn't be accessed, and the elevators weren't working; I suppose I could have walked up the stairs since I had my forearm crutch in the car - I just didn't think of it. And of course we didn't go home right away, and they weren't open on Friday, so I'll have to reschedule that for this week, preferably sooner than later.

So, all of this is coming up on the week I have to get ready for our State Convention (WOO HOO). Plus, I have to figure out what to wear - I usually dress so casually, and two events on Saturday I should dress up a little. Laundry needs to be done, prescriptions need to be filled, i's need to be dotted and t's need to be crossed. [Why do those apostophes look wrong to me? because is is plural of i, yet that doesn't look right either. Anyone? Muffie??]

And one last thing. Does anyone who reads here have Skype, and if so how often do you use it? I know it's a free download, and DH has already done that part, but I would still need a microphone and headphones. I'm wondering if it's worth it. So chime in on that too, please.

Good night, TTYL, and Be Well,