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Welcome from the old - Buzz of the new.

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    OLD My infected toe, cleaned up by Dr Liwski, and Surgical Nurse Elizabeth. All the dead tissue scraped away (OUCH!!) Toe carefully treated with Colligan   then bandaged. Two weeks more to complete healing. BUT   Then darn it, I fell out of bed, and have a carpet burn to adorn a leg

You MUST have it

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 The Finest Kombucha

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

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A shoe horn. An object unknown to youngsters.

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  I It's resting on my desk for a photo' op, but for many years its' home was on my hall table, underneath which is a shoe rack.  Then the shoehorn went Awol I found it today in, of  all places, the cutlery/silverware in the dining room What?  Dear friends please remember that the daughter and mother who clean my home are not only cleaners but also obsessive tidiers.   They tidy so much that articles go AWOL.  In this case a silvery object clearly had no place on the hall table. In this case a silvery shoe horn clearly belonged with other shiny silvery objects.  In the cutlery drawer of course! l

Healing can be reached. But not "yesterday"

 It was on August 19th that I spent time at the local hospital's WOUND CLINIC. with my surgeon Dr LIWSKI and an R.N. One thing was clear. The Doctor and Nurse minced not words.  "You cannot allow the dressing around your toe to get damp"  A wet dressing is a petrie dish for further infection. The surgeon issued orders for continued home visits  I postponed the first of such visits, by an occupational therapist. on account of the severe and tempestuous  movements of my bowels.  It had been slated for Friday 21st (morning)  The cancellation was fortuitous,   The doorbell rang at 1:00 p.m. It was the R.N. making her weekly visit.  Surprise!  I had failed to see or read a voice mail in which she'd alerted me to her visit. NEVER MIND   She scolded me for wearing dirty socks!  She carefully cleaned and rebound the wound. She gave me instructions for continued care. She was with me for forty minutes.   This is almo...

Disgusting

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 Hormel Canned Chilli on store made mashed potatoes

Well I Never! Early prep

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  Some twelve years ago David the Naster Handy Man  (now retired) asked if he should install grab bars when he was fitting a new shower hose.  I'm glad that I said yes When my neighbour died  (8/10 years ago) her Detroit brother asked if I could use her super walker,  I didn't then.   I do  now!