Today is the first day back to volunteering since my knee surgery. The doctor said I can drive so I drove to the hospital to volunteer. I'd only missed last week. I saw a man struggling along with a walker and a bandaged knee. He struggled just as badly with the walker as I had with the crutches. I think his surgery was more serious than mine because he was in the hospital and I was outpatient. But it felt lovely to see him struggle as I had and know I had come so far.
The wall slides on the exercise sheet the doctor gave me is miserable. It is for the quadriceps and makes both knees hurt.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Cardinal as Spotter
I knew that tomato plant had a hornworm but I couldn't find it yesterday. This morning I saw a cardinal precariously perched on a tomato plant pecking at something that was swinging away and back. It tried several times and then flew off. I was curious because I hadn't seen a cardinal on a tomato plant before so I walked closer. It had been pecking at a hornworm! Good job, cardinal!
Monday, July 8, 2013
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon - a Comment
I think I know why it is taking Diana Gabaldon so long to publish the next book after An Echo in the Bone. She got her characters in such an awful mess that even she can't figure out how to extricate them!
Interference Follow-Up
I turned off my laptop's internet last night in hopes that I could access the internet on my desktop more quickly. It did not appear to help. It is possible that the air card still homes in on the modem on the laptop with it turned off. I don't know. I just know it didn't help.
First Post-Op Doctor's Visit
Well, the stitches were removed today and some of my restrictions...like driving:)
I don't have to go back for a month. He was pleased with my range of motion and did not recommend rehab. He gave me a sheet with some exercises. I complained about how difficult it is to get off the floor with a messed up knee and he said I can do them from a chair. I'm happy about that.
He said not to stand on uneven surfaces which I forgot as soon as I decided a hornworm was gnawing leaves off of a tomato. My knee reminded me so I didn't do it long.
He showed me pictures and said the MRI had shown a tear of the medial meniscus. When the surgery was underway, a tear on the lateral meniscus was also shown so he also fixed it.
I don't have to go back for a month. He was pleased with my range of motion and did not recommend rehab. He gave me a sheet with some exercises. I complained about how difficult it is to get off the floor with a messed up knee and he said I can do them from a chair. I'm happy about that.
He said not to stand on uneven surfaces which I forgot as soon as I decided a hornworm was gnawing leaves off of a tomato. My knee reminded me so I didn't do it long.
He showed me pictures and said the MRI had shown a tear of the medial meniscus. When the surgery was underway, a tear on the lateral meniscus was also shown so he also fixed it.
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Interference
I wonder if the modem in my laptop is interfering with reception of my desktop computer. Tonight I will turn off the internet on my laptop when I go inside. I bought a new desktop computer because I wanted more storage space and more usb ports. I don't think getting a new laptop would fix it and I don't think my desktop computer is out of date.
So that is my plan. I hope it works. I'm seriously tired of waiting twenty minutes to pull up my fitbit site.
So that is my plan. I hope it works. I'm seriously tired of waiting twenty minutes to pull up my fitbit site.
Niccolo Rising
I first read a book by Dorothy Dunnett in the Citronelle, Alabama, library. It was the third of the Lymond Chronicles. It was rich in devious plot twists, descriptions, historic settings, and wonderfully complex characters.
After reading the third one, I started on the series in order. I wanted to buy the series but couldn't find it. It was before computers in homes or internet.
I eventually found the series in hardback going through a reprint at Harrod's in London. I bought the ones they'd had so far and put the future editions on my credit card to be delivered as they appeared in reprint.
Then a new series started...Niccolo Rising was the first. I was almost afraid to read it in case the author had used all of her brilliance on the characters of the first series and the next would be a disappointment.
I don't like the second series quite as well, but it is still wonderful. In addition to all that, the setting is in Bruges, a jewel of a small city that I especially like. Some people can spend hours in art museums. I love wandering the streets, reveling in the old architecture. So when I read (or reread) the book, I also revisit the town in memory.
These books are not for the faint of heart who think history is tidy and noble. It is rather more Machiavellian...interesting to read about but better viewed from a distance.
BUT! Niccolo Rising has appeared in audio. I was delighted. It is the only one, so far. I think collecting books used to be more difficult. Now I have the hardbacked books (acquired in England), ebooks, and have started on the audio books as they become available:)
After reading the third one, I started on the series in order. I wanted to buy the series but couldn't find it. It was before computers in homes or internet.
I eventually found the series in hardback going through a reprint at Harrod's in London. I bought the ones they'd had so far and put the future editions on my credit card to be delivered as they appeared in reprint.
Then a new series started...Niccolo Rising was the first. I was almost afraid to read it in case the author had used all of her brilliance on the characters of the first series and the next would be a disappointment.
I don't like the second series quite as well, but it is still wonderful. In addition to all that, the setting is in Bruges, a jewel of a small city that I especially like. Some people can spend hours in art museums. I love wandering the streets, reveling in the old architecture. So when I read (or reread) the book, I also revisit the town in memory.
These books are not for the faint of heart who think history is tidy and noble. It is rather more Machiavellian...interesting to read about but better viewed from a distance.
BUT! Niccolo Rising has appeared in audio. I was delighted. It is the only one, so far. I think collecting books used to be more difficult. Now I have the hardbacked books (acquired in England), ebooks, and have started on the audio books as they become available:)
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