Simplicity

I have had surgery three times in slightly more than a year.  Every time I am housebound and healing, I learn something new. . .get some new insight into daily living.   Hard to explain, but it is a kind of simplicity in how the day is spent.    I rediscovered a narrow screened in porch off our bedrooms.  The girls used to sleep outside sometimes, but it was basically unused for more than 20 years.   Walking with my walker there last summer, I came to appreciate it all over again and now I spend time there every day in my comfortable chair with books at hand and a cold drink.    In my winter recovery I observed a crystal sun catcher on a side table in the living room catching a ray of light and sending colorful dots dancing all over the room.    I took my tea to the sofa and enjoyed the light show most every day. During my last bout, I felt good but had activity restricted because of my foot.    I set up one end of my bedroom as a "studio" for quilting and thoroughly enjoyed the idea of myself as "artist".    Simple discoveries that have added to my life!

Summer Hiatus

Five weeks of summer company followed by surgery on my foot have created a silence on my blog!
I miss the youthful voices with their thick British accents.   One night I was playing cards with several
grandsons.   Silences in the game were filled with "beat boxing" - mouth sounds that accompany much
contemporary music.   After one strange sound, I said, "What was that?"   My youngest grandson said, "Fought".    I looked blank.   His older brother translated:   "Fart"     The
international language of boys!