Saw Oldest Brother today
Aug. 19th, 2024 10:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
silver_chipmunkI got up around 11:30 and had breakfast and coffee. Then I showered and dressed, and walked over to the nursing home. I walked rather than Ubered because I did so much walking last week, and there was no bad effect on my foot. Also it wasn't as hot as it's been. So I saved the money and walked there, telling myself if it was too bad I could always Uber back.
Oldest Brother was quite well, considering. He was awake, and aware, and responsive. It was a very pleasant visit. I stayed for about an hour, then walked home again.
After I got home, I ate a snack and emailed John, Denise, and Laurie and told them I had seen him and how he was. Also that I probably wasn't going to the cottage this year, at this point.
Then I called the Kid, and she answered, so we had a nice chat. We are going to try to get together Thursday or Monday.
After that I went to the bedroom and read the end of Busman's Honeymoon. Oddly enough I had no memory at all of the solution to the mystery, so it came as a nice end.
After that I put in an order to Thriftbooks, for the two books of short stories I don't have, and the first two of the Jill Paton Walsh continuations. I had read the first one, Thrones, Dominations, but none of the others.
Then I realized it was a little after 7, so I emailed the FWiB about Skyping, and we did. We had a nice time for about an hour and almost a half.
Then I had dinner, and and went to the bedroom again. I put away all the books that I brought from work, on my new bookcase, and decided to read the Ursula Le Guin book I got at the Strand last week, and save the Peter Wimsey short stories until I got my shipment from Thriftbooks and could read them in order.
So I am now reading Rocannon's World, and enjoying it.
I read til pet feeding time, and then I fed the pets and here I am.
One problem I have, I had thought that my next doctor's appointment, for my port flush, was the 27th. Today I got the reminder that it's the 21st. I was going to have to change it anyway, though.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. Oldest Brother doing well.
3. The Kid.
4. Was able to walk to the nursing home and back.
5. Thriftbooks.
6. Cooler weather.
Edited to add: Forgot to say, when I was walking back I saw a medium sized racoon on the sidewalk. Plenty of them around in the city, but unusual to see them out and about in the day, Hope it wasn't sick. It looked pretty healthy though.
Oldest Brother was quite well, considering. He was awake, and aware, and responsive. It was a very pleasant visit. I stayed for about an hour, then walked home again.
After I got home, I ate a snack and emailed John, Denise, and Laurie and told them I had seen him and how he was. Also that I probably wasn't going to the cottage this year, at this point.
Then I called the Kid, and she answered, so we had a nice chat. We are going to try to get together Thursday or Monday.
After that I went to the bedroom and read the end of Busman's Honeymoon. Oddly enough I had no memory at all of the solution to the mystery, so it came as a nice end.
After that I put in an order to Thriftbooks, for the two books of short stories I don't have, and the first two of the Jill Paton Walsh continuations. I had read the first one, Thrones, Dominations, but none of the others.
Then I realized it was a little after 7, so I emailed the FWiB about Skyping, and we did. We had a nice time for about an hour and almost a half.
Then I had dinner, and and went to the bedroom again. I put away all the books that I brought from work, on my new bookcase, and decided to read the Ursula Le Guin book I got at the Strand last week, and save the Peter Wimsey short stories until I got my shipment from Thriftbooks and could read them in order.
So I am now reading Rocannon's World, and enjoying it.
I read til pet feeding time, and then I fed the pets and here I am.
One problem I have, I had thought that my next doctor's appointment, for my port flush, was the 27th. Today I got the reminder that it's the 21st. I was going to have to change it anyway, though.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. Oldest Brother doing well.
3. The Kid.
4. Was able to walk to the nursing home and back.
5. Thriftbooks.
6. Cooler weather.
Edited to add: Forgot to say, when I was walking back I saw a medium sized racoon on the sidewalk. Plenty of them around in the city, but unusual to see them out and about in the day, Hope it wasn't sick. It looked pretty healthy though.
