Yesterday, Cath got an infusion of some drug for her hand. It was in the form of a huge Band Aid with a built-in battery. Once the time was up [3-4 hours (?)], she peeled it off and threw it away – battery and all! She said she could really tell a difference.
The other hands belong to Meg Rich, wife of Bob Rich pictured below. (She didn’t have her hair done, so I was not allowed a full body photo). I got a distress call from Meg that her iPad was not working: email would not display, etc. I jumped on/in my charcoal stead (I would have taken the MG but it was raining) and motored to rescue this lovely 80-something damsel. A reboot of said machine made me hero-for-a-day, and as a bonus I got to visit with the Rich’s for a few minutes. They have made the brave decision to sell the beautiful house on the hill and go into assisted living. I honor and love them and wish them much happiness in their new digs. Bob has helped me immeasurably over the years with British car issues. Meg has knitted more than 10,000 caps for new babies. Their hands are holy.
Today Becky Elder and Wesley arrived to plant two Korean ??s and three Green??s out front where the juniper bushes used to reign. I planted three Blue Mist Spireas (OK, so I read the tags on these).
I’ve got a couple of new dragons on eBay and have been doing a lot of reading: The Neversink Chronicles and another one on dying – Good to Go: A Guide to Preparing for the End of Life sent by Meredith from the “free” shelf. She sent a disclaimer that it was for our NODA group, but mortality is a topic that rolls around in my cranium at an ever increasing rate. It’s a very cool and quirky book.
I get a daily heads-up from Gizmodo via email and sometimes they are very engaging. I like this one: http://gizmodo.com/5906600/the-cheap-charming-kinda-crazy-lab-of-a-video-visionary?utm_source=Gizmodo+Newsletter&utm_campaign=4f2025a43d-UA-142218-3&utm_medium=email. Even the comments are interesting. Be sure and view the embedded video.