K2 returned home from school, complaining of pain. He immediately made this drawing to show the intensity of the pain.....red being intense, purple a little less so. The green is his hair. I am intrigued that he thinks so visually, instead of describing the pain in words.


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Apparently, as a result of cataract surgery, for people who've had ( Read more... )

How to take the sting
Out of sad memories?

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I walk with dragging feet (and my infected molars and gums) into the large hall where several chairs are placed, and approach the nearest white coat diffidently, with my dental records card. I am hoping that this person will say, "No, we can't see you now," and I can go home in peace ( Read more... )

It's difficult not to sound whiny, but the past fifteen days, as the gum infection has been steadily drained and dried, have been quite murderous. I have now learnt to ask for fresh local anaesthetics as the first injections wear off...but still the deep pain has been quite unbearable sometimes...and being alone in the house is NOT very nice. To be ( Read more... )

I went to get the next bout of dental treatment done...after the injection and the infllicting of a fair amount of the usual pain, the power went off, I sat for 45 minutes and came out without having today's quota completed, but with almost as sore a jaw as usual ( Read more... )

My trusty (and not yet rusty)

Canon 20D

with the

300mm lens

is charged up, ready and waiting. So, too, are my

10X42 Kestrel Meade binoculars

(alas, no longer available!)

of course, my

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From a chat with my daughter:

Some friends' parents travelled to the US to visit, and at Customs and Immigration, the officials pulled out a small bottle of Amruthanjan and asked what it was. "Oh, don't worry!" the couple said confidently, "It's only a balm ( Read more... )