The season turns to summer
I'm spending time in the lovely garden, which is groaning with blooming pink roses, peonies, poppies, and iris, just to mention some of the blooms. Food is growing abundantly. There are a pair of house wrens in one of our bird boxes; their babies are hatched, and I've let hours go by as I watch them frantically feed the babies. You can hear the "peep, peep, peep" every time they get a grub or a moth.
My visit to my mom went splendidly, really. Though frail, she still has the drive of a horse; we did many museums, many dinner parties, and walks in formal and informal gardens. I feel lucky to have made this trip. There were a few issues with how care works for her - it is inconsistent to say the least, but then her health is also inconsistent. I'm told "this is to be expected," with is a euphemism for sure. People should just admit that she is really old, that good days are to be treasured, and bad days to be tolerated. Maya Angelou said, about old age, "You can have aches and pains, but don't be a pain about it." Remind me I quoted this whenever necessary.
Carolyn's baby will be born sometime in the next 10 days. There are a few concerns here at the end of the pregnancy, but for the most part it has done very smoothly. As she says, "Mom, I want my daughter on the outside!" Me too. We spend a lot of our lives waiting, don't we? The waiting gives added meaning to these huge life changes, but I cannot say I'm good at it. But for today I now Carolyn is with best friends and their children, and another day of "cooking the kid" will be spent pleasantly for her. Me... I'll weed and watch wrens feed babies. I WANT TO BE A GRAND MOTHER!
My visit to my mom went splendidly, really. Though frail, she still has the drive of a horse; we did many museums, many dinner parties, and walks in formal and informal gardens. I feel lucky to have made this trip. There were a few issues with how care works for her - it is inconsistent to say the least, but then her health is also inconsistent. I'm told "this is to be expected," with is a euphemism for sure. People should just admit that she is really old, that good days are to be treasured, and bad days to be tolerated. Maya Angelou said, about old age, "You can have aches and pains, but don't be a pain about it." Remind me I quoted this whenever necessary.
Carolyn's baby will be born sometime in the next 10 days. There are a few concerns here at the end of the pregnancy, but for the most part it has done very smoothly. As she says, "Mom, I want my daughter on the outside!" Me too. We spend a lot of our lives waiting, don't we? The waiting gives added meaning to these huge life changes, but I cannot say I'm good at it. But for today I now Carolyn is with best friends and their children, and another day of "cooking the kid" will be spent pleasantly for her. Me... I'll weed and watch wrens feed babies. I WANT TO BE A GRAND MOTHER!