It has been five months

 

It has been five months

since we held hands

for the last time.

Fidget sleeves

 

I decided to respond to a request for volunteers to knit fidget sleeves for Alzheimer patients who live in our local Care facility. Fortunately we received a bag of sample knitting pieces at the Thrift store and I was able to join pieces together to form colorful sleeves that stretch from wrist to crook of the arm. Buttons, beads and other donated embellishments were stitched on for the patients to "fidget with".

In total I managed to create 17 sleeves while watching boring TV shows!

It was fun and, hopefully, will bring comfort to restless hands.

Treasures

 More treasures shining in the trees on my morning walk.

These discoveries brighten my day!

A "POUR" painting

 

On Sunday I helped my sister with a "POUR" painting.

This is the end result after many pourings, tippings and blowings with a straw and a hairdryer.

She used a combination of acrylic paints, Elmer's glue, water and WD40

to get a variety of textures and reactions.

The wedding

 Yesterday was a very emotional day! Our youngest son, Adrian, was married in a small ceremony at South Memorial ballpark in Vancouver where they met six years ago.  Their plans for a big wedding last October had to be cancelled due to Covid. This was a special celebration of their union.

Despite the threat of rain the skies stayed clear for the ceremony.

After the ceremony they shared a pitch...

...and an attempted hit!

Sharing a moment in the middle of the road!

Wishing him happiness in his next chapter!

the update

Forgot that I was intending to post an update. It all seems like it happened years ago...not much to say except that, as usual, the prep was worse than the procedures. Turns out that I have a hiatus hernia which is causing a problem. The Gastro Doc also removed three polyps from my colon. Old age continues!

Gastro procedures

So, I received a call on Friday evening from the Gastro Doctor asking me if I would be available on Monday morning for my Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy. She had a cancellation. As I had expected to wait until April, I immediately accepted and started to adjust my diet. Today is clear liquids until 4:00pm when I will try to drink 2 liters of the obnoxious liquid that was prescribed. From that point on I will be positioned either close to or on the toilet! Since my procedure is scheduled for 8:00am, I have to drink the remaining 2 liters around 2:00am. Arrival at Abbotsford Hospital is supposed to be 7:30am. There is no adjustment in the amount of obnoxious liquid for the weight of the patient!! John, when he weighed 200 pounds, swallowed the same amount! Haven't figured out how to wake myself for the 2:00am bout. Might be easier to stay awake...or maybe I will not have a choice. Update to follow.