Pamela Schifano – @pammypoo on Substack
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Today has been a different day than most of our Saturdays. We went to the gym as usual, only to find that the scanner on the door wasn’t working. We couldn’t get in, so we walked in the park instead. It was a lovely walk. The weather was nice, and the scenery was beautiful.
We had breakfast as usual and then went to visit Harvey in the nursing home. We met a person who will give him modified physical therapy, basically just moving arms and legs. The first actual session is supposed to be Monday, so we’ll see how Harvey reacts. He reacted in such a hostile manner toward the first physical therapist he had that we finally carried out his wishes to stop it. We tried to explain the consequences of the decision, but he was so agitated that we decided his calmness was more important. We’ll see how the modified PT goes.
Harvey greeted me as “Mama” today. He told us he was getting married – again – to a lady named, “Cat.” This makes the 8th or 9th wife he has taken since he went to the nursing home. He has fathered several children on Mars. I teased him about his ‘harem.’ His lips twitched a little. I told him that that what he has to expect since he is irresistible. He also talked about using a 50 caliber rifle to shoot stuff in the rice field and burning down something. I told him that the cleaning ladies gave me Mother’s Day pins, making me feel special. He said, “You ARE.” A small hint of the man I married. And he did ask us to come back soon.
We got home and immediately went to the cafe to get out of the way of my housekeeper, who was doing her usual beautiful job of making my place shine. It rained hard while we were at the cafe, but quit and allowed us to come back home without problem. I’m now writing blog posts and resting until dinner.
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This is a sketch of an actual critter Harvey and I made out of scrap metal while we still lived in Arkansas. He stood at one side of our garage door. He was about 3 feet tall and made people smile.
This is the other sketch I finished today.
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This gives you an idea of the street work going on nightly in front of my place. They pry up the red and white place that they jack hammered several nights ago, do something that will make it so wiring can go under the street, cover it up and clean up the street before the next day. Today they seem to be starting early. Traffic is down to one lane each way, plus motorcycle traffic. I’m not sure what they’re doing today.
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C. k. Tice – www.bykateelford.com