great morning

Phyllis Harris – @PhyllisHarris on X

My great morning started with our normal trip to the gym. I’ve told you I’m working on trying to regain my normal sense of balance which took an enormous hit from the anesthetic when I was in the hospital in February. I’m am definitely getting stronger and steadier. I spent my 30 minutes today changing the incline % so my brain and body would have to keep adapting and correcting. Brian said later this morning he thought I was definitely healthier. 👍

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We went to visit Harvey this morning. When we first went into his room, he was lying in the bed in an odd position and we thought for a few moments he was paralyzed. Gradually he straightened out. We cranked up the bed a bit so he would be more comfortable drinking the grape no-sugar drink Brian brings him each time. The highlight of the visit was he turned to Brian and said, “I love you.” Needless to say, we both melted into a puddle.

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On the way home from the nursing home, we stopped at Index Living Mall. Brian needed a replacement sheet set. I got two extra pillowcases, and we got a frame for the print of a painting we received in the mail.

I just love this. Jon paints these and sends prints every Christmas. I have saved them over the years, treasuring them, but the collection was one of the many things we had to leave behind when we each could bring only one suitcase and one backpack to Thailand.

Here it is – displayed on my mantle/shelf in my living area. I’m so delighted to have a painting I can proudly display with my other treasures. Thank you, Jon!

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We topped off the morning by stopping for a chocolate drink.

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Yesterday I spent much of the afternoon watching “Dead Poets Society” with Robin Williams. Today I’m doing the prep work for my housekeeper to come clean tomorrow. When that is done, I’ll reward myself spending time between working on my jigsaw puzzle and trying to do some sketches.

I hope you’re having a wonderful day, as well, doing something that brings you joy.

While we were eating breakfast, we saw –

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There were two hummingbirds. We have two feeders, one on each side of the deck. They still dive-bombed each other, making it difficult for either of them to get a good drink.

We went to do our errands early (for us) because it was forecast that rain would start around 11:00 this morning (it did) and continue off and on throughout the day and into this evening.

On the way to town, we saw –

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I didn’t get a picture of the deer, either, but this gives you the idea. It was a whole family – father, mother, and fawn. We stopped and they crossed the road safely. Our yellow lab, Amber, was in the back seat of the truck, but she didn’t see them until they were on the other side of the road.

When we returned home, we got a call from our son, who lives and works in Thailand! We converted from phone to conference call so we could see him while we talked. We had a really good chat with lots of laughs. I LOVE to see him smile!

I guess we COULD have won the lottery, or the Publisher’s Clearing House, but that’s the only way the morning could have been better. :0)

I hope you’re having a good day, too.

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