What a day. Rolling along on waves of emotion, enjoying the simple things and now I am hungry and exhausted. Supper is cooking- Cod with onions, mango and chives with a touch of maple butter. Rice. A salad. I'm looki…

I made it to the gym today. It's the second time this week I've put in an appearance and worked out. It seems to be helping my pulled psoas to ride the spin bikes. I'm sure it's helping my efforts at weight loss. Th…

The good news: Beloved Firstborn is back. The bad news: I'm stuck at work with no patients( and obviously no patience!) and my work done. I have to stick around for phone triage. By that time, Dyls will have returne…

Once more two laughing lovers no longer worn down by life's cares. I missed your hot smooth skin, damp with the two of us. I missed you being with me, only me, without the fire department and my patients joining us i…

At times I am amazed at the contradictions of my self. I revelled in my hermitage this weekend. In the next breath, I am exhorting someone to keep engaging others, to share compassion by reaching out. By the next few …

So gloriously delicious to be home. Alone with no one to speak with. No one to take care of, no one to interact with. Just the pooches, the cats and me. It's gray and overcast outside, a portent of chilling rain t…

Lately, the doctor I work with has been taking time off. I pretty much follow her schedule. So when there's one doctor in the office with two nurses, there's usually not enough work for us both. Today I have the after…

Spike tapdances on the kitchen floor. His claws tap-a tap-tap on the faded, worn linoleum. Punctuating the pacing taps of his functioning three legs are the hearty pants he knows will rouse me from this chair. The chi…

I was so looking forward to having a nice couple of hours with husband. He was late getting home due to some overtime at work. He wasn't in the door more than thrity seconds when his pager went off. Somebody's wood st…

Happy Easter blessings abound

Nothing like a little procrastination before work. I'm still in my pajamas, haven't even put the water on for tea, and I'm escaping into cyberspace to escape my current reality. I'm having my morning muscle spasms, nee…

There's a strange man sleeping in the green wing-back recliner. He is my younger son. Tonight I met him again. This time he is even more manly than when he was at home during Christmas break. I remember the time my …

A friend of mine was recently lamenting the lack of sexual activity in her household. It's a long standing issue. They both love each other, but her drive is much stronger than his. What to do when one's beloved is le…

I Adore this man

I must brush up on my English to Labrador language skills. It seems that when I say," Good girl! Good dog for pooping outside!" she hears it as, " Go run around in the woods and swamp as much as you want!" When I say, …

I've had a lovely three days, doing almost nothing but sleeping. I'm still needing muscle relaxants and pain killers, but the use of them both is tapering away. This is a good thing. However, I'm still not in good eno…