Twas the Week Before Christmas . . . . .

 And all through the house - the dust bunnies are alive & well! It seems that no one is bothering to seek them out & remove them! I've asked Amazon to send me the latest Swiffer Extendable thingie with the disposable fluffy ends. I remember using them on the furnace in my old basement when I changed the filters so they should be good to reach all the windows & door frames here. I think they're multiplying  every time my new mini split fan comes on. I really prefer a wood stove but can't physically clean & feed one anymore .  .  .  .  sigh. 

Enough whining. My old client Ralph came by a few days ago with a big brown envelope & a box of chocolates. I have to laugh. Ralph has had both knees replaced in the last year & still drives, although he did give up his big truck. He's going on 94, in better shape than ME & is finally closing his company!! The big brown envelope is his final year's corporate tax info for me to file. The 'Little Grey Cells' will be working overtime over Christmas.

Knitting - Yes, I do have something on the needles! Working on a Top-down, garter stitch cardigan, in Briggs & Little single-ply sock yarn. Why??? Three reasons - Briggs & Little singles yarn is pretty beefy for sock yarn. At the time I wanted thick boot socks. My feet were always cold, even in slippers! And I got a huge deal at a sale. So I bought a lot. You know how it goes. The only problem with singles yarn is watching out for thin spots. There aren't many but they are there. I sometimes think I should've made a shawl instead since I would've been using it by now.

 

A Long Time Gone

Where oh where does the time go when you're old & wobbly?? It seems that I sit in the Recliner with an audio book & my knitting & the world goes on without me.  Could it actually be a whole year since I last posted anything to this blog??? Some things have changed.

My car is gone. I can still drive well enough but it got to be so much effort to wash, dress, medicate, haul equipment & get to the car that I was tired by the time I got into it. The last time I drove to the doctor's office, parked & got myself from the parking to the clinic & back - I was tired. It was all I could do to drag myself & the O2 bottle cart up the ramp & into the house. And it was two days before I could do much more than go to the bathroom from recliner or bed. That frightened me a little but it was also Winter so I don't go out if it's cold or icy. The poor car sat there for almost a year since I found it too exhausting to go out. Mike would start it up & drive around the block once a month & run the charger when the battery got too low but it mainly sat there. The student who mows the grass asked me about it one day .  .  .  .  I thought about it & gave it to him for a nominal sum. It's a good car, maintained but old. I loved the Voyager/Caravan!! I think this one is the 5th one I've owned. Gone to a new home - his first car!!! I hope they're both happy!! I miss her already.

I never thought I'd ever give up my car but my O2 intake falls quickly when I do too many things at the same time or have to stay on my feet too long. I thought about what would happen in an accident if I was separated from my oxygen.

Life goes on. DoorDash brings my treats. Amazon brings all kinds of things. And Mike, Ron & Ampy bring me fresh groceries. I have enough money & the mortgage is paid. My stash will out-live me. What do I have to worry about???