A New Week
A Monday and all is well with my soul.
Our trip to Mankato today had us home by 12:30. Second in command from Dennis’ surgeon, Jody, bid us goodbye today. We no long need to see Jody in regard to Dennis’ foot. It has been a 23 month long journey with Jody. Dennis and I both agreed on the drive back to St. James today, our lives have been enriched for having known Jody.
Again, we had measurable rain last night after supper and this morning we drove in mist and fog. Work on the blue barn acre will be put off until we have some drying weather.
Yesterday afternoon, I tried something I have not done since 2015. I opened the quart of paint for my bedroom porch. I had bought a roll of Frog Tape to cover the oak woodwork at the base of the walls. It remains unopened. My right hand and arm are in it for the long haul. Yesterday, I painted under two of the windows on the west wall. When Dennis came and checked on me, he could not believe I could bend at the waist to do that painting and not get a speck on the oak woodwork. With a 1.5″ angle brush, it was all about holding the brush at a 45 degree angle along the base woodwork for several inches up the wall. After that the brushing went well. Painting the area under those two windows had me saying “uncle.” That was enough for the day.
Today after we had a bite of noon lunch getting home from Mankato, I decided to try painting under the two south windows. Again, I cut in the paint next to the base woodwork first and then painted the area under the two windows. Again, that was enough bending over at the waist. I have three more sets of windows to cut paint in above the base woodwork and then paint the area under the windows, before I can paint above the windows. There is one east wall that will again have to have the paint cut in next to the base woodwork. This indeed is slow but sure. It sure is rewarding work.
Dennis can’t believe I can bend at the waist for that length of time. Dennis said he would get dizzy and tip over. The key is to get it done and stand not upright in a hurry. Dennis has offered to help paint, but other than cleaning my brush after each session, is all the cleanup I plan on doing. He can’t believe I don’t have paint on my hands. Too funny. I will let him stick to . . . other things.
I canceled my appointment in Mankato for tomorrow for the skin cancer check, as the clinic here in town called as they had a cancelation for tomorrow for an echocardiogram if I would be interested to take that slot rather than the one I had scheduled in September. Absolutely. I rescheduled the Mankato appointment for October. Heart trumps skin right now. Making two trips to Mankato in two days . . . not really enjoying that.
Take care and enjoy the fall-feeling days.