My Dad was discharged from the hospital yesterday
afternoon. That is great news. In his mind he’s good as new and ready to
take on the world. I believe he thought
he could drive his car home ;-) The reality is that he’s not allowed to drive
for 6 months. In addition, he’s got a small prescription list for medication
that he must now take and he is scheduled to go for three weeks to a
rehabilitation facility starting in about two weeks time. That coincides with my sister’s departure for
Canada. My Mom, who has also health
issues, will accompany my Dad for the duration of his treatment and hopes that
she will also be able to receive some physiotherapy for her ailments at that
clinic. This pretty much dictates my
travel time, which I will match to their return from rehab. So it looks like sometime mid May that I’ll
be away for a few weeks.
All the RVers out there know that it is difficult or not
practical to have houseplants when you are away from home for any length of time. We did not have any plants until my birthday
either, but Benno liked this orchid so much when he was out to purchase my
birthday flowers, that he decided to get it for me. It is lovely.
The next day it dropped a flower and another the following day, which
had me in a panic. Thank goodness for
all the info on the Internet, however it can be confusing, too. One website advises to water the flower every
three days, another instructs to run water through the pot once a week and yet
another said to submerge the pot for 15 min. in water. Time will tell, but no more dropped flowers
so far and I keep my fingers crossed to enjoy it for a long time.
We were going to start with the foundation of the new shed
but the weather down here in southern Canada has been a bit disappointing this
spring to say the least. Today it’s
8C/46 F with a bit of sun. However, the ground is so saturated from the rain
we’ve had in the past weeks it still goes squish squash when I’m walking on the grass and it would
be easier to create a pond instead. The forecast for Friday calls for snow
showers. It’s alreadyApril, for heavens sake!
This was how it looked a few weeks ago
The birds, it seems, don’t mind what goes on weather
wise. On the front lawn there must be a
good supply of earth-worms. If only these
birds would pick the weeds for me! Next
to the garage under the overhang, facing east, we have a birdhouse. I’m delighted that a bird pair has decided
to build their nest in it. Maybe it’s
the same couple from last year? Who
knows? I hope to take more pictures of
them and maybe the offspring without disturbing them too much.
How about a determined squirrel?
Firstly, that is great news about your Dad being home. It is really hard when our parents exchange roles with us. Secondly, I'm glad I'm not alone with the orchid dilemna! I left mine with my sister while I was south. it only bloomed once when she gave it to me. Ive heard all the same techniques but nothing has worked yet to make it re-bloom. :( Thirdly, love that you can capture the birds building their nest. I love that sign of spring!
ReplyDeleteI think maybe sometimes we have to wait things out. That pertains to all three things above and of course the weather ;-) Thanks for your reply!
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