2022 Happy To Be Here

Every year before Memorial Day some members of the family get together to plant geraniums on ancestors' and friends' graves. Today was that day. We make a day of it. I left work a few hours early so we could join the rest of the family at the first cemetery. We normally go to five cemeteries, but a bridge is closed so we only went to four. Here are some happy things from today: Those of you that read my blog regularly may know that I have been trying to grow geraniums for some time. A few weeks ago I moved the plants outside to get more sun. I looked at them before we left today to find that one of the plants FINALLY has buds! It didn't go to a cemetery this year, but I have hopes for more next year. It was wonderful to spend time with family that I haven't seen in a long time. I was able to eat gluten-free at Skip's Snack Bar and I found that  Hodgies  has gluten-free ice cream cones. There was a hawk and a vulture on my aunt's property. And then there...

One of the things I try not to write about too much here are health related issues. I do, but not often. And now I am going to be vague. Today I had an appointment with a physical therapist. There was equipment involved that I was attached to and a computer screen to observe the biofeedback. It was so cool to see a representation of what my muscles are doing. Ideally, with the physical therapy, I’ll also see improvement with those muscles. Yes, I am geeking out over medical equipment.  Other happy things today: There was a meeting tonight with the local SCA group. It had some intense moments. These intense moments did not make me happy. However, I learned that there are certain things that I am passionate about and that I can do something about them. That is what I am happy for. If I make the time to do more with this information, I'll be even happier. Before the meeting I took a walk in a cemetery. It started as just a walk, but it turned into a quest. There is an ...