Tales from the Bush in Quebec

I woke at 4:30 AM, hopped out of bed, and tripped on my slippers. Ha-ha! Even as I struggled to maintain my balance, I realized how much better I’m feeling. The slipper event is a regular occurrence when I’m healthy. You would think I’d learn to put them out of the way, right? When sick I drag... Sign in to see full entry.

My nephew texted me from Alberta. His lady was flying out to meet him; they would be visiting Banff, then driving home to New Brunswick, and would be stopping in to sleep over, if I didn’t mind. Of course I didn’t!! I had never met his girlfriend, but he had already told me that she was into organic... Sign in to see full entry.

I was on one of the upper floors in a tall office building when the rumble began. It increased to a roar and I could feel the floor tilt. I was vaguely aware that I should be trying to run outside, but instead groped for the small plastic bottle of water that was rolling around at my feet. There was... Sign in to see full entry.

When I opened the bathroom cupboard to pull out my last box of tissues, I realized that I have gone through 12 large boxes within 2 weeks. That’s a lot of nose blowing, and I know it’s not over yet. With each day I feel better, mostly due to resting as much as anyone possibly can without being in a... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday: Since my return from Japan, I’ve been sick, and sicker. The doctor stuffed me with medication, for which the side effects are as bad as the disease, and I finished it last night...finally! Maybe it’s all in my head, but it seems I am feeling much better today mostly because the pills are... Sign in to see full entry.

I can only vaguely remember those years, so long ago, when April 30 th was not a ‘Scramble-Day’. Yes – last day for tax reports to be filed, under dire (and expensive) threats from our Powers to Be. Not so much of that today. I finally decided to stop torturing myself with multiple individual... Sign in to see full entry.

I am not back to ‘me’ yet, but am feeling much better, although I still need to snooze off and on at the most inconvenient times. My son called to tell me that both he and the younger couple who toured Japan with us had found the pace and the return extremely difficult, so I shouldn’t wonder why it... Sign in to see full entry.

Sick. So very sick that I can’t remember changing or getting off the second bus in my brother’s town in NB; his wife’s picking me up is hazy. I fell onto his couch and slipped into near comatose state caused by a raging fever until 2 PM the next day. I woke to my sibling watching over me, trying to... Sign in to see full entry.

I thought I would have time to post some pictures of the trip and tell you more about my adventures in Japan, and catch up on my own reading of everyone’s blogs, but nope. Not at the moment. Helen was kind enough to keep my doggies during my absence, and now she needs to be in New Brunswick ASAP, so... Sign in to see full entry.

I’m home. It was an eventful trip, from the landing in Tokyo after the 15 hour flight from Chicago: Me to my DIL: What did the pilot just say, Yoshiko? Yoshiko: There is a storm. We can’t land right away. We are going to circle.... Me: (gulp) 30 minutes later: Me: Now what did he say, Yo? Yoshiko:... Sign in to see full entry.