Maurice and I have settled back into our routine. She's been sleeping with me, probably because it's cooler but also, I think, because she's more anxious when Father Human is not here. Although who really knows? Certainly not me.
But that's where she was last night when I got out of my shower and was ready to get under the covers. I think she looks anxious. Do you think she looks anxious?
I've had a darn good day. Remember all those things I said I wanted to do today in yesterday's post? Well, I did them all except for hemming the nightgown plus, I took a walk. And hung laundry on the line.
"Haven't seen you out walking too regular," said the guy whose name I do not know.
"I know, I know," I said. "But now that it's cooler, perhaps I'll do better."
And then Harvey began to talk about something involving penning dogs up and although I asked him to repeat himself, I still had no idea what he was talking about. Has he gotten dogs? Not that I've seen. As I have often noted, Harvey speaks in his own way and I am not familiar with that way. But we smiled, and I walked on and then when I turned around and passed them on my way back, I pointed my finger at them and said, "Now you two stay out of trouble!" and we all laughed and I said, "I will too."
"Mr. Abraham!" I called out. And he stopped his raking and then he TOO commented on my lack of regularity in walking. "You gotta keep it up," he said.
"I know, I know!" I told him. And then I gave him the story about it being cooler so that it will be easier and this time I added that now that I'm older it's harder when after I walk I have so many aches and pains and he nodded but said, "You have to keep trying. You just have to keep on."
He's right.
She's had two steroid shots and neither one has done much good. I feel bad for her. Working at the post office means she has to lift heavy boxes and I don't even know what all. It doesn't seem to me that the USPS employee insurance program is too great. Also, it seems to me that she should be able to get workman's comp. She fell at work. She's trying but so far, no luck on that one. I can tell she's in pain. It's so obvious.
Do you have any hobbies, Ms. Moon?
Oh yes. My hobbies include gardening, writing, and pulling up invasive plants to no avail.
We shall see.
So this is what my supper last night looked like before I added the tofu.
Tonight I am making a soup with the remains of the chicken I roasted on Sunday along with vegetables I cooked with it. I am trying to clean out the refrigerator and am honestly thinking about adding the leftover stir fry to the soup.
I mean- why not? It's all chicken and vegetables anyway and some tofu won't hurt it.
Y'all- I have planted way too much arugula. And not quite on purpose.
Well, I do like arugula. I hope I still do after this winter.
Theoretically.
Love...Ms. Moon