The Rose of the Wind

The past week has flown by, even though some parts of it felt like they were years long. First assisted living visit was last Wednesday....

Among science fiction fans, there’s a thing known as the con crud. Invariably when you go to a sci-fi convention, somebody there has some...

Saturday was a day to be thankful for all around! The caregiver showed up early, for starters. Her name is Valerie and she is as sweet as...

Quick update on life at the Ivy-encrusted Cottage. 😊 When we last left our intrepid heroes, the first visit of the sitter was scheduled...

I’m very excited and very nervous. On Monday a lovely lady named Tara came from WholeCare to evaluate mom. She spent a good couple of...

So. Christmas was… better than I hoped, not especially good, but not as bad as it could have been. How’s that for damning with faint...

I knew it was going to happen sometime, and this past week it finally did. Mom eloped. I’m using the word in the sense we use it in...

Happy Thanksgiving, fellow Americans! And a good Thursday to the rest of the world. I was going to write about my gratitude jar, it...

Mom had a horrible night last night. She read her pill schedule over and over for 2 hours and kept asking the same questions. I can...

This morning I put a roast in the crock pot. Mom never used a crock pot when I was growing up; she cooked a roast the old-fashioned way,...

Mom woke up amazingly chipper and bright, and ragging on me for being in bed at 6:30 in the evening. Unfortunately, it was 6:30 in the...

I know it's dumb to say, but when I bust my hump and spend all day and all night taking care of mom, it does still pain me sometimes for...

I was going to post last week and end by promising a post this week about my eclipse experience with mom, but she was a bit funky last...

This past week has been an interesting one, with 'interesting' being like in the old Chinese curse. Mom had a 'jack in the box' night...

Mom was being rather introspective earlier today. Still confused as heck, but introspective. She was asking questions like "Do I do...

Honest, I didn’t think because I posted twice the last time I could get by with not posting for two more weeks. :D Life just gets...

Me again! Here's a quick follow up to yesterday's post, which I thought y'all would appreciate. Last night and today I've been browsing...

Mom had a doctor’s appointment on Monday. She doesn’t get out of bed much at home anymore, so she is seriously deconditioned. Three...

This post may be a bit ragged, as I am feeling that way today. Mom had a rough night most of last night, arguing about her pills, which...

Sorry I'm so late! Mom has been very challenging the past couple of weeks. Her psychiatrist started her on a trial of a new medication...