This Perfectly Imperfect Life

Sunset Mon 3/21 A new day Tues 3/22 Same hospital, same floor, practically the same view. Same patient.  Not me. My mother.  Another TIA/mini-stroke, and cardiac event, both minor this time. TG.  First time I've ever had to call for an ambulance. First time I've ever taken a ride in one.  Today's the third day of playing 'hurry up and wait' at the hospital.  I'm so exhausted; I can barely think strait.  Mothers and daughters. Why do we do this to ourselves? To one another? History repeating itself. Exactly 4 years later. 

I am thankful for sunsets. Their changing beauty fills me with joy every time! These are the views from our front porch earlier this evening! (Almost late afternoon really with the sun setting before 5pm). 

What you're seeing here are my favorite shots from today. The weather was perfectly Autumnal all day. Sun up to sun down, classic September! Perfect. Windows open wide to chilly breezes & nonstop sunshine inspired me to start decorating for my favorite time of year! Yes folks, and so it begins... 

My my my, this year is certainly full steam ahead! Not only is it past the middle of June, but it's the first day of Summer. How in the world did this happen already?! If Summer weather was like it has been so far this morning all the time throught the season, I would never complain a peep about Summer, ever! What a stunning morning! Last time I checked it was 68* with very little humidity. The sun is shining and breezes are steady. It's an all windows and doors open kind of day which is a thankful relief after the yucky week we just had once Monday passed. Today is also the Hubbs' birthday. Yep, he's a Summer Solstice baby!  Unfortunately, instead of being off from work today as planned, he had to work at his full time job. And he has to work here at TPH when he gets home. And I'm struggling with a migraine. Triple sigh! At least we had a nice night last evening in town, walking along the main street and harbor. A bit warm as there wasn't a breeze to be had, bu...

Stunning, ain't it?!  Today was the kind of day that made me wish this weather would last forever! Little to no humidity, temps in the upper 70s, consistent onshore breezes coming in the widows & screen doors all day long and sunny. Warm but not hot. Perfectly pleasant!  I happened to be up early (because I haven't been sleeping well the past few days) and so I've been able to enjoy today's weather from sun up to sundown! I also had a very productive day as a result of the weather and for that I'm thankful. In fact, at about 3pm when I was just about to run out of steam and could feel a migraine coming on, I sat on the patio for a few moments to rest and the breezes lulled me right to sleep! I really didn't want to come inside, but that pesky migraine wasn't taking no for an answer so I had to. Unfortunately, today was the 'calm before the storm' as Summer-like heat and humidity will arrive overnight. I guess that...

Hello friends! I hope your Sunday has been as beautiful where you are as it has been here. (In spite of the terribly gusty blustery winds that is!) Today is Mom's 74th birthday and I think a good day was had by all.  What's that, you ask? Where have I been, you ask? Well, I've had a horrendously debilitating flare-up of arthritis and nerve pain recently, which has caused a domino affect of course, so I have been very much MIA online as well as off line. Regardless of additional meds and treatment, sometimes it's all a matter of waiting it out and praying it will pass sooner rather than later. This is likely later though. I'm not sure I'm out of the woods yet with this flare-up but I'm sure hoping so! It's been so awful. It would be nice to be able to catch up on some things around the home, get a little reading done, regroup and refocus (again) on writing this coming week. But, I'm not going to push my luck or myself at this point. (I definitely don...

Sunday In Reverse... Starting with Moonrise, ending with Sunrise. What did your Sunday look like?

I accidentally posted this to The Portable Homestead on 1/31.

Oops! This was meant for Through My Eyes 360 lol