One of my goals for the year was to plant some cutting flowers. I didn't do a great job of it, but some of the perennials came through. And, there is still a little time.
Today I drove to meet my retreat friends for lunch. And then tonight, to Aaron's scrimmage in the opposite direction. Those were the first trips out of my "neighborhood" since the surgery.
What I need now is to just relax, to go back to my life, to trust that all will be well.
To start sewing again.
How wonderful is this? My garden has been certified as a Plant for Pollinators Garden by the Cincinnati Zoo.
Sarah helped me register my plants and find the milkweed plant, which with the Baptisia is a host plant for several species of butterflies.
And thanks to Kristen for sharing some seedlings and seed pods from her lovely garden.
Of course my garden looks so much nicer than it did when Sarah arrived. Along with weeding, she moved around a few plants. Last night there were a couple of wrens flitting about and eating echinacea seeds.
And now to settle in for the quiet days, after company. I haven't tried any sewing yet, that will happen, but probably not today.
But, my energy is returning and it's been fun getting out and about.
Saturday morning we went to Aaron's scrimmage. His school is large, and the team was divided into two teams for the scrimmage. I was glad we got to see Aaron play.
After the game, Sarah wanted to go to a large nursery north of the school because they had the milkweed plants we wanted. When we got there, they were closed, I'm not sure why.
There was an injured morning dove in their driveway. It could fly, but just barely. Sarah has a tender heard for injured critters. She put it in a box and called around to find a rehabber.
There was someone about an hour up I75 so off we went. We dropped off the bird, visited a nice local nursery that had the milkweed plants, and had a good dinner before we started for home.
And that was Saturday.
We had two nice days in a row with nice rain showers. I loved the water droplets that stayed on the plants overnight.
The new air conditioner has done a lot of dehumidifying but little actual cooling. And that's fine with me. The ten-day forecast shows temps in the high 80's but no 90's.
But the great news - I had a good eye doctor visit today. The gas bubble that held the new piece of cornea has resolved and everything looks good. The post-op drops have been decreased from four to one. No more restrictions, and I no longer need to sleep flat on my back.
And, I can cut off that green bracelet warning that I have a gas bubble in my eye, contact ophthalmologist on reverse side of the bracelet before treatment.
I don't have to go back until almost three weeks. Hopefully now I can relax and not be as anxious. I didn't expect that anxiety, but it's probably normal after last summer's repeat eye surgeries.
When Sarah came last night, she brought this delightful piece of pottery from a gallery display that I'd enjoyed. I'd especially liked the shiny leaves. It was the nicest surprise.
On her way, Sarah stopped in Berea to run two miles on the college track. (This is not a surprise.) She never ran track, but she did have one year of college cross country, different track though.
I'm doing well post surgery, just more tired than I expected. And bored, there's that too. I see the doctor again on Thursday and am hoping to be cleared to do a little sewing/piecing. I'm just not sure if that would be too much bending, but I'll find out soon enough.
Morning glories are starting to flower, and the purple is as pretty as the pictures in the seed catalog.
This is the weather day we've been wishing for - sunny and temps way, way below 90 degrees.
Yesterday grand guy Aaron drove me to my doctor appointment. All those times I've driven him to preschool or to appointments or for a day out, and now he was driving me.
I'm getting used to the idea of having someone else's cornea in my eye. I don't think about it often, but when I do it feels a little strange. I'm grateful to that person who checked the box on the drivers license. And I'll try to be a good steward of the gift.