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Lee and other stuff

Life has certainly been interesting again. Lee had been making good progress after kyphoplasty. Unfortunately Sunday he caused another compression fracture in a vertebrae above the first one. Mike mentioned last night that there are 5 vertebrae prone to this and we can probably look forward to 4 more kyphoplasties before recovery. Yippee! What aContinue reading “Lee and other stuff”

she project 2010

The phrase I received this year: She advocates for peace. What I came up with…. Peace symbols are cut paper stitched together and hanging from a top bar inside the frame, acting like a quilt. Background is watercolor and pencil. Same frame as last year. Reception is on Thursday June 3 at the Corvallis publicContinue reading “she project 2010”

Kauai Trip: Po’ipu hike

Along the southern edge of Kauai is a 2+ mile trail that travels along the shoreline to a beach. The Maha’ulepu coast trail starts next to the Hyatt Regency Resort at Shipwreck beach and heads east. It snakes along the shoreline over Makawehi bluff, traverses part of the golf course, through an ancient heiau, overContinue reading “Kauai Trip: Po’ipu hike”

Kauai Trip: Spouting Horn

One of the mornings Kim, Dave & I took a mile+ walk out to Spouting Horn. Sunshine had yet to reach Kukui’ula Harbor. Spouting Horn is located at the end of Lawa’i road on the south shore of Kauai, just outside of Koloa. One thing I wish we had brought along was a sound recordingContinue reading “Kauai Trip: Spouting Horn”

shingles: apparently they are not just for houses!

Last week I was served a virus that happened to have a side order of rash (on my shoulder). Can you tell it’s lunch time? Little did I realize it was something special! On late Saturday I let my fingers do some searching via google and everything kept pointing towards shingles. What a pain, quiteContinue reading “shingles: apparently they are not just for houses!”

Kauai Trip: waterfalls and sunset

Our mornings were pretty laid back, enjoying the sunrise, watching the turtle & surfer population, and drinking coffee. On this day our plan was to head east to view two waterfalls: Wailua & Opaeka’a Falls. Morning on the lanai… Mike & Shannon getting ready for the day. Surfers already out enjoying the morning waves. FirstContinue reading “Kauai Trip: waterfalls and sunset”

Lee’s progress

Slowly but surely Lee is gathering steam and pulling him self out pain. Yesterday he took a much needed shower. His pain med stretches are extending out to 4 hrs between doses (much better than the 1.5-2 hr stretches). Wow, there is light at the end of the tunnel! I seem to have some virusContinue reading “Lee’s progress”

The eagle (Lee) has landed!

Yesterday Lee made the monumental journey back home with assistance from both daughters. We are currently known as “the wicked witch of the east & the wicked witch of the west”. Things are still getting figured out but he seems to be in less pain than yesterday. He is certainly happier to be home thanContinue reading “The eagle (Lee) has landed!”

Kauai: ferns

Ferns are a certain sign of spring in our home climate. I’ve been watching bracken ferns slowly opening along the trails in Mac Forrest. On the Kauai trip there were oodles of ferns of all sizes opening new fronds. Here are some of the images taken primarily in the Koke’e State Park.

Lee’s Procedure

Lee finally went through his “procedure” Saturday morning. They rolled his bed out at 9am and he returned by 10:30am. The physical therapist said that it might take up to a couple of weeks for everything to settle down. Today, Sunday, he will start finding out how much it has helped with assistance from theContinue reading “Lee’s Procedure”