Friday, June 07, 2019

Free-floating Fridays

A spark of light
In the grey of the day
Seeking tiny delights
Often hidden away.

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"Inglenook" used by Michael Harris in his book "The End of Absence."



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"Vehemently" used by Grandgirl in a conversation - I know, impressive, yeah?

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We agreed to 'master the art of doing nothing' beautifully at the beach together. Grandgirl is sauntering away in the distance while I break briefly from nothing and snap the picture.

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In the mail: A tiny care package from my sister in Ireland: handmade soap, Irish chocolate and a book festival brochure.

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A request from a young woman to meet her for coffee and chat as she really admires how contented (!!) I am. We did. And she sent me a text afterwards:
Just feeling overjoyed ever since our meeting I’m so grateful to you for making my night!
She made my night too. Some young uns really want to hear our life-stories and how we surmounted challenges and tragedy and know that contentment often comes at a huge price.

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My doctor thanks ME for everything. Yesterday it was for the copy of my daily BP readings which, he said, are far more relevant than the readings in his clinic due to white coat syndrome. He also thanked me for being on time always. And asks me stuff about our Senior Women Activist Group. I look forward to our interactions and I am delighted I lucked out in getting him when my old doctor moved to another province.

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  1. That was a lovely collection of happy snippets, WWW - the happy in them is infectious! :)

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    1. Thanks T, I was feeling a little scummy due to a new drug and thought to find the glittery bits!

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  2. The small things are HUGE in my life. These snatches of joy are both wonderful foundations and an antidote to the grey days. Thank you.

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    1. Yes, they are HUGE, ECm it's never about the large things is it.

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  3. The doctor's right about white coat syndrome. My blood pressure is always higher when it's measured by a nurse or doctor.

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    1. Yes accuracy is best when taken at home under optimal conditions, tho I must say I hate taking it as it is far too high in spite of great efforts by my team of doctors. This new drug may work, tho.

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  4. Just nice and happy snippets. Doctors here are often late with appointments, not their patients.........well my mother can be. Wise advice I heard many years ago, always have a doctor younger than yourself. You want them to be there at the end.

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    1. Mine is around 12 years old Andrew so I think he's going to truly outlive me. He's so enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Life hasn't kicked the joy out of him yet.

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    1. Like I smiled at the picture of your and your beloved Callie :D

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  6. What a happy post. I tell my doctor my BP readings always are fine, so I don't turn them in. She grumbles, she does not know without seeing them. We keep each other.

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    1. She doesn't check you while you're in her office? That surprises me. My old doc would always take my BP. And it was always higher in his office.

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  7. How wonderful you're making a new young friend!

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    1. The young never cease to amaze me, I learn so much.

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  8. That inglenook looks so cosy, I want to curl up in the chair with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate.

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    1. It's a wonderful word, rarely used. We should all have inglenooks in our lives, even if only in our minds.

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  9. I wish that my Friday had been as pleasantly eventful as that. The heat got me down and to add to that a shower added humidity which made matters worse. The saving grace was a large bowl of delicious alphonso mangoes!

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  10. Heat gets me down too Ramana, a horrible feeling of brainlessness and desperation not alleviated by the wetness of a shower.

    Now the mangoes we could share!

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  11. A brilliant idea to collect the small snippets which aren’t so small on closer inspection.
    Are you willing to share the idea?

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    1. I'd love if we all partipated Friko and linked to each others' posts. I find it quite uplifting noticing the tiny precious gifts in our days.

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  12. He truly is. He looks about 12 and full of knowledge and enthusiasm.

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  13. Wow, to be seen by a doctor as a person of intelligence and a resource, first, and a person of a certain age second, is a wonderful thing when visiting medical professionals. I've been lucky with several doctors, too. What a treasure your time with your granddaughter seems to be.

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  14. Enjoyed your snippets. When my older Dr. died unexpectedly, I intentionally chose a younger Dr. who would be with me to the end, too, as you say. I want a Dr. who knew me when I was younger and more active, so as I age can recall what I was like. Also, he knows me professionally, too, and referred patients to me, so he’ll have a pretty good idea if I start to functionally decline mentally. He promised he wouldn’t return to his home country of India so I’d have to find a new Dr.

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