Confessions of a Grandma

Mike was discharged from the hospital yesterday and was very glad to get home.  He is getting a long, good night's sleep.  He was impressed with the care taken, but no matter how pleasant they try to make it, a hospital stay is still a stay in the hospital.  Sleep is always interrupted for some necessary monitoring, not to mention the needs of other patients. He is walking about and sat outside on the deck last night for a time.  I think his feet still hold him back more than the heart surgery. The heat has broken, but it is not the bright sunny day we were promised...at least not yet. I met my son for supper on Monday night and had a very pleasant time and a really good salad supper.  We treated ourselves to creme brûlée for dessert and it was delicious. On Sunday, Mike called me in the morning and told me not to visit that day.  He was still in the ICU--only because they did not have a regular bed available until that evening--and Saturday night h...

  I had the pleasure of my grand children's company over the past weekend.  Dane and I went to Gardeners Supply on Saturday morning and then came home and planted some annuals.  His favorite part was watering the newly planted flowers--a true Aquarius.   He announced that he wanted to go to the Ethan Allen Park and climb the tower so we all did that.  I wish that I had not left my camera in the car because the view from the top of the tower is spectacular--360° view of the Green Mountains, Lake Champlain, and the Adirondacks.  We had been to the park two years ago but could not climb the tower because it was closed that day.  I was surprised he remembered it.   After climbing the tower, we took a walk on the bike path along the lake.    What better stop after all that hiking/walking than a stop for ice cream?  We did not make it to the chicken coop tour, though.     On Sunday, I had to go to the to...