Recent content by Traildoggie

when our house was built we were in a tearing hurry to get out of the house we were living in. it was our fault we did not see the kitchen problems. the builder messed up too. he planned a kitchen island and one of those awful grill/cooktops right in the center of it. I said "no" as soon...

cathy everything that fell off the shelf hit my head in one piece but bounced off and hit the countertop or floor. totally smashed then. I dont remember brushing against the upper shelf but i had dishes for the second shelf so probably that's what triggered it. just one of those things...

interesting experience this morning. did shopping early, several stores and the PO. came home and started unloading the DW while starting lunch. Was putting dishes in the cabinet when i barely brushed against the shelf above with the back of my hand . I cannot reach it so only seldom...

we rode our regular trail ride this morning the whole 15 miles. an hour 15 minutes. normal time for us too. DH is doing so well but he is absolutely resolute on doing his exercises 3-4 times a day. because of the ride today, he wont do as many. heat is not bad where we live. cooled...

Carolyn I know I'm being a wimpy whiner but i hate being too hot. the humidity is very low too so i know discomfort index could be much much worse. the low humidity amps up the fire risk. I know many people would hate 45 degrees and drizzling but I'm fine with that. actually I like...

Diane sue that describes the position well. yes, lying on your stomach with face in a cushion with an opening. I cant see what's going on which is probably good. the first times i had this done was before my back surgery. it didnt help but very briefly. like a couple days. this is the...

we did our walk as planned this morning. did most of it leaving off one small loop in the same amount of time as we walked half of it before. DH is progressing very well. carolyn i hope it helps too. i dont expect a miracle but less discomfort would be nice. i will do therapy...

catmint is "nepeta" i think. its a common small ornamental flowering shrub that dies back in winter here. its come back in spring for probably 20 years on a woody base. it's attractive to bees, butterflies, and cats. some cats dont care but others love it, chew it, roll in it etc. like...

we rode a good part of our normal road ride this morning. 10 miles instead of 15 with extra breaks. DH did fine although he said his quads felt like it was the first ride of the season. we took and hour and 15 min to do it. it was windier than usual and for the first ride, we didnt want...

DH didnt get any soreness after yesterdays walk. its too long a drive to do it everyday plus we are having some concrete work done on the walkway from parking pad to front door. they finished much of it today after getting here about 6;15 am. its not a big project but the concrete had...

we did an a shortened walk this morning. a section of our usual walk but out and back about mile or so. DH did fine. dont want to add too much mileage too quickly. he is 3 weeks out. hes doing fine but my back is killing me. i see someone this week about what might be going on. diane...

we dont really know if it was covid. we each got our own regular head cold sxs. i think the inactivity is what aggravated my back because my head was so stuffed i couldnt breathe or sleep so i didnt do much. dh got his usual sore throat and cough. i had neither. suspicious thing is...

checking in sort of today. both DH and i had URI's and felt less than great. we dont know if it was covid or not because our kits all expired long ago. we ordered new kits but too late to bother testing by the time they got here. my back is also giving me fits again. i have an appt...

consider me out on sick leave for a while. i have several healthy issues that i need to get resolved. hopefully ill be back.

i think its been many years since ive had a URI. Dh had several but i dodged them. he definitely has it and now is a little more empathetic about how totally crappy i felt. chills, then feeling overly warm but no temperature i cant breathe. cathy, those were my thoughts too...