My friends surgery day

Today my friend Merletta had her right hand reconstructed to repair years of damage caused by arthritis. This is her third major surgery this year and the first two were pretty horrible in terms of her stress and recovery so I felt it important she have someone...

Hiking in California

Learning to balance work and life has been the greatest challenge for me the past few years. Way too much work, not enough life. Today I’m putting my health first. Had a great workout, followed by yoga stretches and a wonderful hike on the park trails in...

Preparing for surgery

Saturday Merletta and I went to work to prepare for her surgery. Without the use of her right hand, she won’t be able to do a lot so getting all the cleaning, laundry and shopping done in advance is critical. We started by tackling her bathroom and bedroom with...

Orcutt California

Spending time in Orcutt, California with my friend Merletta. I will be here for the next few weeks helping out while she has her right hand surgically rebuilt. Her surgery is scheduled for Wednesday, November 6th so until then we are working on Christmas projects and...

Maintenance and repairs

October 31, 2013 Today we are settled in Santa Maria. The sun is shining and it’s expected to be in the upper 70’s. Life is good. And it’s a good time to take care of maintenance. I fixed the bathroom fan and got everything I need to set up on a new...