If you are reading this
Tuesday morning, know that I am currently unconscious and a surgeon is doing
noisy and unsettling things to my right knee.
Which makes me glad to be unaware of his activities. He’ll be finished soon, and I will wake up
and be encouraged to stand and even take a few steps on the new joint. There is an old Kingston Trio song that has
the line, “We’re worried now, but we won’t be worried long.” That about describes my state of mind this
late Monday afternoon. I am hoping this
new adventure in medicine will also at last break the log-jam that my literary
brain is trapped in, and I will find myself back in writing mode as the knee
heals. I can see where the story needs
to go next, and then the plot turnings after that . . .
I did not finish stitching
the Christmas stocking. On the other
hand, I will have the time to get it done and will have it “finished” (turned
into a proper stocking) in time, perhaps, for New Year’s Eve. It’s so pretty, I will hang it up even unto
Easter, just because it’s a lovely artifact.
Take a look (imagine the top portion done entirely in the color of the
red line):
9 comments:
Beautiful Stocking, yes, I would display it long after Christmas. I know the knee will be a blessing. So often we struggle with the idea of something, then realize we didn't need procrastinate so long.
Prayers for a speedy recovery and the return of your muse!
The surgery went well. Monica and her new knee are in a hospital bed, communing with her Kindle. Sometime today, physical therapists will have her standing up. Have no idea how she'll be feeling then.
Thanks so much for the update, Ellen. I hope she heals well and feels great soon!
I hope you have a speedy recovery!
Sending best wishes for a speedy recovery.
The stocking is lovely.
Everything is still going well for Monica. She's scheduled to come home around noon on Thursday the 5th. Wasn't feeling any pain until around noon today when they were walking her around; they offered her acupuncture, and the pain went through the roof. When they removed the needles, the pain went away. Not auspicious for somebody who writes needlework mysteries.
Thanks for the latest update. And hopefully Monica will be able to use a reference to those difficult needles in one of her mysteries!
I'm safe at home. A bit fuddled with pain pills, but otherwise doing fine. All went smoothly and now all I'm faced with is physical therapy to get the knee back in good working order. Thanks to Ellen for keeping you updated.
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