Vickilane

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• Home, Sweet Home

  

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  Posted on 15 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Goodbye Trees . . .

  

  Goodbye trees, goodbye sky . . . you've been a pleasure to see these past months. I'm heading home after breakfast and none too soon. Thanks to all who have... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Nearly There . . .

  

  Yesterday John brought the truck that tried to kill me to the facility so I could see if I could climb in and get out safely. He also brought a handy-dandy... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• From the Other Side of the Curtain

  

  She was my roommate for most of the past two months -- a constant presence in my life – sometimes annoying (her TV stayed on day and night as did her lights) –... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Back and Forth in Time

  

  All my recent reads do a little time traveling: The People of the Book works backward in time, tracing the history of a rare illuminated haggadah from its... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Door is Opening

  

  Manchu Picchu by Lynn Parsons Progress is happening -- on the 7th, the wound on my right leg was pronounced healed -- an open crater the size of my palm, seemin... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• From the Archives

  

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  Posted on 08 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Like a Steppin' Razor

  

  "I'm like a steppin' razor. Don't you watch my size; I'm dangerous . . . dangerous . . ." That's another of my favorite reggae songs that I'm humming now. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Beginning . . .

  

  , And I did! Weight-bearing at last! Under the influence of Claui's embroidered message (destined for the Christmas tree but adorning my window sill just now,) ... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• But Thr Menu Says .. .

  

  There seems to be an imaginative soul turning out these menus that accompany the meals here. Sausage patty? Looks like bacon to me. French toast? Nope, it's a... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mystery Rock

  

  This pretty little rock -- small enough to hide in the palm of my hand -- was decorating the potted bulbs I mentioned yesterday. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Brightening the Corner Where I Am . . .

  

  The past few days brought some charming additions to the decor of my cell room. Nancy, Claui's mom, put together this pot with a white amaryllis bulb as well... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie and the Caged Crow

  

  Oh, my, I didn't hear you come in the room, Lizzie Beth. I reckon you think I'm crazy, setting here on the side of the bed and jigging about like a crazy... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sometimes a Kitten is the Best Medicine

  

  These are from April, 2013, when the kittehs joined our menagerie. I'd forgotten how small they were -- and how difficult to tell apart when they were moving... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Eye of the Beholder . . .

  

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  Posted on 30 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Disappointed!

  

  X-rays showed good healing and bone growth BUT one tiny not-quite-ready-for-prime-time crevice. I will begin partial weight-bearing next Monday and, after... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Bookseller

  

  Even with exercise four times a day, there's still time for reading. THE BOOKSELLER was, for me, a quick and compulsive read. Set in Denver in 1962, it's the... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Get Up, Stand Up . . .. . .

  

  I am now on my own for therapy -- there being no more goals that the PT or OT folks can help me accomplish until my ankle is weight bearing. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Which Side Are You On?

  

  "There are two great powers . . . and they've been fighting since time began. Every advance in human life, every scrap of knowledge and wisdom and decency we... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Glimpses . . .

  

  Taken while on my outing to the Wound Care Center (the wound continues to heal well) through the dirty windows of the van where I was strapped into my wheelchai... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY