Note: This article was originally written in 2015 for Home Dialysis Central. While my husband is no longer on peritoneal dialysis, much of what I wrote at the time still applies in our ‘dialysis life’. Perhaps it might help other caregivers… Continue Reading
Hints of spring are popping up around the Highlands after a long, wet, snowy winter. To see more sunshine up in the northern latitudes as the earth does her springtime thing definitely lifts the spirits! We might still have some… Continue Reading
My husband and I have now lived in the even-farther north of Scotland for just over a year. Hard to believe! In some ways it seems longer, and in others I feel hardly settled in. Time can be strangely elastic.… Continue Reading
Those of you who are on Facebook may have noticed a section they have called “On This Day” which shows you what you posted on that date each year since you joined Facebook. I had a look at mine on… Continue Reading
We’ve had our first snowfall, on the heels of sleet showers and icy rain. Winter has arrived in the Highlands after the wettest autumn most folks can remember. There is, as ever, a feeling of drawing-in at this time of… Continue Reading
My luck, when it comes to touristy things, is not all that great. Years ago when I went to visit a friend in Arizona we decided to go to the Grand Canyon, since I had never seen it. Though it… Continue Reading
I had a pity party a couple of weeks ago. I didn’t invite anyone because ugh, pity parties are the worst, right? But while I do tend to be a bit of a cloudy pessimist rather than a sunny optimist… Continue Reading
Back In The Day, Not So Long Ago… Back In The Day, Not So Long Ago… My husband and I went to visit the relatives the other day. The long-ago ones, that is, at their peaceful, eternal rest in this… Continue Reading
My Dear, Scenic, Beautiful Highlands, Truly, you are glorious, especially on blue-sky summer days with just a bit of a breeze blowing. Your geology is astounding, and students travel here from around the world to study your formations and layers.… Continue Reading
As I type this, a nice young lad from the power company is here installing “smart meters” for our electricity and gas. They track usage half-hourly and will give us a good picture of our energy and gas consumption, plus… Continue Reading
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