HELLO FRIENDS!!!!!!!!

It feels like forever that I haven’t written to you.

I think about it often: ooh there’s a topic for the blog, oh boy, got to remember that one, and, what was that really good item that I was sure to remember? Yep.  I find things to share at all times of the day and night.

The problem isn’t finding things to share with you, nor is it remembering these items. For that I have the tried and true post it notes on the upstairs bathroom mirror, jotting in the margins of the current crossword puzzle or sudoku books, or adding items to the grocery  and to do lists that are neither grocery nor to do items. No piece of paper is safe from my note jottings.

Nope. It is finding time to write when I am awake.

I used to be able to take just one nap a day.  Now it seems like I am taking naps between naps!  Naps on top of naps!

And I know that it is because of the surgery which now is two weeks ago today–YAY! So, I know that eventually I will be more awake.  I just want it NOW.

Meanwhile, as I recuperate, I exercise. Specific exercises to stretch and strengthen the muscles around my new knee. Now I am not a fan of exercise in the first place. I get bored. But these are not exercises that I can slough off and say they don’t matter, because they DO!

So I am here to share what has really helped me get through these times, twice a day, every day: Murdoch Mysteries on Netflix!  Yep, I found yet another tv series from the British Empire that has captured my interest and distracted me as I count to thirty multiple times a day!

This detective series is set in Toronto starting in the 1890’s. I heard the author say that one reason she put it in that time period is to make her detectives think without the use of all the electronic gear that CSI uses.  At first I couldn’t get past the eyelashes of the lead detective. (and when you tune in, you will see what I mean!) But after three or four episodes, I began to ignore them and concentrate on the methods his character employs to find the criminal, and the character building in the ensemble cast.  All sorts of individuals make their way to the Toronto Constabulary, from  Arthur Conan Doyle to H.G. Wells to Harry Houdini.  Again, as in the Miss Fisher series, the setting of the show is a history lesson in itself.

So, Murdoch Mysteries from CBC on Netflix. It’s helping me through the darn exercises; you might like it for the entertainment.

And speaking of Miss Fisher, I am so happy to tell you that I am still thrilled to be reading the Miss Fisher books.  Even though the tv episodes (from ABC: Australian Broadcasting Company)are based on the books, the parts of the story that the screenwriters use are such a small fraction of what is in the books, that even though I know whodunit, the book is still a good read.

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My Flexi touch( Squid armed hug) is sometimes more difficult to get into than others. And, at these times, I may hear more strange noises than the usual poof-whew poof-whew that sounds like a mini Darth Vader.

Yep. Sometimes it farts.  You know, the sound that second graders come up with? Yep. That sound.  And it comes from the segments on my back—no kidding! And it bounces me forward a bit.  The second grader in me laughs.

Well, now there’s a new sound—a high pitched long squeak. It happens along my arm and sounds like there’s a small being in the sleeve that wants out. I may have to give this being a name since the arm piece moves along with the noise.  It’s like a kid wanting attention. I often have to turn up the volume on Murdoch Mysteries just to be able to hear the dialogue.

Time to walk, then exercise.

Have a mahvelous Monday and a terrific Tuesday!

Love,

Janet