Blogging from A to Z: X-Rays

Falls are the leading cause of injuries for the elderly. Therefore it would be easy to say  falls are a leading cause for X-rays among the elderly. My Mother has had her share of falls as an older woman.

Neuropathy  is a leading contributor to X-Rays. Damage from a battle of life. Sometimes you when those battles but battles are only part if the war. The Doctors looking at the X-rays deciding how to mend.

Blogging A to Z: Q is for Quiet

 My Mom's labyrinth may have provide a quiet place for her to ponder her thoughts. Maybe walk in solitude. Perhaps read a book at it's edges. If you want to read more about labyrinth check this post or this one from my Mom's old blog.



Quiet can be nice. Sometimes you wish you had been quiet especially when your blurt out something you shouldn't. Sometimes too quiet can be scary. Maybe some quiet time to read a book. Just quick thoughts on quiet.

                                                                         

Blogging from A to Z: P is for Plant and Mom

The year was 1990. I had seen Mr. Plant in 1988 but this time I was going with my mom! The old, Capital Center in lovely Landover, Maryland. 

Alannah Myles opened..

I am sure she played "Black Velvet"

Robert Plant live in 1990 "Anniversary"

The last time he toured near me my Mom kept me up to date with every tour date in the South. 

Blogging from A to Z: Old

Is old really a destination? My gray hair is a sure sign I am growing old. Another one is the fact I am more likely to be mistaken for the senior citizens discount than be carded buying alcohol. Wow, I'm growing older but I'm not that old yet.

I've reached that point in my life I can't do the things I used to do. I blame it on age but in truth it is I'm not in the shape I used to be in. I keep saying I am going to get that back. Sure, I am as soon as I loose the extra pounds I'm carrying around my mid section.

My dad gave me the advice to never grow old! Received it too late as I was already half way there. I have reached the point in my life when my parents get another health issue I start to think that is another thing I get to look forward too. Unfortunately it scares me!

I see my Mom fighting the things she is going through. I see the damage the treatments have done. I see the things she is fighting keep coming back for another round. I admire my Mother's fight. I wouldn't expect less from her. She is headstrong, determined, stubborn and that's my mom. The fight has left her older still.

These things often are hereditary.  Chances are good I will have a serious health issue I will have to fight as I grow older. Makes me think how much am I willing to fight these things when they come around? Is growing old or older just coming to grip with one's mortality?

Is becoming old watching cars that were cool in your day become antiques? Is becoming old realizing stadiums you watched events in are no longer there? Is becoming old listening songs from your youth being played on the oldies station?


I know I have a lot more living left to do. I'm hoping to enjoy life. However, the journey to old does go through some scary destinations.

Blogging from A to Z: Neptune Beach

Sometimes you can go back down nostalgia road on the internet. Here is a picture of my old school.



I went there for one year when it was first opened. The school and I both are not brand new anymore.

Picture taken from Wikipedia Commons.



My daughter at Jarboe Park in Neptune Beach this past Fall. A place I played at when I was her age.

Of course there is the beach too..



I just wanted to share different things. My parents live there. I know they have enjoyed taking their Granddaughter to the park and Beach. She might have even been told a story about my old school.

Blogging from A to Z: Independent Woman

My Mom is an independent, determined, strong woman. When she was about my age she had a new to her Jeep Wrangler and she set off for an epic adventure..

She wasn't big on going off road, instead her Jeep adventure was driving across country coast to coast and back alone! Highlights included Death Valley.

Most of the trip she camped out in various campgrounds. Needless to say she saw a great portion of the country.

Blogging from A to Z: Gardening

My parents enjoyed gardening. Most of my life my parents had a garden and when they didn't they would grow plants, flowers and the such. The gardening has dwindled down due advanced age and health issues. The fruit trees still produce and a crop or two may pop up in the old garden.

To me it looked like too much work! They didn't do a small garden. My parents came from a generation that wasn't scared of hard work. The garden did provide my Mom and Dad something to do together. The garden produced a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Produced enough to over flow their table. They would share their abundance with neighbors, friends and shelters.

I want to say the garden was probably my Dad's influence. I know his parents had a huge garden. My Uncle also has a large garden. My Grandfather was the first generation to leave the farm so I'm sure there is some tradition and heritage somewhere in the mix.

It could be mutual. I know my Mom has relatives in rural areas in Sweden. Whatever the case mght be my Mother enjoyed gardening.