After two days of rain, this morning the sky was crystal clear.  You could practically see the leaves on the trees on the mountain.  Well, the ones that hadn’t burned over the summer.  Didn’t post last night, so trying to make up for it today.  Yesterday was a rough day, and David spent most of it in bed.  He was having a problem with being a bit dizzy.  All the activities that were planned for yesterday got scratched.  Blade called and was quite concerned.  This morning, he is still a dizzy, but it is a bit better, and we are heading off to speech therapy in a few minutes.

We did take a walk yesterday, which was difficult, but David wanted to do it.  Because of all the rain, it was cooler but very muggy.  We watched another episode of Breaking Bad, and may even catch up to this season, who knows?  Read the blog and the book, which continues to scare and enthrall me.  More tonight!

OK, now I am just getting lazy.  The only connection the above lyric has is to the day of the week.  Very sad, I have to say, and I am disappointed in me!  Anyway, another uneventful day.  We hung out at the house, exercised and went for a walk.  No swim in the pool today for David.  His toe was bothering him in the morning, but was better in the afternoon.  We had unusual thunderstorms today.  Well, really nothing to write home about, just unusual for Palm Springs.  It was relatively cool today to – only about 95°.

I went out and did a little shopping – just some stuff for around the house, and then we took a long afternoon nap.  Again, I took the longer nap, but David was laying down when I went out shopping, so it all evens out.  Then we had dinner, Dexter, the blog and book.  More distances and numbers that make your head spin, but still good.  Tomorrow we have a full day – Social Security office, the Stroke Recovery Center and Dance with Judy’s stand-in and then Physical Therapy.  I will take some pictures and include them tomorrow.

This morning we both slept in a little later than usual.  Actually, I am not sure if David slept later than usual, because I was on my walk.  It was slightly longer than my usual, and I had a very snappy playlist that kept me going at a pretty good pace. When I got home, we had breakfast, then a swim and some sunning (David is getting his old color back) followed by exercise.  The new exercises that Blade has given us are helping, I think.  He is working on very specific areas – ankle, wrist, forearm, shoulder, knee.  David is slowly getting more movement in his ankle and forearm.  It is a different method than we used before.  It can be repetitive, but he says that even if David isn’t doing much of the work, over time, the brain will make connections, and he will start to do more of it.  I have seen this in both the ankle and forearm, so hopefully the rest will begin to fall into place.

Then, if the afternoon, we went shopping and had lunch in Palm Desert.  We went to the Apple store, and bought a speaker and a stand for David’s iPad.  Both were excellent purchases – The speaker is great, tiny and powerful, and the stand will work very well for David.  He was having trouble working on the iPad and holding it.  We had lunch near Saks and while at dinner, we were talking about movies, and decided to go after lunch.  My Flixter ap said that The World’s End got good reviews, so we went to see that.  About 20 minutes into the movie, I was sure that David didn’t like it at all.  At the end of the movie, he confirmed my fears.  I wasn’t thrilled by it either.  It took too long to get to the plot, and as a buddy movie, it was a bit flat, I thought.  Much better when the alien plotline started, but it was too late then.

Then home and I made summer squash soup for dinner.  I couldn’t find the recipe, so I had to make it from memory.  Not sure if I left something out, but it was good, so I felt OK.  Then the very short blog from last night and more of the book.  Anthony texted me as said the he read the book, and it kinda freaked him out.  I have to say, I am finding it kinda freaky too.  Some of the numbers are just scary, and he went on more about the size of the solar system, and did some comparisons of the distances of planets based on size. If earth is a pea, pluto is the size of a bacterium and is 1.5 miles away.  How do you even begin to wrap your head around that!?

Today was pretty dull.  Exercised, walked, shopped, had lunch at Nature’s Cafe and watched Gypsy.  The one with Rosalind Russell and Natalie Wood.  I read the blog to David early in the day, and he told me that I should go out dancing one of these nights, and I might just do that. I think it is because of the video, and I also said that in NY, I went out once in a while, which I haven’t done since we got to California.

The raccoon did not make a return visit tonight, which was a good thing, I think.  We read some more about the cosmos in A Short History of Nearly Everything.  Tonight it was about how immense the solar system is.

Today, after quite a start of the morning, I was pretty productive. David and I almost came to blows about my to-do list. There were three things that I didn’t have on the list, and he didn’t understand why I hadn’t added them, or forgot them. Anyway, I immediately thought of this, and while the show was never produced on Broadway, it was a musical that I loved, and the video below always cheers me up. Well, this is an updated version, and worth the watch. Sorry for the language, but, that is what makes is so good, I think!

Anyway, after reconstructing the list, and adding a whole bunch more to my list, I tackled some of the items, and was glad to cross them off. More for tomorrow. Then, we had Physical Therapy with Blade. He really is terrific, and gets David and me, which makes everything easier. I also don’t feel bad about having to pay for the initial sessions out of pocket, because, he told me that under Medicare, only 36 sessions per year are covered, and that includes Speech, PT and OT, so we will go through those in about three months.

So, at today’s session, a number of things happened.  Blade thinks that David is communicating very well, and he told us about a colleague he worked with almost 20 years ago who had a stroke, and has more trouble communicating than David does.  He also said that I was very smart, and David just said bad and no.  I think he was still thinking about this morning.  Blade thought I was smart, because I mentioned that I had noticed and change in David’s ankle, and it was looser, and I thought that it might be a sign that he will be getting more movement back in that area.  The same thing happened with his arm when that started to come back.  It is, and we have some more exercises to do with the foot and ankle to encourage that.  Blade also said that he was very impressed with David’s trunk control, and of course, David immediately let me know that I was to write about that in the blog.  I said I was going to find some reference to an elephant and his trunk, but, alas, the only musical I could find was “Elephant: The Musical” from The Tall Guy with Emma Thompson.  Blade also thought that David was walking really well, and he was taking the tips that he was given, and incorporating them well.

Blade asked about the blog, and I confessed that he was mentioned in it already, and that I did not change the names to protect the innocent.  I then explained that while his name is Blade, i was pretty sure he wasn’t ever a stripper, which he confirmed.  He also said that he wanted to come to Paris with us.  Wouldn’t that be nice – to travel with your physical therapist!  I think he was kidding.

Then the bank and home.  David took a short nap, I made dinner and we took a walk and a swim.  Fortunately, we took the swim early, because just before I started writing this, a raccoon was using our cement pond to do his evening exercise.  First he took a dip in the hot tub, and then did a few laps in the pool.  Then he left the building.  Tomorrow is trash pick-up, so my guess is that he (or she) has a regular weekly schedule, but I hope she (or he) uses a different pool each week!

We watched a little TV, then the blog and more of the book.  This morning, when I was taking my walk, I took this picture that I thought was beautiful.

This morning, I took my walk and when I got home, David was up, so we went into the pool.  When we got out, the bandage on his toe had come off, and he scraped it again, so I have to do some first aide.  It looked much better when I changed the bandage later in the day.  We didn’t exercise until later in the day, and didn’t do our usual walk because his toe was hurting. Hopefully it will be better tomorrow.  We also have Physical Therapy.

I did some of the items on my “To-Do List”, but not enough.  One of the items was dealing with medicare.  We took the short drive to the Social Security office, because when I have tried to get information by phone or online, it gets a little frustrating.  A 45 minute wait time on the phone, and it took only 30 minutes to go to the office and get what I needed.  I need to have add part A to David’s medicare, and she said that once I get the form from UNIS, it should be pretty quick.

We went to the movies this afternoon with Donovan, and saw Lee Daniels’ The Butler.  We both liked it a lot, but there was a lot of commotion in the theatre – first, there was a woman and her daughter right behind us, and the mother was having to explain all the civil rights history to her and then, some guy started yelling at a person who was texting during the movie.  They all calmed down.  I also felt very young.  I think I might have been the youngest person in the theatre, except for the daughter sitting behind us.  It was a bit of a history lesson, but certainly one that is worth telling to a younger audience.

Then home, and I ran to the store and made dinner.  We watched another episode of Breaking Bad, and still enjoying it.  Then the blog and more of the new book, A Short History of Everything by Bill Bryson.  Mary Clute had recommended another book by this author, but I thought this one would be good for us.  Thanks, Mary.

Got an email from the service folks for the AC on the car, and she said that it could cost $3100 to fix the AC!!!  Yikes!!  She said that she was checking with BMW to see if they would cover the cost, because, while based on the date, we are beyond the warranty, based on miles, we are under the warranty, so I kept my fingers crossed all day.

David was upset when I told him a little about last night’s blog that I didn’t mention that Blade thought he was younger than he was, and I was older than I was.  Just wanted to put that out there.  Like I don’t see the dark circles under my eyes!

Anyway, we had a facetime chat with Alex, Claire and Theo, which was nice, but not as nice as our face to face visits.  It will have to wait until November!  Speaking of November, I think we are going to try to take a cruise before out month in Paris (can you say La Di Dah?  I can!)  They would only extend the time to June 2014 to take the cruise, and the only one that looks interesting is in October, so we are going to do it.  It was that or the fjords in June, which definitely was not in David’s dreams.  French Riviera or Norwegian Fjords, you choose!

Then, we had a dinner date with Steve here in Palm Springs.  We met Steve at his house, and had a drink and some nibbles, and also met the dogs – Julia and, oh God, Steve, let me know what the other one’s name was.  I don’t know if it was the drink or just me.  Anyway, we had a great dinner at Rick’s.  We also drove by Steve and Malcolm’s new house.  Looked great, and a great location.

Then we went home, and watched So You Think You Can Dance, the blog, but no book.  I think I may take a dip in the pool if the spirit moves me.  Oh, and by the way, the BMW lady called and they are covering the cost of the new evaporator.  Good for BMW!!

OK, so this morning I took the car in for service.  I neglected to mention that the AC in the car wasn’t working for our drive down from Napa, and it was quite hot in the San Juanquin valley, but we made it, and were only slightly wet when we arrived.  So, the AC should be fixed tomorrow, I hope.  Fortunately we have the other German car to get around in, and that one has AC.

We went to Physical Therapy, and the journey continues.  The therapist was a very nice guy named Blade.  Yes, Blade.  And I can’t tell you for sure, but I don’t even think he was ever a stripper.  David talked to him for quite a bit, and finally David asked if he was from California, and he said, no.  He grew up in Salt Lake City.  David’s response was immediately “Bad”, to which Blade said, yes.  I knew he had a certain Osmond look about him, if you know what I mean.  Also, this should be a clue to the heading.  He also told us that he was in Napa while we were there, and married his partner of 20 years.  David then asked why he wasn’t wearing a ring, and Blade said that it got in the way while doing physical therapy and that his husband asked the same thing!

When we got home, David was ready for a nap, and I joined him.  I slept for quite a while.  When I got up, we went for a swim and then dinner.  We watched My Favorite Wife with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne.  Great movie.  Then the blog and the book.

We got home yesterday at a little after 6pm.  So nice to be home, even if it is 110°!  The drive was OK, and we only hit some traffic when we were going through Pasadena.  The house was in pretty good shape – lots of boxes, but otherwise, manageable.   David was very happy to be back.  This morning I took a walk before the sun got too hot.  Have to make myself continue to do that.

We exercised and went into the pool.  The pool was 90°, and while that would seem not to really help with the cooling off, the effect of evaporation when you get out of the pool makes 110° feel almost chilly.  We decided to go to the movies in the afternoon, and went to Blue Jasmine, the new Woody Allen movie.  I liked it, but David seemed to hate it.  He admitted that Cate Blanchett was terrific, but he thought the male characters were a bit unbelievable.  I thought it was a great modern take on the Streetcar story, and liked all the performances.

Then home, a walk after the sun went behind the mountain and I made some dinner.  We watched True Blood and Dexter.  David thinks he knows what is going to happen with Dexter.  No blog to read, but have started a new book.  Will fill you in on that once we have gotten into it.  Tomorrow we have our first Physical Therapy here in Palm Springs.

So tomorrow we are on the road all day, or most of it, so you may not hear from me until we are settled back in Palm Springs.  It has been a great seven weeks, and David keeps on saying Thank You for such a fun time.  I say the same to him.  We are such good travel companions, even when I don’t make hotel reservations in Rome on Easter weekend.  That was a good story!  That was what David called the “Totally Booked” story.  Needless to say, it must be said with an Italian accent to be authentic.

Anyway, today, we did our usual exercise and walk this morning, and Donovan headed off for his own adventure.  I was able to make a reservation for this evening at Bouchon, and we planned on meeting back here at around 5pm.  Bouchon was great, and reminded me a lot of our favorite spot in NYC – Artisanal.  Very French feeling.  It was a lovely meal and the waiter was very nice, I thought.  We even had dessert and coffee, which we haven’t done much.

I have been packing up, and have a few more things to get to before bed, and then an early night so we can try to get on the road at a decent hour in the morning.  I would LOVE to be in Palm Springs by around 6pm.  Read the blog and more of the short story.  I don’t think David is liking the story much, so am hoping that it will be done soon.

One more day. Or should I say, “One Day More”?  Today, Donovan went out on his own to see the Napa Valley, and it sounds like he had a good day.  We went to dinner at Ciccio’s, and again, it didn’t disappoint.  The folks there are so nice, and the food is great.  They had trouble with the AC, but event with a little heat in the air, it was a great dinner.

David and I went to two wineries to do tastings.  Both of the folks who helped us were great.  Elyse Winery and Silver Oak Winery.  The wines were good too, of course.  After the wine, we got ready for tennis with Dave, and headed to St Helena.  David did really well, and played for the full hour, even though it was pretty warm today.  On our way home, we ran into some traffic on the Silverado Trail that was pretty irritating.  It took almost an hour to travel what we usually do in fifteen minutes.  Crazy!!  I figured that it had to be an accident, but no, it was just the overflow from Rte 29 during the Napa Valley “Rush Hour”.

Tonight we watched Project Runway, and I caught the final episode of Food Network Star.  Then the blog only, and David went to sleep.  I have been up late, but will join him soon.

Claire and Alex left with Theo this morning to head back to San Francisco, and Claire met Donovan to hand over the car for the trip back to Palm Springs.  We were then waiting for Donovan to arrive.  While waiting, we went to have a wine tasting in Yountville and Hope & Grace winery, which was very nice.  It was sad to say adieu to Alex, Claire and Theo, but we will see them in Paris in November, so something to look forward to, and not so long off.  I keep reminding myself how much time flies!

Donovan got here at about 5pm, and we went to dinner at Goose & Gander in St Helena (sorry Alex).  It was a nice dinner and David had a great cocktail with cucumbers and huckleberries. Donovan and David both had the salmon too.  Very relaxing and a lovely atmosphere.  We sat outside under the persimmon tree.

Then, home and bed, but not before the blog and a little more of the short story.  We have tennis tomorrow, and then Friday will be our last day in Napa.

OK, the reference is cynical, but the day was terrific.  We had lunch at Redd’s in Yountville, and it was great!  Lovely space, and since it was David, Alex, Claire, Theo and me, even better company.  The food was the star though.  We did the five course tasting menu – with wine – and were pretty happy at the end.  David said he liked it even better than French Laundry, but I preferred French Laundry, though, this was amazing.  Larger portions is where David went over to the other side.  At the third course, David was worried that there was too much food.

David didn’t take a walk in the morning because he scraped his toe yesterday at the pool, and I didn’t see it until this morning.  We got it cleaned and bandaged up, and should be OK.  It was a little sore though, and we took a walk in the afternoon.

After the walk, we decided to head to Lucy, a bar at the Hotel Bardessono nearby.  We sat outside near the garden and pools.  What a way to end the day – drinks and a cool breeze.  Alex and Claire are heading back to San Francisco and Claire is arranging the transfer of the car to Donovan at 1pm, and he will be arriving in Yountville in the afternoon.  Only a few days left.  The time certainly flew!  Then, the blog tonight and more of the short stories.

We met Liza (that is a bit of a hint for the heading for this blog entry) and Jon and their kids at Francis Ford Coppola winery in Geyserville, and had a great day at the pool.  Alex, Claire and Theo got there soon after we arrived, and we all made it into the pool (except for Liza and Jon).  It was great that Jon was able to get us in, and the day was about as perfect as it could have been.  Great to see them both, and Liza was impressed with David’s progress.  He didn’t believe her.

I brought the savory tarts and a tomato and cucumber salad.  The tarts were good, but the salad was great.  The tomatoes are so great tasting here.  David actually asked if I thought we would be able to find produce as good in Palm Springs, and sadly, I don’t think so.  We will try though.  They are just so amazing from the farm stand! David and I also picked up cupcakes to pre-celebrate Alex and Theo’s birthdays, which are both in September, but they will be in Paris.  We picked them up from Model Bakery, a place in St Helena that was recommended to me, and they were really great!!  The kids loved them (and so did the adults).

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Anyway, after swimming, touring and wine tasting, it was time to go for all of us, and we hit the road.  I loaded up the car, and soon after we left, the box with the few leftover cupcakes, blew around in the back seat, and the icing was demolished – the cupcakes were still delicious, just not as beautiful to look at.  When we got in, David took a nap, and we decided to head out for dinner after he woke up.  We went to Hurley’s, because it was the only place that had a table, and it was quite good.  Then home and we watched some Antiques Roadshow.  Then the blog and, since Paris Reborn is done, I began reading from an anthology of short stories.  It may be hit or miss with the stories, but until I find something better, they will have to do.

A great day!

Much better day today.  On David’s walk, we cut his time in half – the walk that normally takes 40 minutes only took 20 today.  I think he was trying to prove something after yesterday.  He was in much better spirits too.  We did a little shopping and I worked on the savory tarts.

I had a little trouble with the crust, but I managed to beat it into shape. After cooking, we had dinner then Dexter and finished Paris Reborn. At the end there was part about how much NYC wanted to emulate Paris, but weren’t willing to be run by a despot, so it wasn’t to be.

Tomorrow we are meeting Liza and Jon at the Coppola winery with Alex, Claire and Theo.  Should be a fun day at the pool.  More adventures!!

We had a rough walk today.  Sometimes things just aren’t working as well as they might.  Not sure if David was just tired or just off.  Yesterday was great – easy and smooth, today was not.  And most of the day was like that.  He didn’t seem himself. Hopefully tomorrow will be back to normal.  We did go to the CIA for the demonstration, and David didn’t really like the product in the end, but I will try to make a version of the savory tart.  I love that – Savory Tart – sound like a British insult, no?

Was a little depressed about the passing of Eydie Gormé.  One of the best times I have had on stage was playing Steve Lawrence to my friend Karen’s Eydie.  So much fun!  Anyway, we got home and I did a little prep for the tart and then we watched a few episodes of Breaking Bad.  I am finding it very funny.  The blog and only one more chapter of Paris Reborn.  Napoleon III and his Empress have been exiled.

Today was quiet.  I took my walk in the morning, then coffee and breakfast, exercise and a walk.  We did it again without the cane.  Nice work by David.  He doesn’t believe it, but he is not leaning on me at all, just for safety and balance.  Then we went to have blood drawn.  We had a tomato and cucumber salad that I made late last night, and it was good. In simple terms, erectile dysfunction is defined as persistent inability to gain or generic overnight viagra attain erections sufficient enough for satisfactory physical relation. Now, ear lobes, wisdom teeth, the appendix and Full Article discount levitra rx the coccyx “tailbone”. GAINSWave treats erectile dysfunction and is a clinically proven method of successfully removing the micro-plaque that builds on blood vessels, restricting blood flow. viagra prescription http://www.midwayfire.com/commissioners.asp Problems in her sex life can occur because of best viagra for women link side-effects of some medications such as calcium channel blocker, ACE inhibitor drugs, diuretic drugs, some antibiotics and anti-ulcer medicines among several others.  Again, good tomatoes make all the difference!  Delicious.  Speaking of which, tomorrow we go the CIA for a demonstration – tomato and olive tart.  Looking forward to that.

We took a second walk in the afternoon, then this evening we watched the end of True Blood and started the first episode of Breaking Bad.  It took a while for us to get around to that one, but it looks promising, and since the last season just started, we thought we would get it under way.  Then the blog and Paris Reborn.  Baron Haussmann got the boot, and the Emperor is in the last stretch.  While Haussmann was pretty roundly hated at the time, he gets a lot of credit from posterity for the transformation of Paris.

This should be an easy one.  Today we walked our entire walk – 40 minutes – without the cane.  David just held my hand.  We also took another walk in the evening for about half the distance, and it took less than fifteen minutes.  When Alex is here on Monday, I will get a video of it.  Quite impressive.

I was going to use the title “Snaggy, shaggy, ratty matty” but liked the hold my hand better.  After exercise, walk and shower, we headed to Napa for haircuts for both of us. It had been too long, and we both needed them.  Nice to feel coiffed!  On the way back, we stopped at a winery, Trefethen.  We had a Riesling at the CIA that we both liked from there, so wanted to try the rest of what they had to offer.  We bought four bottles, so it was good.

Then home, and a nap before dinner.  We then watched Project Runway, and Sandro is gone.  I still think that he was an actor playing that role.  He just seemed too, well, just too.  Then read the blog, and only a short bit of Paris Reborn because my eyes were tired, and were getting blurry.

So, I found this tonight stuck to the bottom of my shoe, and I thought it was a sign. All along the walk that David and I take, someone has put these stickers on posts, the bridge, and fences. I thought that the fact that one of them found its way onto the bottom of my shoe, while not miraculous, was a nice touch sign from the cosmos.

We had a great morning – I took a walk, got home, exercised with David and then we walked – David walked half of our entire walk without the cane! – and Claire made some lovely eggs with goat cheese, tomatoes and chives. For lunch, before we headed off, we had the gazpacho, which I have to admit was good.  Fresh tomatoes make all the difference!  We drove to Domaine Carneros for a wine tasting, and afterwards, Claire, Alex and Theo headed back to San Francisco.  They will be back next week for their final visit before heading off to Paris.  We keep making a joke about when they are leaving, because they aren’t sure.  The consulate is getting their paperwork tomorrow, and hopefully they will be able to book a flight in the next week or so, and leave around the 20th, or soon after.  I think they are handling it much better than I would.  I would be a little crazy.  They may just be hiding it well.

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Then the blog from last night.  David was quite incensed that I didn’t say the he forced Alex to pour the additional wine at Inglenook, so here I am saying it – David made Alex pour the wine.  Just like he made Alex take french fries from the people who had left them on their table when he was 14.  Then Paris Reborn, and Haussmann is coming under fire, and the empire is beginning to crumble.

Another delightful day.  We are finding our regular haunts, when when MaryHall, Kevin and Malinda arrived, I thought, we should go to Tra Vigne!  It was perfect.  Well almost perfect – after the train and the ambulance noise went away.  We had a great afternoon talking about all sorts of things, and Alex and Claire were happy to spend time with all of us.  The meal was great, as it was the last time, and we sat outside on the patio.  It was a nice, leisurely afternoon, and great to see MaryHall.  We managed to only talk briefly about the Atlas and Intersections.

I got up early this morning and made Gazpacho, and we will have that for lunch tomorrow.  I think it came out good, but tomorrow will be the test.  I am planning on making an avocado/crème fraîche sauce for the top.  Had an abbreviated run/walk also.  I ran more than I walked, which was good, I think.  It is great being up here with Alex, Claire and Theo and just relaxing.  When David got up, we exercised and then walked.  I have convinced David to try to walk more without the cane.  I also have started to get him to hold the cane, but not use it unless he needs some help balancing.  His steps are much better, and he walks much faster without the cane.  Usually when he stops, it is because he needs to rest, not because he feels unsteady.  Little by little.  I also need to begin more speech with him, but I don’t really feel as prepared for that.

Yesterday, we went to Inglenook – the Coppola winery in Napa – and took the tour and had a great tasting in a private room. Alex was bold and gave us some more pours when the guide left the room.  Mostly from the $200 bottle of red!  The history of the estate was interesting, and the guide was new, so he was checking his notes, and there were times when I felt like we were testing him.  It is just such a great place, and it will be another place that we will return to, I think.

Tonight we all went to the CIA for dinner.  It was nice, but not spectacular.  Then home, So You Think You Can Dance and some reading, then bed.  I will be heading there shortly!