Last night Joy arrived, and we had quite a day planned for today.  Alex, Claire and Theo arrived at 11am, shortly after our car and driver arrived to begin our tour of Napa’s wineries. It was a glorious day, and I recommend highly seeing and tasting wines in this way!  Barry Smith was our driver, and we started off with a bottle of champagne in the car.  Yes, champagne from France.  I know, sacrilege when there are great California Sparkling Wines!  Our first stop was Hunter III winery, where we had a private tasting.  A lovely space and great way to start the day of tasting off.  We couldn’t resist buying a few bottles there.  Next, we were off to Prager for port.  The port was good, and it was a completely different vibe.  Much more casual as we stood to taste and get some background on port.  Bought a bottle there too! Also had a late harvest Riesling, which was not my cup of tea (too sweet) but David liked it.

Then we were off to Frog’s Leap, which was all of our favorites.  Stunning views, and we sat on the porch tasting six wines each, and all were delightful.  Joy actually liked the red wine, which was not the case at the other tastings!  Very relaxing and cool and just the perfect place.  Then we went back to V. Sattui for lunch on the lawn.  Fortunately, we were able to get two benches in the shade.  Again, a very nice time, and much cooler than the last time we were there!

The Start of the Day – David was in the front seat, sorry.

Our first stop at Hunter III

Alex, Theo and David before the tasting

Alex, David and Theo at Frog’s Leap

Joy and David laughing about something

The aftermath at Frog’s Leap

So, a little story about last night too.  When Joy and I got home after picking her up at the airport, David woke up, and called for me to come into the bedroom.  He has spilled juice on the floor, so we cleaned that up, and he gave Joy a big kiss and hello.  Then he wanted to tell me something.  Finally he explained to me that he had fallen while trying to turn off the light, and was very proud that he had been able to get up by himself.  He said it took a while to figure a way up, but after trying the bed post (didn’t work, not able to get a grip), the bed itself (too high), he figured out he could use the chair in the corner to get himself up and back to bed.  What a great feat!!  I was happy that he was able to do it, and that he felt really good about it.

As some of you may know, David is obsessed with his calendar.  He loves to have one printed in front of him.  My relationship with calendars is much more, how shall I say, casual.  Since I have been the “Master of the Calendar”, I have made a few mistakes.  Non of them life threatening, and I don’t think any of them have caused any terrible discomfort.  Anyway, today, we were expecting to have a visit from friends from Washington, or so we thought.  Well, I got the 6th right, but not the month. July and August are so much alike, right?! Fortunately i discovered the mistake early enough, and confessed to David.  He was actually relieved, because, with Joy coming tomorrow (I hope I didn’t get that wrong!) he thought there was too much going on.

Today was another great day, although the morning started out with that dreaded “marine layer” or as we call it back east, fog and clouds.  By the time we were heading for coffee, the sun was burning off the “marine layer”.  We took a walk after coffee at Yountville Coffee Caboose (now our regular coffee place) through the shops at V Marketplace next door.  Not much to see, but a nice walk for David.

For lunch we decided to take a drive to the Oakville Grocery.  And I thought the Oxbow Market yesterday was a scene!  This was crazy!!  The sandwiches we got were great, but I couldn’t get out of there fast enough.  I imagine that on weekdays it might be bearable, but we ran with our food back to Yountville to sit in the back yard.

Then we waited for the guests that aren’t coming until August 6 and took another walk.

Today was an amazingly beautiful day.  The heat broke, and it was nice a cool this morning when I went out for my walk/run and it stayed relatively cool for the whole day.  Clear skies and warm sun.  David took two walks today – on in the morning and then before dinner.  After the morning walk, we went to Napa to explore.  Stopped at the Oxbow Market, which was nice, but we didn’t stay.  It was quite a scene, and we really didn’t see anything that caught our eye.  Drove along the Silverado Trail, and stopped for a tasting at Stag’s Leap.  Nice wines, but not the best space, and not really relaxing.  Then home, and I ran out to do some shopping.

I also called to get tickets for the ballet and theatre performances that are part of the Napa Valley Festival del Sole, and, while it was sold out online, I asked about tickets for the opening night performance by Audra McDonald.  He said he would check, and there were tickets.  Two on the aisle in the second row no less!  So, we have three cultural events in the next couple of weeks.  The Audra concert is outside at the Castello di Amorosa, which should be beautiful.  The other two are in Yountville.  The theatre performance is a 24 hour Play with many stars from TV, and should be very interesting.  They will present 10 minute plays that will be written and rehearsed in 24 hours.  Thought it would be fun.  The ballet features dancers from ABT, Ballet San Jose and San Francisco Ballet.

Off to bed now, night!

Today was too darn hot (another musical reference) in the Napa Valley.  In Sonoma Valley

too, so we took a drive to the coast. Nice trip through the Russian River, but with the heat and all, the traffic in Guerneville was horrendous!  There was a moment when I was about to turn around and go back!  So glad I didn’t.  We stopped for some sparkling wine tasting at Korbel, and then had a bit of lunch, and then, headed to cooler climes.  It was over 100 when we left Guerneville, and by the time we hit the PCH, it was a delightful 70.  Amazing what a difference 20 minutes can make.  Then we drove down to look for Tippi in Bodega Bay.  Made a stop along the way to stretch our legs, and take in the spectacular views of the coast. Lots of traffic on the PCH as well, but it just slowed and didn’t stop like Guerneville.  No luck in finding Tippi or Al, but we did see loads of those damn birds!

Then, the drive back.  At first the warm air was refreshing, but just about when we crossed the 101, it started to get oppressive.  Then, home to the AC again, and David took a short nap.  I made dinner – pasta with brussels sprouts, almonds and bacon.  Very nice and rustic.  Some TV and off to bed for a well deserved sleep.

While we didn’t see any of the fireworks in town, we could hear them, and I think that our escaping the heat was our own version of Independence Day, right?  Tomorrow it is supposed to be much cooler, so we may head to Napa for a visit.

I couldn’t resist the musical reference, and for those of you who don’t know, I’m not telling you.  We arrived in Yountville on Monday, and got settled pretty quickly.  The house is very nice, and the location is terrific.  It is still pretty warm during the day, but cools off quite a bit at night.  The sun is still very hot!  Tuesday, Alex, Claire and Theo came and stayed the night.  We went out last night for a tasting at Domaine Chandon (stingier pour than Mumm Napa) which was nice, then went to dinner at Redd Wood, which is a relatively casual Italian place.  The food was fabulous!  This morning, I stopped and picked up baked goods from Bouchon in town.  When I arrived, there was one person ahead of me, and when I left, the line was beginning to form.  Yesterday, David and I went elsewhere for coffee because the line stretched down the sidewalk!

Then in the afternoon, we took a drive to Castello di Amorosa, which was a bit of a tourist trap, but fun.  Had a tasting there and the guy pouring was from France, and was pretty chatty about why he was much happier to be in Napa. It boils down to his being young and looking for a little adventure, really.  Then we went to V. Sattui, which had a very nice deli, and we had sandwiches in their picnic area.  It was hot, as I said earlier, and fortunately, we found a table in the shade.  After two stops, we were ready to head home to the AC.  Relaxed for a while, took the above video, and a short nap.  Then Alex, Claire and Theo headed off, back to San Francisco.

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I also got an email with more than just pictures from the landlord of the NY apartment, and he has suggested keeping half of our security deposit because of scratches on the floor that were there when we moved in.  I told him he should send the entire amount, or I would have our lawyer (we don’t have one yet!) contact him.  I also asked for pictures of the floors from immediately prior to our occupancy, which, I am sure he doesn’t have.  Again, not really what I need to be dealing with now, and he knows it.

Since we got here, we have been taking walks every day as well as exercising, and I have been taking long walks/runs in the the morning.  I have to find a regular route that suits me.

As you know, we are on our way to Napa, and will be finishing the drive this morning after breakfast with Alex, Claire and Theo. It is just a little over an hour away. We left Palm Springs and the temperature was a scorching 121 as we drove out of town. It stayed pretty warm for most of the drive, but was comparatively cooler when we got to Santa Barbara. We met Lynne at her home, which was beautiful, even while under renovation. I could feel her pain, having lived through a couple of those! We went to the Shoreline Cafe at the beach, and all had the fish tacos. They were amazing. The we got back in the car and headed to Santa Maria where our hotel was. The hotel served our purpose very well. Our window looked out onto the runway for a small airport. Lovely view of three small planes parked outside.
We got up and were on the road by 9, and went to the drive-thru Starbucks, and back on the highway. Lovely drive, but we weren’t really sightseeing, just enjoying the drive. When we were approaching San Francisco, we saw the sun start fading away, and it was much cooler. We checked into our fine, but utilitarian hotel across the street from the zoo, and blocks from the beach. Grabbed a bit for lunch, and called Alex, Claire and Theo, and they were over a little while later. Had a nice visit, and then went out for a drink and bite at the Beach Chalet.
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Today we reached a hight of 117, and tomorrow it is supposed to be 119, but what are a couple of degrees between friends.  Not a great day all around.  At about 5pm, when the movers were supposed to arrive, I called, and they hadn’t left LA yet, and he said because of the heat, they would not get here until tomorrow morning.  That throws a whole new level of anxiety into the trip up north.  We can leave later, which isn’t really a terrible problem, except, it will be almost 120  Fortunately, once we get out of the valley, it will cool off, but getting out will be the hard part.

We tried to cool off in the pool, and yes, it makes a difference, but the water is now almost 95!  The AC has been working overtime, and I dread seeing the electric bill!  Our landlord in NY is also causing me angst.  He sent an email – no message, just pictures of the floor with scratches, and I am figuring that he is looking to keep a chunk of the security deposit.  His is such a pig.  Fortunately, I have at least one photo of the apartment before we moved in that shows one of the scratches.  I just don’t need this right now, and my guess is he thinks that I won’t fight him on it, but he has another thing coming.  I will wait to hear what the agent says and then get a lawyer.  The agent told me how great the apartment looked too.

Just not my day.  Tomorrow will be better, I hope.

So, we had another bloom this morning.  You can see the one from last night in the picture (top), but it is closed up.  There is a third, but I think that will bloom after we are gone on Saturday. This morning we went to a session at the Stroke Recover Center with Cedric King who is a former minister and therapist.  Not sure how much patience David will have for these sorts of things.  It was good though, and the more we get out and meet folks, the better.

After that session there was the Let’s get Physical group.  Didn’t really know what to expect here, but they just set up various activities around the room – putting, ping pong, target shooting (nerd guns) and other games.  We did all, and David, of course, did the best at all of them.  In the end, we got into a circle and tossed balls, bean bags and a hula hoop around to each other.  To make it more interesting, you had to say who you were throwing the object to.  I was smart enough to only throw to people whose names I knew, and David, by the end, was getting most of the names out, which, when you think that four months ago, he often couldn’t say my name, was great!

Then, home and some lunch.  We stopped by Aspen Mills, a local bakery, for sandwiches.  Then a nap, and afterwards, off to Quilter’s Faire.  There was some southern California quilter’s event happening this weekend, and the ladies at the Shop were dressed as Betty and Wilma from the Flintstones.  This was lost on David, but not on me.  We then went to see Man of Steel.  It was a bit much, I have to say.  I liked the romantic quality of the Christopher Reeve version better.  I liked all the performances, but it was a little too action packed for my liking.  I think that they have set up for a great series though, now that they have gotten the Krypton villains out of the way.  I think that I missed seeing things through the eyes of the citizens of Metropolis.

Then a drive home with the top down of the car.  It was still 110, which was pretty brutal.  We got home, had dinner, and then to bed for some tennis and then reading.  The blog, and Paris.  It is amazing that in 1850 they were having the same back and forth about investing in infrastructure as opposed to keeping to a budget, and the conservatives didn’t understand the concept of investing in the future.  Of course, unless it is money going to the military industrial complex, then it is OK.  I will shut up now.

No, I don’t mean the movie with Goldie Hawn, although, I do love Goldie.  This morning I got up to take my walk/run and to my surprise, there was a beautiful white flower on the cactus in the front yard.  I took a picture, which was good, because now I find out that they normally only bloom for one night.  When David and I headed out for speech therapy, the flower was already closing up.  There are two more buds on the cactus, so maybe there will be another tomorrow.

So, we headed off to Speech Therapy at the Dolores Hope Pavilion of the Bob Hope Medical Center.  You know, the one on Bob Hope Dr, off of Frank Sinatra Dr.  Part of the same complex that houses the Betty Ford Center.  We had a very good session and I think when we get back we will begin some good work with them.  She has suggested that David work on trying to read aloud, which he did tonight before bed.  He began the blog entry from last night, with limited success.  He did get the Birds.

After that, we went to the Stroke Recovery Center and David went to the “Rap Session” and I went to the “Caring for the Caregivers” meeting.  There were two folks from the center, me and a woman who comes to the center with her son who had a stroke.  it was, as always, good to talk to folks who are going through the same things that you are.  The theme of this meeting was nutrition, and helpful.

Then we went home and watched the news about the SCOTUS decisions.  Terrific news, and the decision came down just as I was getting home from my walk/run this morning, and I have to say, I was a bit verklempt.  We went to downtown Palm Springs for the rally tonight, which was fun to see, and be a part of, but didn’t stay for too long, as it was HOT!  Supporters met under Marilyn’s skirt (see picture).  A great day for America and a great day for California and Palm Springs!

We also went to Luigi’s Barber Shop for haircuts for both of us, and David had a shave as well.

Many of you may know about my unnatural fear of birds.  Not sure where it comes from, but David always used to tell the story about rollerblading on the westside, and conjured up the image of me hitting the pavement because I saw a bird out of the corner of my eye.  I still find myself flinching pretty regularly when there are birds around.  Yesterday, I was sitting in the living room here in Palm Springs, and I heard a thud on the window to the back yard.  I got up to look, and there was a bird laying on the chair outside the door, and it must have flown into the window.  I then noticed another bird standing on the ground next to the chair waiting.  I had seen this happen once in the apartment in NY, and the bird was just stunned, and in a few minutes, the bird came to, and flew away.  I kept checking to see if he had flown away, but alas, the bird remained.  Both birds remained for quite a while.  Finally, after over an hour, the waiting bird had flown off, and I felt a little sad about the whole thing.  Still  really freaked out about the bird – dead or alive, they are frightening to me!  I made David go out and take care of the bird before I would venture outside.  Thank God he was there to help me through my irrational phobia.

Today David had another tennis lesson, and it went well.  Then we went to the Stroke Recovery Center for their speech group.  David was pretty distressed afterwards.  There were folks there who had strokes between five and eight years ago, and David couldn’t understand why they were still dealing with speech deficits.  He gets that it is a long process, but seeing the reality is pretty daunting.  As we were leaving, he was more concerned for me, and what this will all mean for me.

Then we went to the Doctor and he is adjusting his medication because of high cholesterol, and we are keeping an eye on his INR numbers.  Then home, swimming, exercise and a walk. We walked another house down the road (I have lost count of the number).  It was hot today, or seemed hotter.  We are getting out of town just in time, the forecast has the temperature in the valley as 120 on Saturday.  But, it’s a dry heat!  120 is 120.  Yikes!!

Well, this morning we got up to get ready for the final inspection and the H.E.R.S. Testers.  The testers came first.  This is some CA law about the ductwork in the house, and making sure there are no leaks.  I suppose it is a good thing, but I really had no idea what it was all about.  The guys were very nice and thorough and Mike told me that a lot of contractors don’t know what is all about (ours didn’t, which is why I had to arrange for this) and often they don’t even check for it for final inspections.  The inspector arrived and we went through the checklist of items that were outstanding, and even without the number on the front of the house and not a complete H.E.R.S. test, we passed our final inspection.  Mind you, this is sixteen months after we moved into the house, and according to the contractor, everything was done.  It was only when the inspector came in December to check the progress of the work that we realized that the final inspection hadn’t been done!!

Before anyone arrived, I got a surprise call from Mike Desautels, who was in Joshua Tree with a friend taking photographs.  He asked if it would be OK for them to stop by for a visit.  What a great surprise!  They were coming by at 12:30, after our first program at the Stroke Recovery Center.  A terrific visit, and David was very verbal, and even he was surprised by how much he said.

The program at the Stroke Recovery Center was a dance group.  I had no idea what to expect, but got a bit of a preview when Glorianne, the woman who did David’s evaluation said before the group that we would enjoy it, and the dance instructor was the stand-in for Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz.  Only in Palm Springs, right???  Well, she was the stand in for Judy, in every sense of the word.  She was about 95 years old, and the only thing separating her from Ms. Garland were life and drugs.  She was very perky and loved David.  She said that she hoped that he would come back.  It was quite surreal.  Folks in varying degrees of mobility getting up and having a dance party!!  David says I should have videotaped that, and next time, I think I will.  Caren Doll was quite a woman!

Otherwise, the day was less glamorous.  Swimming, exercise and walking.  Interspersed with eating and watching TV.  Tomorrow there is an early tennis lesson, so David is in bed.

And I’d do it all over again.  Today was our anniversary, and we had a nice day.  I got up early and took a walk/run before David got up.  David was up pretty early, and we did our usual – exercise, swim, then a shower.  After that, I ran to Bed, Bath & Beyond to pick up a few things, while David napped.  Then we went to our favorite – Tropicale – for happy hour and David got a bit tipsy.  He only had half a drink, and was tipsy.  He is still a very cheap date!  Then home, True Blood and a little more of the renovation of Paris.

Yesterday, while it wasn’t our anniversary, was a much more exciting day.  We got up early for David to have a tennis lesson.  It went great, and even David was pleased.  The tennis pro said that he has another student who had a stroke, and now plays singles.  David of course wanted to know how long it took for him to get to that point, and he said it was two years.  David accepted that.

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In between tennis and the movie, we had a facetime chat with Claire and Theo.  Alex is in Paris getting ready for the move.  Hopefully they will have an apartment in the next week or so!  Great to chat with Claire and Theo, but it will be better when we see them in one week.  I am hoping that everything goes according to plan this week.  The movers are supposed to be here on Friday, which is cutting it close for my taste.

Today we went to get blood drawn early in the morning, and then went to one of our favorite haunts for breakfast – Bit O’ Country.  David ordered his scrambled eggs with Bacon, and asked for cheese.  He also told the waiter that he didn’t want hash browns.  Then we made a brief stop at home before heading off to the Stroke Recovery Center for David’s evaluation.  We took a tour first, and it is a nice facility with lots of activities.  I am particularly interested in having David participate in the group speech programs, and also have his spend time in the gym.  In many ways it is like a nursing facility, you know puzzles and games, but it will be good for him to interact with folks who understand what he is going through.  We really haven’t had that in any of the places where we have been.  There are some programs next week that I think he will go to.  We have to have authorization from Dr. Loftus to use the gym, but we see him on Tuesday, so will have that form done then.  We also have a speech therapy session set up for Wednesday morning.

After the visit, we stopped by the tennis center to ask about any programs they might have, and David’s instructor was there, and said that he gives a lesson to another guy who had a stroke, and see’s no reason not to give it a try.  It will just be hitting, obviously, but David is very excited about the prospect.  After we got home, I ran to the storage unit to get the tennis racket out.  It is an early lesson – 8:30am – but it will be cooler and I think it will be fun.  Will take video of that.

Tonight Donovan came over for some bubbly and he was kind enough to bring some cheese and crackers.  We had a lovely evening relaxing at home.  Then early to bed for David in preparation for tennis tomorrow!  This morning I got up very early and took a nice long walk/jog which was great.  cooler and not too many folks out.  So peaceful in the mornings, as long as you don’t run into a coyote!!

We went to the Doctor today – both of us had appointments.  I was in pretty good shape, and my BP was pretty low, which is great.  I think that the weight loss is paying off!  David has referrals for a Neurologist and both Physical and Speech Therapy.  Unfortunately, the PT can’t fit him in until we are back from Napa, but that is really OK.  We will continue to work on our own, and I have an appointment for the week we get back.  Will do the same for Speech, I think.  It seems silly to start something, just to leave for over a month.

We had a swim, exercised and then took a walk this evening.  We made it four houses down the block, and walked for about 45 minutes.  Then had a great dinner, and caught up on the news.  Tomorrow we have to get up early to have blood drawn and then go to the Stroke Recovery Center, and see what they have going on.  The first visit is an evaluation, and we will see what programs are right for David.

David is thrilled that I have started a list. He loves lists.  I love the fact that I crossed a lot off the list today.  A few biggies still on there, but all started, and going well.  Heading to bed now.

Really, it was!  Last night I sat down with fingers itching to write about what an exciting day we had, and when I logged into WordPress, the system was down for maintenance.  Now that I have you all interested, nothing really terribly interesting happened.  We went for our usual swims and took a walk another house further down the street.  The first day we walked one house down the block and back, next day two and yesterday we walked three houses down.

The car was ready at about 1pm, and I went to BMW to pick it up.  No charge, which was good to hear.  The top started working on its own.  I was pretty sure it was just some dirty sensor, which must have cleared itself up, and the other two things were the recall and a light lens that fell off.

We looked at the Short Fest schedule and went last night to the first LGBT series.  We particularly wanted to see the documentary about the Palm Springs HS marching in the Pride Parade.  The documentary before that one was better, made by a young woman who has a single gay father, and she went out and interviewed other children with gay parents.  It was very nice.  Both films were made by relatively young people – maybe late teens or early twenties.  Then an Israeli film followed by a Swedish film.  Unfortunately, David couldn’t read the subtitles, so those were a waste for him.  The Swedish film was the better of the two, I think.  Strange, but unexpected.  Donovan came with us, and it was a great night out.  Then dinner, and bed.
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Well, we are readjusting to the daily routine here in glorious Palm Springs.  It took a few days to figure out when to do what.  We have appointments booked, and the car is have a few things fixed – a recall item, the rear reflector, and the top won’t go all the way down.  Hopefully all easy fixes and done today.  Being without a car would be disastrous in CA for more than a day!!

Speaking of routine and regular, my stomach is still not quite there yet.  We have a Doctor’s appointment on Thursday and an evaluation at the Stroke Recovery Center on Friday.  We will also go to a couple of screenings at the Palm Springs ShortFest.  Have been moving furniture around to make room for stuff that is coming from NY.  Hopefully it will arrive earlier than later.  I don’t want to rush to have the house ready for our departure up north.  I am beginning (late, I know) to plan the trip up the coast to San Francisco, and if anyone has a suggestion of where to stay between Santa Barbara and San Francisco, please let me know.  It is really just for the overnight, but any suggestions are welcome.

Here are some pictures and a video.  The video is straight up, not tricks.  I had to add the soundtrack, but resisted the urge to give it a disco beat.  Sorry, wanted to get this up this morning.
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Well, we are here, and just finished watching Miss USA.  This being a Trump production, it pains me to watch, but David loves the beauty pageants.  Here he is in the swimsuit competition.  He is now snoring away (again, he will deny it, and I have threatened to record it, but it just seems like too much trouble).  We had a great first day and were in the pool twice.  Actually three times for me, but David joined me twice.  Donovan came to visit, we brought over the lanterns that Chrissie, Gene and Liz.  Thanks guys!  They look great, and can’t wait to break them in by the pool one night this week.  Everything looks terrific, and while none of the fruit is ripe, the lemons, grapefruit and oranges look like they will have a big harvest this year.  This morning we awoke to the sound of birds, and the sight of all the flowers in bloom in the yard.  The hummingbirds were very active!

We went to one of our favorite places for a drink and some tasty nibbles tonight – Tropicale.  So nice when the sun has dipped below the mountain, and the air becomes less lethal and more sultry.  It was only about 106 today.  The only real problem is the car.  It gets super hot, super fast in the sun.  Speaking of the car, I took it for a bath, which it needed.  Desert sand and wind do not make for a clean car!

We stopped by the storage unit to get some clothes, and then off to TJ Maxx to fill in the gaps.  I didn’t want to bring too much luggage so only packed minimally and we now have to wait for the movers.  We’ll do laundry every day so we have clean socks!

Yesterday’s travel was, looking back, OK, but during the trip, miserable.  At Newark Airport I had a run in with a TSA Officer.  I will blank out the names, but here is what I sent to the TSA:

On Saturday, June 15th, my husband and I were traveling from Newark to PSP, and the experience at security was very uncomfortable and at times, downright hostile. My husband had a severe stroke in July 2012 and has difficulty with speech and his right side is very weak. He is in a wheelchair, and we were separated after I helped him into the glass booth where he would be searched. I collected our items after they had been x-rayed, I waited patiently while Officer ___ searched David, and this took quite a while. Officer ___ left him alone in the booth and after a few minutes David began to look distressed and motioned for me to bring him his cane. I opened the door and handed him the cane, and Officer ___ began yelling at me to leave the space, which I did immediately. He then began berating me for opening the door, which had no sign or notice that only authorized personnel could enter, only a notice asking passengers to give the TSA feedback. He then called me stupid for not understanding that the door was not meant to be entered. I suggested that a sign or locking the door might be a better solution. He then began arguing with me about the lock, and threatened to have me arrested, which I would have loved, quite honestly, at this point. He said that he wasn’t finished with my Father, to which I said that he wasn’t my Father, but my husband, to which he replied “now you are going to miss your plane”. He began wandering around the area for a while, and responded to one of the other agents that they would have to wait when there were other patrons who were in wheelchairs who needed screening.
Fortunately, I gave ourselves plenty of time, so I was never nervous about missing the plane.
It is sad that folks who have a very important and difficult job to do, and my experience is that they do it well, are having their reputation ruined by one person who doesn’t know how to treat the citizens who pay their wages.
I will add to this that while I am under a lot of pressure as David’s primary caregiver, I followed Officer Yao’s instructions completely, and never lost my temper.

OH, brother!  Well, the rest of the trip was fine, except, the seats on the planes were so uncomfortable.  Not to mention I was having stomach problems which started early in the morning, and continued until our landing in Palm Springs.  I rarely use the bathroom on the airplane, and I was going about every half hour.  I feel much better today, but, traveling always wreaks havoc on my stomach!  TMI, sorry.

More tomorrow on our adventures in California!  And some of you thought that the blog would stop when we left NY!  HA!!

Thursday was our last day of visits from folks.  Gail had the final Neuro Therapy session, then Onelsis came, and David became quite emotional when she was leaving. Then Hatam stopped by and later, Michal stopped for a very short visit.  We were supposed to go out to dinner, but as the time got closer, David said he wasn’t feeling up to it, so I cancelled.  Sorry Nancy and Peter – next time we are in NY!

Then, a restless night of sleep for me.  The movers came at around 9am and were gone by about 1:30.  We had to cancel the 2pm Physical Therapy session, and walked over to the Roger Hotel.  Picked up some lunch, ate and then a nap.  We went to Artisinal for dinner, which was great, as usual.  Then sleep.

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Now, we are up, and starting to get ready for our flight at 1:59pm.  The car is coming at 11am, and we are off, so just about one and a half hours left.

So, I missed last night, because we were out late.  Tuesday started with Speech Therapy, which was our last session with Karen.  She prepared a diploma and certificate of excellence for David, which he loved.  It even has some gold stars!  We also regaled her with David’s ordering breakfast.  We walked home next, and the headed back at noon for an appointment with Dr Im (the Physiatrist).  David instructed me to ask both Karen and Dr Im some questions that I knew their answers to, but I asked anyway.  First, what do they think the timeline is for when he will get his speech and physical back to 100%.  Second, how is he doing compared to other patients, and finally, when will he be able to play the clarinet.  The answers were – I can’t say, everyone is different and I can’t say.  For the everyone is different, neither used the snowflake line, but Dr Im said that every patient, like a fingerprint, is different.  Not what David wanted to hear.

Then, we checked in to see if we could get into Physical Therapy a bit early, so we wouldn’t have to go home and come back, or worse yet, just hang out in the lobby.  Peter was able to take us.  Caroline is gone this week.  Peter was terrific, and it is good to have a different person work with David.  Karen said this morning that sometimes changes, like a new therapist, can motivate improvements, and it is good to change things up once in a while.

Then, home.  We had a visit from Jane and Henry, which was great, and I heard from Anthony and he was game to go to the Public Gala performance of The Pirates of Penzance.  He called when he was on his way to Central Park to get in line.  We got in a car to head up, and on the way, Anthony texted me that they made an announcement that there was no cutting in line and no holding spaces.  I figured we were on our way, and will see what happens when we got there.  We got out at 81st and CPW, and David in his chair and I walked to the Delacorte Theater.  Saw Anthony, and we joined him in line, trying to be nonchalant about it.  Nobody said anything.  Then, I saw about 30 people back in line, a woman talking to one of the line monitors and pointing in our direction.  I thought, well, that is that.  Garrison came to us and asked if David would be able to walk to a seat, and explained that he can’t guarantee a handicapped seat, but would do the best he could.  He went away for a bit, and then came back and asked if David would be able to walk stairs.  I said, yes, with my help.  Then he asked, and I could tell it was paining him to ask, if we had joined the line late.  I couldn’t lie, and said yes, we did.  He said that his boss told him that we would have to go to the back of the line, which at this point was rather long.  I said, we would just stay here, and keep Anthony company.  Anthony said he would give us the ticket, and I would HAVE to go in with David. David and I insisted that if, in the highly unlikely event there would be tickets left, that Anthony should go.

The next hour, or so, we talked to Anthony, and, in a strange way, enjoyed that typical NY scene – waiting in line for free tickets.  Seeing folks arrive in golf carts who had actually bought tickets to the fundraiser.  We saw Jonathan and Sheryl and Norma go by.  I told them that we weren’t going to get in, but were keeping Anthony company.  The whole time, we are talking about where we were going to go at 8pm when they announce that all the tickets have been distributed.  Anthony reminded me that we went to see a taping of Merv Griffin, not Mike Douglass and who the other guests were, besides Ethel Merman.  It was Bucky Dent (and I did remember that once he said it) and he thought it was Shelly Winters (that I didn’t remember).  We didn’t run away when there was a brief shower, and decided we would wait it out.  I kept thinking that they were waiting until the last second to distribute tickets as the seconds ticked getting closer to 8pm.  And besides, there would be no tickets, or very few.  Who pays $750 for a ticket and not show up or get someone else to show up?

Then, the line started moving.  Then it stopped about 10 people ahead of us, and I said to Anthony, that this was it, and where did we want to go for dinner?  Then someone came over to the front of the line with a stack of tickets, and I thought, OK, Anthony will get in, and we will see if there are tickets at the end of the line.  Garrison was near the front of the line, and saw us walking up with Anthony, and in an act of kindness/defiance he walked away from where they were handing out the tickets as we arrived, and Anthony pointed at us, and took three, very calmly and without hesitation.  We were on our way.  Needless to say, they were three single tickets, but David and I took the ones that were in sections near each other. We rolled up to the front of the stage, and then David and I walked up to his seat, I got him settled and then went up to mine.  I felt only slightly guilty about cutting the line.  Less so, when the two seats in front of me remained empty until about 5 minutes before the end of the first act, when two young girls came in, who had obviously just wandered by.  I am sure that everyone on the line got tickets.

Then to the seemingly endless speeches, and just as I was about to say, oh please, get on with the show already, out comes Meryl Streep, who gave a lovely, funny, heartfelt tribute to Nora Ephron, who the evening was dedicated to.  No one who spoke before her was half as effective.  I particularly liked the story about coming to a Public Gala years ago with Nora, and Meryl wished everyone at their table a bon appétit, to which Nora said, wait, I have an idea.

Now, to the show.  It was a concert version and both the chorus and all the principles had varying degrees of familiarity with the show.  Kevin Kline knew it, obviously, and played with the fact that he did with some of the folks who didn’t.  Martin Short, for instance.  There were some breezy moments (literally), with music flying for both Martin and for Eric Idle.  It was all fun, and they played along.  Anika Noni Rose as Mabel was fun and had a nice voice and Jonathan Groff’s Frederic was very appealing.  I liked the bevy of beautiful maidens, as well.  Glenn Close as Ruth was the only disappointment.  She seemed to be taking it all a bit too seriously.  At the end of the day, it was loads of fun, and I think that goes for the audience and the performers!  It is always strange seeing a show that you have done so often, and in various roles.  I felt like I wanted to sing along, which would have been disturbing for my neighbors.

During intermission, I went to check on David, and the lady sitting next to him, told me she was leaving, so I moved to be next to him.  After the show, we walked down to the stage to get the wheelchair, and while coming down the ramp around the side of the theatre, I almost ran Meryl Streep down.  Fortunately, I did not.  We then followed the crowd out the the part, bid a sad farewell to Anthony, and back home for a well deserved sleep.  After all this, you can see why there was no blog!

This morning we got up and got going at a very leisurely pace.  We didn’t have anything to do until Sheila arrived.  Before that, though, we went out walking and I did some videotaping so David could see the difference since the last video.  He is doing much better – faster and steadier – and he agrees.  Then, Sheila came, and we chatted and had a great visit.  She performed a Burmese blessing for us, and said at the end that now we were married in Burmese as well!  Nice.

Then a nap, and some dinner and off to the theatre again.  We went to see The Nance.  David wanted to leave at intermission, which just isn’t in my DNA.  There was one show that I went to in London that I left at intermission, and that was just more that awful.  So, we stayed.  It didn’t really get better.  I said to David afterwards, that I wasn’t sure exactly why, but I felt kind of offended by the show.  I mean the history was kind of interesting, but there was an element of “see how bad things used to be, you should all be happy that things are better now”.  Also, the whole idea of a Gay Republican is just offensive to me.  Sometimes it just boils down to who wants to see the story of a person who you can’t even root for or care about what happens to them.  At the end there was a light fixture that fell on the stage, and I thought it would have been better if it had fallen on him.  Sad.  Just glad we had Pirates to overshadow The Nance.