Saturday, December 9, 2017

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2008. Mattie was home between treatments and requested all sorts of Chinese food. I personally love how Mattie wanted to use chopsticks given that three out of his four limbs were recovering from surgery. Mattie was sitting on our couch, which typically is in front of our picture window. But a hospital bed was in our living room, in the exact location where the couch used to be. Our whole home looked like a hospital in a way, but given all we were balancing it made no difference to any of us. What I do remember, was I learned all the wonderful on-line clothing companies which sold clothes with velcro enclosures. These types of clothes were a God sent, since there was no way I could help Mattie put on pants or jackets without velcro. He couldn't get his arms into jackets or legs into pants. 


Quote of the day: Thank goodness for the first snow, it was a reminder--no matter how old you became and how much you'd seen, things could still be new if you were willing to believe they still mattered. ~  Candace Bushnell

Washington, DC experienced its first snowfall for the winter. The forecasters as is typical blew the prediction as the snow did not start or stop as was reported, nor did DC get any notable  accumulation. Keep in mind that in DC, an inch can shut down the city. 

On Peter's walk this morning with Sunny, he snapped this photo from Washington Harbor, looking at Rosslyn and the Key Bridge. A real snow sky!

This is a snapshot of Mattie's memorial garden in our commons area. Peter and Mattie planted many of the trees together in this spot. But notice the garden hooks holding three bird feeders. I gave these bird feeders to my friend Mary, as she was dying. I wanted her to be able to look out her window and see birds. When Mary died, I moved this set up to Mattie's garden. When I see the birds flocking around the feeders, I think of my friend Mary. 

Peter and Sunny headed out on a walk, and I snapped a photo from Mattie's bedroom window! It is hard to see but the snow was coming down. Sunny grew up in South Carolina and he is NOT a snow fan. He manages through it if it is falling down, but he doesn't like accumulated snow. He doesn't like walking on top of snow at all. It is actually very funny to watch him! 

The highlight of my day today was I went out to the Ritz Carlton for high tea. I have always wanted to do this. There was a pianist playing holiday tunes in the background and the room was filled with people, all enjoying time with each other. You got to pick your own loose tea, and a lovely tea pot sat on a warmer in front of you! On a cold snowy day, this was very special. They serve you all sorts of tiny treats, from sandwiches to cookies, scones, and pastries! It was a two hour break that was very needed and memorable.