It’s almost two months since I last published a blog post. That post was my Word Of The Year April Happiness update. On reading that post today, I relived the trauma of breaking my arm for the third time. This break was my right arm so there was extra difficulty in the following two months. I made the decision to stay away from blogging, while my arm was in plaster, so that my stress levels didn’t get out of control.
Most of the things that have made me happy over the past two months have also had an element of sadness.
My son came to visit
It might seem like overkill to make that sentence a heading, but it really was a big deal. I hadn’t seen my son for almost three years, due to covid, so I’m sure you can imagine the joy I was feeling at his visit.
Unfortunately there was sad side to his visit as he came back from Queensland, where he now lives, for the funeral of his cousin who was my nephew, when I was married. Because it was quick weekend visit, Steven was unable to bring his boys, so sadly, I still haven’t seen my grandchildren since covid struck. Despite all that, we had a beautiful visit.
My son Steven with his three boys and Harry.
Reading
The broken arm has kept me quiet, so there has been more time than usual for reading. I haven’t been working and in the first few weeks, I didn’t do much of anything really, due to the pain.
Since breaking my arm, themost memorable book that I’ve read is The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. This was historical fiction, based on the true story of Belle do Costa, the personal librarian of wealthy financier J.P.Morgan, who became one of the most powerful women in New York
Watching
I did watch more than usual. I was very quickly seduced by the TV series, Alone. This is about 10 people who were dropped into the wilderness alone, and without any TV or camera crew. Their aim was just to survive. I rarely watch TV, but I loved the psychological element in this series. At the moment I’m bingeing on Damages, the American legal thriller series that first aired in 2007.
Wordle
Has Wordle grabbed you in it’s clutches? It certainly has gotten hold of me. The first thing I do in the morning is check in with wordle. I love solving the little five letter word puzzles, and am now also hooked on wordhurdle which is the same, except has four, five and six letteroptions.
Today’s Wordle
A Big Decision
We have made the decision to move into town. There are many reasons for this, but it really does feel like it’s the right thing to do. Moving will be a little sad, as living here, surrounded by a national park has been a joy. We have loved the off grid, stand alone solar lifestyle, but it’s time to move on. More to come on this later.
Sad News
Yesterday, we said goodbye to our beautiful Molly. She was 21 years old and gave me many years of loyal friendship and happiness.
This is a very short update post, as I’m still struggling to type with my left hand.
This post is linked to Natalie’s #weekendcoffeeshare and Denyse’s #lifestories
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Hi Jennifer,
Oh so much news there and I know it’s hard to type. I hope you link up on Monday for second last link up but leaving it to look after yourself is cool too. I was sad reading some of this of course, but also understand the bittersweet news of seeing your son but not your grandson. The move to town, hey! Much to share there I am sure when you are ready.
Take care,
Denyse x #weekendcoffeeshare
Looking forward to your link up tomorrow Denyse
Thank you so much for linking up your blog post for Life’s Stories this week.
As you probably know, the last link up date here on Denyse Whelan Blogs is Monday 20 June 2022.
I do hope to see your post there too. Of course, if you cannot link up, I so understand and want to thank you for the support of my blog and the link up over the years.
Please don’t hurt your arm just to link up. I know of your support and value it greatly. Thank you.
Warm wishes, and take care.
Denyse.
My condolences for your loss. Molly looks like she was a fun loving character.
Thank you for the virtual coffee. Sending you virtual hugs.
Thanks for popping by and for your kind thoughts.
Jennifer, Thank you for sharing your update with us at #weekendcoffeeshare. I hope your arm is healing well and you’ll be able to see your grandsons and your son again soon. I’m sorry to hear about your dog Molly. I look forward to hearing more about your move into town. Have a great weekend!
Thanks for your kind thoughts Natalie
I’m so sorry for the loss of your pup and your struggles with your arm but glad you got to see your son. I hope your arm heals quickly.
Thankyou for your thoughts Janet
Hi Jennifer – so much good and sad stuff! I hope your arm is healing up and you’ll be pain free and back riding etc soon. So sorry about Molly passing – it’s such a shame animals have a shorter life than we do. Lovely your son could visit and I hope you get to Qld soon to see those grandsons. Interesting about your house move – I look forward to hearing more about it in the days ahead.
Hi Leanne, I’m so happy to see you pop in again. I’m on the mend so will be back to normal soon.
So sorry for the loss of your Molly – they’re such a big part of our life & leave an equally sized hole in our hearts. Some big decisions – while I look forward to hearing about them, at the same time, there’ll be sadness. Take care, and glad to have you back.
Hello Jo. Thanks for popping in. I’ve missed catching up.
So sorry to hear about your arm and of course, dear sweet Molly. I hope she’s running free and getting lots of treatos over the rainbow bridge. How lovely though that you got to see your son – hopefully it won’t be too long before you get to squish your grandies! And how exciting about the move to town – look forward to reading all about it.
Hello Sammie. I’m looking forward to seeing the grandies very soon. Counting down the days, as I’m sure you are before your big move.
Hi Jennifer, I’m so sorry for the loss of your Molly! She reminds me very much of a dog I had called ‘Shaddi’ – a Maltese. How I loved him. I’m also very sorry about your broken arm and the pain and discomfort it’s caused you. What a nuisance! I’m a Wordle addict too. I play it when I wake each morning. A girlfriend also got me on to QUORDLE and I play that too now. I hadn’t heard of Wordhurdle!! I’m so glad for you that you’ve gotten to see your son again after song long, even if briefly. I hope next time he can bring his sons and your grandchildren. I hope your arm is on the mend and you can manage to do more again soon. Have a great week!
Thanks for your lovely comments Min. I did take a look at Quordle one time. It gave me a head spin and I logged out immediately. I should give it another go.
Hi Jen, I was just thinking about contacting you as I hadn’t heard from you for a while and got worried! I knew you’d broken your arm but didn’t realise it had curtailed your lifestyle so much. I’m sorry about losing Molly and the fact your son came to see you due to a funeral but it’s great that you got to spend time with after everything that’s been going on! I’m the only one in our family not playing Wordle and plan to keep it that way 🙂 My husband plays Quordle, Worldle, Wordle and maybe a few others every day!
Huge news that you’re planning on moving into town but it’s good you’ve made the decision and not been forced to move. Lovely to read your post and hope you are going OK.
Hi Deb it touches me that you noticed I had been missing. I appreciate your kind thoughts. I’m going well and the arm is mending well.
I’m so sorry to hear about your dog, Mollie. I’ve heard many good things about “Personal Librarian.” Here’s to a swift recovery for your arm!
Thanks Julie. I appreciate you popping in
Hello Jennifer. I’m glad to see an update from you, though I’m sorry to hear of your suffering. First of all, my deepest condolences for the loss of your loved ones. May you find peace in the happy memories of them. On a lighter note, my husband and I both enjoyed watching Alone. I think there is a part of me that longs for that wild, survivor experience, but then I remember my attachment to clean water and plentiful food. 😁 Also, I’m freaked out by too close of encounters with wildlife and bugs…so yeah, it’s better for me to experience survival situations vicariously through the television. I am hooked on Wordle, though I haven’t tried any of the various spinoffs. I hope this month brings much happiness to you, Jennifer. Good luck with the big move!
Hi Christie I love the idea of adventure but have to admit that even the thought of bears would have me running for home