For those wondering about my torn retina, it isn't--anymore. I saw Dr. laser-boy today and he said my retina is just fine. (Of course, he did the repair so what else would he say?) He recommended I visit my regular ophthalmologist in about 3 months as a follow up but I don't need to see him again unless I start to see new floaters and flashers...
We had a nice chat about travel. I had asked him in July if there was any risk in going to Peru (altitude) with my eye condition. His answer was, "No more risk than you would have being here doing similar things." He remembered and asked me about the trip because he would like to visit Peru some day. As we discussed, it turns out he had two boys, pre-teenagers and he and his spouse take a "big trip" with the boys every other year and have been to many places around the globe. I suggested Peru and Australia--the great barrier reef, of course.
Interestingly, he takes his family back to Egypt annually and reward miles from those trips help pay for the bi-annual big trips. How things have changed. My maternal grandparents arrived from Ireland in the 1890s and during their lives never returned to Ireland. In fact, I don't think they ever even called (telephone was too expensive). I remember one family dinner where my uncle, their son, offered to take them back to Ireland just for a visit to see the old sod to see relatives and friends. The answer was very simple and quick. "No." I don't know why, they would have flown because my uncle proposed it as an airplane trip to New York and then to Shannon airport. "No" was the repeated and consistent answer. We never knew why.
The world certainly has changed.
The dog world is a little bit brighter today. I returned to an old feeding method we used with Shawna and Wolfie for years. I stopped at the store and picked up some Libby's Pumpkin and added a generous tablespoon to Shawna's kibble feeding tonight. For the first time in a week, she ate 90% of what was in the bowl. I had been measuring the "leftovers" he last couple of days and she has been consistently eating less than half of her normal portion so 90% is HUGE! Here is hoping it continues to work to get food into her.
And no, I do not let Wiggles eat the leftovers. I don't want her to gain anymore weight, she is at the upper limit now. I learned today that during the big dinner event I held last month, one of the guests admitted they were feeding table scraps to the dogs and Wiggles was more than willing to take anything offered. Here is a picture of my coworker, Liliya, and Wiggles after Wiggles had pigged out, begging from the guests.
I just checked and I realized I did not post about the August dinner. Actually, two dinners. One of my former team members at Applied along with her husband and two married couples love to put on big dinner productions once a month. And, they do this by "borrowing" someone's house to host the event. Well, the borrowed my house on March 26 (yes, the same day I returned from China) and more recently, August 20. Deepika manages everything, the invitee list, the food, the tables and chairs, drinks...everything. As host, I need to be around in case they are looking for some kitchen device that is not in an obvious place.
In this picture, you can see that Deepika and her friends bring their own table to extend my dining room table to hold 22 guests. On the left is my coworker, Lilyja, the "feeder of the dogs" guest.
I gave my point and shoot camera to the guests with instructions to take a picture, any picture. We are in Silicon Valley and here is a smartphone screenshot!
Here we have the three hostesses who work their tails off preparing the meal for all the guests: Ankur, Dee and Tricia. And, of course, the host in the blue shirt.
Enough for tonight. More later.
Ciao
Pat
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