Tropical Zone Gardening: THE COCONUT WIRELESS - CHAT THREAD 4., 1 by lourspolaire

lourspolaire wrote:
Pu'ole is here!

Hi, everyone. I am still recovering from that emergency operation at the beginning of last summer. On most days, I have energy to go about my daily business, but then I end up running on Empty at the end of the afternoon and I have to stop. Other days, there is no energy at all and I spend my days either reading, sleeping, or a mixture of both. I still have an open sore on my upper right thigh that is healing slowly, very slowly. And I get hot flashes, a side-effect of my medication. They happen when I get tired and are they ever bothersome!

My dad is spending the winter with us here. It's a treat. We hadn't seen him in 3 years because he was taking care of his 2nd wife, who was slowly dying of Alzheimer's disease. She passed away in August and we convinced him to leave the snow and the large empty house behind and come live the good life here with us. We read, smoke a cigar, enjoy the breeze and run errands together. I cook and he helps with the dishes. Everything I cook is always lip-smacking to him. He hadn't had good home-cooked food in a very long time. In all humility, I also admit that I am quite the cook. It's good to him around. He worries about me, so I try not to let it show too much when I have one of those no-energy days.

A vanda orchid that bought 3 years ago has finally bloomed. It sent out dozens of aerial roots but we had never seen the blooms. I must admit to not being too gifted with orchids belonging to the Vanda alliance. I include a picture. Isn't it pretty? Well, at any rate, it's rather easy on the eyes.

As far as calling is concerned, I can call just about anywhere within the civilized world free of charge. You gotta love internet phone. If you feel like it, just D-mail me your phone number and I'll gladly call you.

Take care, all.
Pu'ole, a.k.a. Sylvain.