Sound advice from Sir Moose, Brian.
The few hours each week that I spend as a substitute teacher with the
little people has done wonders for both my attitude and my mobility.
On Mar 1, 2017 11:53 PM, "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2/27/2017 10:21 PM, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>>
>> .......................
>> Thanks
>> Moose ... the car is not mine / ours. Those things cost somewhere north
>> of $210,000 here (totally out of my league) - they'll do 200 mph as
>> well. . . .
>>
>
> I wasn't talking about that.
>
> The
>> Ragged Red Range Rover towing the boat is a 2.5 L (BMW) 6-cyl diesel,
>> now 21 yo, and has done more than 300.000 km. Still runs smoothly
>> though, i still like it even if Maggie doesn't. Quite possibly it will
>> see me out.
>>
>
> Yes, that's the one. I recall troubles in the past with it, so included
> its current apparent health as one of your blessings.
>
> The boat and motor are, believe it or not, both about 46
>> yo. wouldn't swap it for any other boat I know of. It's number 6 out of
>> the mould.
>>
>> The newly rebuilt house scares me somewhat. Maggie would
>> like to put all new stuff in it; I remember the 95% of my old stuff that
>> is gone forever, and wish to hold on to what's remaining :-( Interesting
>> times - (not).
>>
>
> There is not a space you can be in charge of furnishing/decorating? You
> deserve one.
>
> Youngest grand-daughter ?
>>
>
> Indeed, the one we saw newborn pics of recently. (That's old guy recently,
> not growing child recently.) ;-)
>
> They will be visiting NZ from
>> London fairly soon and unfortunately the timing coincides with our
>> moving into the house, My son has offered to pay for us to travel (fly)
>> north to visit them in Nelson but Maggie declines to travel long
>> distances by car (it's a 2-day drive) and now refuses to fly (I'm not
>> keen on flying now, either). She is also a bit doddery especially in the
>> afternoons and I'm not keen on leaving her alone for too long.
>>
>
>
> Bummer.
>
> Puts a bit of a brake on photography now.
>>
>
> More bummer.
>
> So I'm unsure if/how our paths will
>> cross. I really need to think this through soon. She says I should visit
>> alone but I think that's not a good look.
>>
>
> Surely, there must be someone who cold stay with her for a couple of days.
> Even if they have to be paid. Do it!
>
> It's somewhat interesting times when one is of an age that the end of
>> one's mortality is a real
>> factor to be taken into account.
>>
>
> Goodness, I'm only about five years behind you, and in excellent health.
> Everything works fine.
>
> I do feel for you with Maggie. I was my mother's primary care taker for
> the last few years of her life, one or two visits a day for what seemed
> like forever, and watching the physical deterioration near the end was sad.
> Fortunately, she was in good spirits most of the time. But I did the same
> thing I just recommended, found someone else to cover when I went on
> vacation, etc. You can't take good care of another unless you take care of
> yourself, too.
>
> It's easy to start feeling old and fragile when spending a lot of time
> with someone who is so. There was a fascinating study a while ago, where
> elderly people were put in an environment of culture from when they were
> young, Not just their psychological ages seemed to go backward, but their
> physical condition as well.
>
> Spending some time with young adults and mini-people could do wonders for
> you.
>
> Good Luck!
> Moose
>
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