Wednesday, Dec 21 There's a man on the recliner at 5685 Line 10. A baby sleeps on his lap, and a little blonde girl is cozied up beside...

Monday, Dec 19 Bleary eyed and panicked, we raced into the breakfast room the moment the doors opened at 6:30. Our last breakfast in this...

Sunday, Dec 18 We attended the 10 o’clock service at St. Petri Dom. I felt like a little girl from a story book. I could understand next...

Saturday, Dec 17 The six of us gathered in the breakfast room at the Park Hotel at 9 am. Wined and dined minus the wine. Robert and Rylan...

Friday, Dec16 In the last 24 hours Rylan has been developing a reaction to something. Hives, burning and itching. We called the hospital...

Thursday, Dec 15 I can’t even make this stuff up. But you would not believe what we woke up to. So finally Rylan has ditched the roomie....

Wednesday, Dec 14 A good, busy morning. Packed up out of the hotel. I walked over to the hospital in the dark, and my favourite waitress...

Tuesday, Dec 13 When I walked into room 307 at 8 o’clock this morning Rylan was coming toward me on his own two feet without a walker or...

Monday, Dec 12 The Dr. and PT had come and gone by the time I got to the hospital this morning on my way to breakfast. PT is super proud...

Sunday, Dec 11 Robert knocked on my door with coffee in hand this morning. Is this what it feels like to be retired? I’m all for it....

Saturday, Dec 10 Rylan walked 20 steps this morning, and double that amount in the evening. Slow improvements, small gains, and a bit of...

Friday, Dec 9 Today was a mountain. Tomorrow may be another. But there’s a green, green valley on the other side. The physiotherapist had...

Thursday, Dec 8 7 am and we were sitting in Rylan’s room in the hospital, waiting. An apprehensive kind of waiting. The nurse came in at...

Wednesday, Dec 7 Rye toast with caprese toppings, watermelon, pineapple, grapes, and a pitcher of coffee. And 8 bites of eggs. Woe to the...

Tuesday, Dec 6 Breakfasted (amaretto muesli with yogurt for me, plus the obligatory eggs for extra protein) and ready to be over at the...

Monday, Dec 5th Hotel Backenköhler We nearly slept too late for breakfast. I could sleep all morning, feels like. Breakfast is served in...

Sunday, Dec 4th We have not slayed jet lag and we are not kings. I was awake from 2 am to 4:30. A very irritable sort of awake; a time in...

Saturday, Dec 3rd A great night’s sleep. We have slayed jet lag and we are kings. Rylan went out to the front desk to inquire about the...

Friday, December 2nd. We launched. Off like a rocket. Except our rocket was a Volkswagen TRoc. Let me clarify. Before launch we spent a...

We kissed that little velvet head goodbye. Three blonde girls skipped out the door to adventure. Bye, my lovelies. Once again I realized...