Last month during dialysis I met a woman named Cathy whose husband was suffering from a sudden onset of kidney failure, and she was interested in hearing more about my experience with home dialysis, so after we got our husbands set up in-center, we headed over to Carson’s Tavern nearby, where we sat outside with Lola and enjoy a nice nosh and a Guinness on tap and chatted all about dialysis and other life stories. It was a nice way to pass the time, and she seemed to appreciate the information, which I was happy to share. Another late evening though, as Hubby’s 3:00 chair time means we don’t usually get home before 8:00, just in time for mosquito hour and getting eaten alive while putting away and feeding the horses. Looking forward to getting back to home hemodialysis, and saving myself two hours of driving 3 days a week!
Archives for February 2019
Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 – Short Tune-up Ride on Flash
Having put so many miles on Flash last week, and because he had a little bit of a swollen ankle, I decided to just take him on a short tune-up ride, a nice 5-mile loop through the Hungryland WMA, beginning by going up the Indiantown Grade about a mile, then north along another grade, waded through some water to another grade, headed east to the Ranch Colony canal, then south back home. A very nice 5 mile ride that will be perfect to do with Hubby next time he’s feeling up to it. I am really enjoying spending all this quality time with Flash, he is getting better and better at everything! He listens well, he’s having no trouble wading through water anymore (we spent a day crossing a shallow canal because I know there’s at least one water crossing on the OTL trail, as we go into the southwest side of Jonathon Dickinson State Park on the last day of the ride, and he soon powered through that new experience), and he’s just fast becoming the perfect trail horse!
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 – Just 5 Miles with Brother Jeff-Frost Misbehaves
Brother Jeff was ready for a ride today, so I saddled up Apollo rather than Flash, as he and Jeff’s horse (well, his boarder’s horse) Frost have about the same slow quarter horse walk, and it’s a bit frustrating trying to slow Flash down to Frost’s level. Jeff won’t go any faster than a slow walk, so I figured it would be easier on Apollo. As it turned out, it didn’t really matter, as Frost wasn’t really interested in going on a ride anyway. We went into the neighborhood east for a few blocks, then when we went to turn south on the canal, Frost was having none of it. Apollo, having not been ridden by me in some time, also gave me a bit of trouble, but I managed to separate him and keep going. Jeff wasn’t able to get Frost back in line, so I carried on, figuring we’d meet up again a bit later, and I wasn’t about to let Apollo learn any bad habits from Frost, so we kept going. I took Apollo a couple of miles around the neighborhood before heading home, only to find Jeff hadn’t gotten back yet. I called him and discovered he was on foot, leading Frost back home from a few blocks away, so I went and caught up with him. Evidently, Frost just got too ornery and Jeff felt it safer just to get down, thus the walking. Not quite the ride we were hoping for, but at least we got a little ride in today.
Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 – Another 8.25 Miles on the Indiantown Grade
Decided to just take a relatively short ride today, along the Indiantown Grade to Pratt-Whitney Road and back, which I knew to be just over 8 miles, just to keep up Flash’s conditioning. Another boring ride, but, as I’ve said many times before, no hour on the back of my horse is bad!
Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 – Explored 14+ Miles of (Mostly) New Trail
Wed., Feb. 6, 2019 – Euchre and Dialysis
Dropped a book order off at the mailbox, got some For Sale signs for the old travel trailer ready until I couldn’t find any staples for the staple gun, dropped Hubby off at the dialysis center, went to my weekly Euchre game, picked up a few things at the Walmart, then headed back to the dialysis center to wait for Hubby. Managed to get caught up on the blog while I waited. It seems I keep getting behind, no matter how hard I try, things just get in the way! I’ll keep trying, though!