Hi I’m back, in more ways than one:
- My broken arm/shoulder is healed. I’ve been out of the sling since the start of September, and have been doing PT several times a week ever since. Most mobility/flexibility is back, strength is almost back to normal (for most movements), and the pain is gone except for the occasional twinge.
- We had our big East Coast party for Ben & Jennie, hosted by Anne’s sister at her family property outside Tamaqua. This was sort of a belated wedding party for their East Coast friends and relatives, a “welcome to the area” party, and a “thank you” to all the people who helped them, financially and in other ways, after the big fire. Catered BBQ, a big tent and a dance floor, even a few porta-johns… no expense was spared! There were probably just north of a hundred people, and it was a two-day blowout. (We were going to camp with everyone else, but I was still in my sling at the time, so we went home and came back with coffee in the morning.)
- We went on vacation to Gardenstown (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) to visit our friends John & Donna, who vacation there every year — they actually closed on a house while we were visiting. Scenic hikes, whisky tours, and a lot of sitting around enjoying the incredible views. I’ll be posting photos soon.
- I’m back on the bike. I’ve done a few rides in the past week or so, and things seem to be OK, though I keep admonishing myself to pay more attention to the road surface… I’ve been riding the touring bike, which really has been my go-to lately anyway since the MTB needed work — I was planning to bleed the brakes before I fell, but that had to be put on hold until the arm healed. I brought the bike up to spec about a week ago, and I’ll probably take it out on the towpath tomorrow.
- We got back yesterday from an overnight trip up to Homer, NY with our friends Jan & Marty, to see Iris DeMent at the local art/music venue. Jan & Marty have a cabin just outside of town, and it was nice to finally get to see it.
Plenty more has happened in the past two months I’m sure, but those are the things that come most immediately to mind.
