Spring has arrived

The first daffodil buds appeared before my surgery on Feb 15th and it is nice that later blooms are still around. The grass started turning green over night and it is time to start mowing again. I still have 10 days to go before I am finished with my activity restrictions. I can’t wait to get tired from physical exertion. I had really counted on having more pain to help limit my activity but pain has been minimal from the beginning. Thus far I have had a good outcome from the surgery and am glad that I did it.

It was so exciting when he drove it off of the ramp onto the newly constructed dirt and gravel ramp. While only the driver’s side was damaged, he replaced everything but the wheel on the passenger side as well. The car had 190K miles on it and he had just replaced the brakes earlier last year so hopefully we will have time to put another 190K miles on it. It is a more comfortable ride than my CMax hybrid so we have options for our car trips.

I started constructing a barn door style sliding door for the master bedroom at the condo in December. Craig did the installation yesterday. I absolutely love the look. So much better than the big white door opening into the room and hiding a corner.

Friday night we went to see Pat McLaughlin play at a small restaurant venue about 40 minutes SW of Nashville. James and Natalie have been following him for a long time and I think I saw him live with James a LONG time ago. He generally plays with the same band members and does not allow the group to rehearse. He likes the loose feel of the set that is a fair amount of improvisation. Apparently this was only the second time this base player did a live show with him and you could tell it was a wild ride. It was such a FUN show.

Last week I got a travel/protective case for an electric bass guitar and Craig went and picked up the used base this morning. I will be starting lessons soon – once there is money invested, I will be obligated to do my part.

For my last week of activity restrictions we are going to take a car trip to Washington DC and NC. The Cherry Blossoms will be past peak but it still should be beautiful. Later this year they will be removing 300 of the cherry trees in the Tidal Basin to repair the sea wall.

When we return, we will start cycling and I will find a bass guitar instructor.