Birds at Last

I've finally managed to attract a large flock of goldfinches to my feeders.

Finally Dug Out

The storm was over yesterday morning, but we just now got dug out.  The delay seems to be a combination of incompetence on the part of the snow removal contractor and a truly impressive amount of snow.

It's Finally Winter in New Jersey

At least a foot of snow and it is still coming down.

70 Degrees on Christmas Eve!

I had breakfast on the patio this morning, in shirtsleeves.  I'm so glad we did not wrap up our patio furniture for the winter the way all our neighbors did.  I'm loving it, but sort of feel sorry for all those folks who were planning on skiing over the holidays.

Quilt 42

This is one of my favorites.

Finished with Physical Therapy

I had my last physical therapy session today.  Another milestone in the recovery phase of my knee surgery.

A Wonderful Concert

We attended the holiday concert of the Westminster Choir College bell choir this afternoon.  What a treat.  They have 8 octaves of bells - the largest set in the world.

Quilt #41

The fabric that was used to make this stack 'n whack quilt is the signature fabric of Kapaia Stitchery in Lihue, Kauai.

Knee Surgery Update

I decided to give a progress report on my knee, just in case my other knee goes bad some day and I want to look back at my reaction to the first surgery.  I sure hope I don't have to go through another surgery, but I am so happy with the results I just might consider it again if necessary.  My only complaint at this point, 7 weeks after surgery, is that discomfort in my knee wakes me at some point each night, I think as a result of keeping it in one position for too long.  But it is just discomfort not pain.  The only pain I feel is when the PT pushes on the bent knee, trying to get just a few more degrees of bend.  But I can already bend it to 105 degrees on my own, which is pretty impressive.  The only thing I can't do is walk downstairs normally, alternating legs; that is apparently the last thing to return to normal.  There are even times during the day now when I completely forget about it and just go about my business.  I take a walk every day and can easily do a mile, which is much more than I could do before the surgery.  I can't wait to get back to aerobics class but that should probably wait until PT is done, probably at the beginning of January.

Knee Surgery

On October 5th, I had total knee replacement surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.  Hence the hiatus in blog posts.  Recovery is going well, but I probably won't be doing anything blog-worthy for quite a while.