Today: Nothing but Chilling.

Monday morning’s walk was very short. Sheba is not liking her walks much at all. Instead, now we go to Rollo Park or the 707 and she sniffs everything, moving slowly from bush to branch, and I just stand by until she is done, then we go a little further on the trail for more sniffing until she stops and stands still on the trail. That’s when I know that she is done, and when she sees that I am willing to return to the car, she picks up her pace considerably.

It was cloudy, but not dark and there was no rain all morning. Stacy called me and invited me to join her for lunch at Mad Rona’s, which I was keen to do. I fed everyone before I left and went into the village for a lovely visit with Stace. We got caught up on each other’s lives and had lots of laughs.

When I got home, I checked my mailbox and hooray! There were three books there. I was thrilled and soon comfortably ensconced on the chaise. At 15:00, Sheba seemed up for a walk, but when we got to the car, she turned and walked back to the house. It’s terribly sad about her mobility, but she betrays no sense of being in pain and she seems just fine around the house and in the yard.

At 18:15, Pete and Ali picked me up to go to Dana’s for dinner. Dana is the woman for whom I cooked the eight cakes last July. They live in an unbelievably beautiful home, high on a hill and overlooking the sea. Their house faces west, so they get a glorious view of the sunsets. But not yesterday, as we left to go to their house, it started raining.

We had a ball in Dana’s mansion. If my body wasn’t such a source of shame, I would have wanted to go swimming in their indoor pool. The food was great, as was the conversation. We had lots of laughs, but I could hardly wait to get home to be with Sheba. I am profoundly attached to her knowing that there is not a lot of time left. I hope for lots more time together, but walking her seems to be a thing of the past.

Today, I read and chill. No calls, no visiting, just calm and quiet at home.

Himalayas from space.