so, today, after the Tai Chi lesson, i go to alzheimery B's house. washed her just so recently fixed curved windows in her kitchen. cleaned the kitchen, which i had not been able to do for almost two weeks because of the window work. all the while, she is commenting about being hungry. am I hungry?, she asks several times?, no, not really, i answer several times till finally i say do you wanna walk up to the Plaza and get a wienie from the Hot Dog guy? enthusiastic response!!!!! YES!!!! so lick and a promise to both bathrooms and we are off. slow going, her balance isn't good. couple weeks ago she fell and got a shiner. it's still vaguely greenish. so, slow. and we notice the same things we have taken note of for the last couple years as this is the same place we're going as where the Farmer's Market is. it's our route. crumbling curbs that she doesn't approve of. houses that look empty and uncared for (disapproval), the place that takes salvage metal..., (an eyesore) . but some trees are blooming and we check each for fragrance. we talk to everyone and anyone on the way. and we get to the Plaza, which is a circular center of town in any older place in New Mexico and TaDa, our first wienie of the season from the Hot Dog Guy who greets her with gusto and we sit on the bench with our hotdogs, chips and drink. there is a good wind today. we have to keep track of our napkins and even chip bags. weighing them down with stones.
all the while, in the privacy of my mind, i am mulling over the latest estimate for tree cutting up. i have three. two from some previous years that have been just laying there and then my recently fallen Tree Husband/Lover. some years ago, how many?, hmmm, i would have cut them with a saw. i dont particularly like machine things of any kind. but...that would take me days. i'd rather be sewing. so....thinking.
on impulse, i ask if she thinks she feels like walking over to the hardware. yes. so, we go and spend a considerable amount of time studying chain saws with the hardware guy and also a few different customers who had opinions to offer. all of the gas saws require starting with that Pull Thingy. the hardware guy who sold me my Weed Whacker says, yes, it's harder to start these chain saws even than that. hmmmm. by the time i start my weed whacker, which is a heavy duty Brush wacker, really, .....i am all worn out. so...
it's electric.
it's wimpy. it's less than what i would have had to pay any of those guys to cut the wood. and the hardware guy swears it will do the job. and really........to be totally honest, i'd rather be working on the Daughter Cloth than sawing sawing sawing for days. so...i've Sold Out.
