Holiday Greetings to my “Ostomy Related Associates”, Friends and Family,
First of all, I want to thank all of those individuals who sent me a message expressing their concern about my health condition, a “Norovirus” infection, which required a six day hospitalization until the symptoms that were causing my severe dehydration were ended and I was no longer contagious. I deeply appreciate your thoughts and best wishes for a prompt recovery. A thought in passing … When you live alone and your dog can’t drive, thank goodness for 911 !
Now then, attached is a message expressing my Holiday Greetings and included are 7 photos which I will tell you a little about:
Starting in the upper left side is a picture of me that was taken at the “Mad Hatter’s Ball”, the concluding event of UOAA’s 20th Anniversary Conference this past August in Orlando … the hat complements of Amazon.
In the upper right side is a photo of “Mocha”, my 10 year old, female, terrier companion, who’s favorite lookout spot is on top of the cushions on the back of my sofa in my living room. From this perch she can see the front door, the back sliding glass door and respond appropriately to the slightest out of the ordinary disturbance. During our nightly walks, which she loves, she is one ball of energy straining at the leash causing me to hop, skip, jump and pant just to keep up with her. Which brings to mind, when was the last time you saw a person skipping, or for that matter have you ever seen a person who even knew how to skip??? (Skipping is not an Olympic sport, but should be since it is the most efficient way, energy wise, for a person to get from point A to point B on foot!)
The middle left photo shows the joy that we in Florida no longer have to shovel, drive in or duck our heads when a snowball comes our way.
The middle right picture is a shot of my “crown of thorns” garden that I moved from my backyard to a more friendly environment in my bathroom! Having only a total of one half of an inch of rainfall in the months of October, November and this far in December, the Port Charlotte area is experiencing a severe drought. The plants are in front of a window that faces the Southwest giving them their necessary sunshine, a temperature that ranges from 72 to 76, and they have a person with a water can that can pour it on now and then when the plants are thirsty.
The beautiful Christmas tree in the middle towards the bottom of the page can be viewed in the “Corning Museum of Glass” in Corning, New York,
along with other works of glass art, many of which are for sale.
The two pictures at the bottom I took from my backyard … to the left is a December sunrise and to the right is the December full moonrise I took three weeks ago.
With best regards,
Ken
