I was wondering if after all these months you'd like to meet
To go over everything.
Thanks, Adele.
Yep, it's been awhile, and I am sorry, but also not sorry because I've been concentrating on being healthy, visiting doctors and wondering what the heck was wrong with me. It started this past summer, a weak, shambling, dizzy, heart pounding, hurting-in-every-joint, mentally confused and depressed kind of summer. I was very scared and had many blood tests to figure it out. All was negative except for a slightly low normal B12 number which my local physician's assistant pronounced as normal. After a little reading, though, I learned that low normal B12 for people over 55 may signal a deficiency. Hmm.
After all that I can say I am well and what might have been Lyme disease/something autoimmune/rheumatic/hemochromatosis or what ever else I've been Googling on the internet has boiled itself down to a plain old Vitamin B12 deficiency and osteoarthritis. So after taking the B12 in megadoses and beginning a keep-the body-moving regimen, I'm much better and ready to forget all this nonsense.
So let's catch up and go over everything so far this winter:
We've had snow, more than ever since we moved here. Z came for a visit around Christmas time and we did a little hiking. Isn't it just like Californians to go for a hike while it's snowing?
Then it snowed some more and melted. Then it snowed some more and that one lasted for a couple of weeks because it was cold. Last night it snowed again and it's absolutely gorgeous. Tom went walking around this morning before the sun came up and then decided to plow the driveway. Ms. Pearl likes to ride in the Polaris Ranger, but doesn't like the whirring sound when the plow goes up and down and bails out of the vehicle.
That's it for today. Hope you like the pics.
For my quilty buddies: I have one top finished and another one almost there. This will be the Year of Finishes. Yep, it will.
Tom shot all the photos.
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| Z and B hiking in the snow-That chubby person is wearing lots of layers, just so you know. |
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| Snowy Beaver Dam |
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| Cabin Before Sunrise |
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| Front Gate of Nickel and Dime Ranch |
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| A Sleeping Garden |
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| Snowy Rimrock |
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| Sheepherder's Wagon-The Sheepherder is Out |
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| Growing Dome and Rimrock |
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| Looking West |
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| A Snowy Woodpile |
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| Ms. Pearl is Plowing |
I have osteo to but never thought of B12 i have appointment for a full phyical next week. Your farm is beautiful! The snow makes it look like a coffee table book.
ReplyDeleteIt never hurts to have it checked. I've read of old people coming in disoriented, depressed and weak, and at first they've just been treated as "old." After B12 supplementation, they're back to normal.
DeleteLovely look at your world. Glad you are feeling better. How far away is spring?
ReplyDeleteGood for you for taking charge of your health!
ReplyDeleteOh how I love your ranch. I had one of your photos as my desktop wallpaper for a long time. Beautiful. I especially love rimrock - I associate it with some glorious hikes in NM about 20 years ago. :)
Bridget, so sorry to hear you were not well, but very glad you have found the reason and remedy! At our age, it's best to have everything checked ASAP.
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures! We've had snow here too that has lasted because of the cold, with more to come before we can look for spring. Enjoy, but stay warm!