Recovering From yet Another Bump in the Road of Life
Charleston Gazette › August 17, 2009
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A SOFT, soothing rain is falling on our hills this morning - the type of rain that Mom always called a "swoozy" rain. After several days of dry weather, the garden is soaking it in greedily. Lawns were beginning to look brown around the edges, and this rain is already turning the grass green again. The whole world looks brighter with the dust washed from the leaves, and the flowers on the rose of Sharon bush lift freshly washed faces.
It was a perfect July morning when I typed those words, beginning my column for the week. I was recovering from hernia repair surgery and making plans to finish the sweet pickles that were soaking in the alum mixture. Have you ever heard the Robert Burns quote "The best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry"? I should have meditated on that.See the full content of this document
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Recovering From yet Another Bump in the Road of Life
Early the next morning, I got out of bed and let Minnie out to use the bathroom. Coming back in, I stubbed my toe (broke it too!) and splattered myself on the hardwood floor. Consequently, X-rays showed that I had shattered my kneecap. It was ironic that I had lo...
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