@mainegirl1 I already have two Leki collapsible hiking sticks that I’ve been using during this llloooooonnnnnggggg recovery. I originally got them for hiking the Grand Canyon and they are wonderful! Mine have cork handles and are so easy on the hands.
We usually head up to Montréal once a year for a week in the fall and take our dog. It’s very dog friendly. This year we’ll only be there for a couple of days and we won’t have the dog.
The drive from Philadelphia to Montréal is less than 7 hours so it’s very convenient.
@Layla Driving has been fine. Yesterday it was just nearby for the massage. It was so good I’m going back each week until we leave on vacation. Today I drove into town for my haircut. Philly is no fun to drive into. We usually take a regional rail train and it’s free for senior citizens. That’s only a 15-20 minute trip. But the hair salon is in the Italian Market area (think the Rocky movie) and not close to the train stations so I drove. I actually got a spot on the street, with no meters, directly across from the salon! Lucky me!
Then coming home I drove to the shopping area near where I live to the Apple store to buy a new band for my Apple Watch. I worked there for around 4 years after I retired, sort of like a paid hobby, and ran into some of the wonderful people I worked with then. They’ve all grown up now, gotten married, had children. It’s been 4-5 years since I worked there and although I do check in every once in a while it hadn’t been since May so it was great to see them again. Again, lots of hugs.
I’m trying to ignore the various pains in my right thigh, etc, and am constantly reminding myself I’ve only been walking a week. I’m still using the one cane except for sometimes.
I’ve lost it a few times in the house. I can normally go down the stairs today but up is still toddler style. Work in progress. No doubt.
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and enjoy the massage.
