Awareness of the outside world. “We know this is not a particularly satisfying answer in light of the many concerns that we have heard from you about our members who need to enter the United States and what they might encounter trying to cross the border.” Seattle2020: Statement From Worldcon Chair, Bond, March 20, 2025. This is who we are now. Although I am not a fan of panel discussions, I have signed up for a virtual membership to this year’s Worldcon in support of their efforts.
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Last Tuesday, I posted about my foot getting stomped. I wrote and scheduled the post on the Friday before due to possible power outage over the weekend. [Playing Footsie, Morning Walk Stories, Or Lack Thereof]
I was mostly correct. It did take a few days. Now it’s taking a few more days. Recovery always takes longer than you want.
One good thing. As we have gotten older, we have accumulated a growing pile of wraps & braces. A quick survey turns up one or more therapeutic items for back, knee, ankle, finger, and as it turns out, foot. It’s basically an Ace bandage in sock form. It keeps my foot bones from spreading when I walk. Since Rodney’s weight hyper-spread them, the bones, tendons, and other foot mechanisms are happy to be held together. Makes a world of difference.
How are the horses handling it?
The incident curtailed our Wednesday walk. No walks thru Saturday. On Sunday, we did a short walk. Gradually built back to the standard five laps.
On the first day, I declined to lead Rodney at the start. Let someone else drag him out of the barn and get him going. I had to lead him for the rest of the walk, but I started with Milton.
Milton was fine with it.
Same on day 2.
Day 3, Milton was over it. ‘This is not how this is done.’ Hello Mr. Crankypants.
Day 4. We went back to status quo ante. Harmony reigned.
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
Sad fact of life, the older you get, the longer it takes to bounce back.
😦 🙂