Short visit -- big news

Linda and I visited Martha and Chloe today and brought dessert. We sat in the breakfast area and had bread pudding with caramel sauce -- not as good as our family makes, but passable. ;-) Martha ate most of hers, so her taste is indeed changing. First she was stuck on waffles and now it's potatoes.

I commented that we'd posted about attending the Park Ave festival a couple of weeks ago. When I mentioned the crab cake, Martha's face lit up and she licked her lips. Her short-term memory isn't always too good, but in this case it was totally fine.

Big news is that Martha's surgery has finally been scheduled: Oct. 13. Don't ask why the delay. A couple of weeks ago Dave said he thought Martha would be in the hospital for 4 to 5 days while the doctors get the blood thinner details worked out. If that changes, we'll let you know.

I asked Martha about football season. She won't be cooking this year or sending out her weekly commentary. but she says OK to having us visit on Sunday afternoon.

As we were getting ready to leave, Martha wheeled herself to the family room. I was amazed at how easily she moves between the wheelchair and the couch. She also had no problem finding baseball on TV. Once baseball is on, that's what Martha tunes into, so we said our goodbyes and headed home.

Enjoyed the Park Ave Festival

Martha went to the Park Avenue Festival with Bronte, Linda and me this morning. I'm pretty sure she enjoyed herself. Any time she wanted to stop at a booth, all she had to do was put her foot down and that certainly would stop the wheelchair. For some time now we've thought she had lost her sense of smell, but she had absolutely no problem today locating the booth with crabcakes. She had part of a crabcake and saved room for some Abbott's ice cream as well. It's good to see her outside and enjoying herself.