Saturday, June 16, 2012 This is a new way for us

That's what Mac said again today that is he said 'this is a new way for us'  but, this time, going right along our own street...then said,  oh yes of course this is our street.  He seemed a little more confused about what he was doing and where we were; not sure just why as we didn't do anything too different.  In fact i try to do everything the same and on a regular basis that is we go for our walk around 1;00 p.m. unless we have company. Today we went at 1:00 p.m. as usual and since it is Saturday, it's a good day to watch the boaters, putting their large or  small - boats or sea doos either in or taking them out of the river. 

We were doing our usual routine after the walk, which is  sitting out in the garden, i went in to get some lemonade, and came out to see poor Mac lying on the grass - actually he was trying to get up.  He sat at the end of his lawn chair, which is a no no,, but he forgot and the whole thing collapsed...again lucky he has the smarts from skiing to turn right on his side..and then get on his knees...i was able to drag the other chair over near him so he could pull himself up.  This is when I realize that we certainly cannot be up north on our own - because today if we had a problem, i could hear the neighbour right next door and he would have been right there to help if need be, but at the cottage, well we're fairly isolated although we do have a new neighbour  getting to his home would be a big problem.  i guess this happened to confirm in my head that we definitely cannot be there alone, much as i'm always trying to think of ways to be there.

His memory this morning was a fleeting one of being in our first apartment, how he and his buddies cleaned the place before we moved in.  I reminded him that we kept papers all over the newly polished floors till we were really there for good, as we didn't even want our own marks till the we were truly married.   Then he asked if Jacob had an appartment in Calgary, when i said yes he will live with his girlfriend,, he said 'but they arn't married"...well that was funny but i guess he is back in the day...and so we were as we or i talked about our own wedding day..60 years ago, it's surely been an interesting 60 years and still is.