Bill calls it "cataract purgatory."
It's that time in between the first cataract removal and the second.
Glasses don't work so well, unless you keep one eye closed.
Sans glasses doesn't yet work cuz what you thought was the good eye has suddenly lost its effectiveness.
Seems like there's constant reaching for the glasses cuz ya can't read everything on your Fitbit or your cell phone.
I'm almost halfway through cataract purgatory. It's not so bad because the frustration is offset by the moments of closing the once good now bad eye to discover that the once bad now good eye sees stuff it hasn't seen in years.
Plus, three days into this purgatory, earth still looks pretty clean. Rain has helped, but there definitely added color and clarity to the landscape.
Heck, last night I discovered I could even see my toenails again.
So, it's good, and I've enjoyed walking around the place taking pictures of stuff like the lichen on the trees and raindrops and pine cones and doggies playing in the hay field.
I also took a close-up picture of Lefty on Friday and sent it to Laurie. She said that eye looked a lot brighter than it had the day before when we thought we were going to have to take him to WSU.
All reports from Roxane on Lefty have been good, so fingers crossed that he has rounded the corner back to feeling frisky.
On Friday, when I went to my post-op appointment, my blood pressure had gone down significantly without the aid of any happy sauce. And, I had even drunk some coffee before the appointment.
So, that was good news. The techs and the doctor concurred that all looked good with the eye.
While in town, I also picked up some copies of the newest edition of Sandpoint Magazine. Its focus is winter, and the cover photo by Woods Wheatcraft shouts out "winter."
Great photo and a lot of great stories in this issue, including a story about Dr. Michelle Ward who will soon be opening the Sandpoint area's very own pet emergency hospital.
Folks in this family couldn't be happier.
Michelle, a former student, has high hopes for the facility, as does every pet owner in the area, especially those who've had to drive to Coeur d'Alene with their sick beloveds.
If you want to learn more about Michelle and read a nice assortment of other features, just click on the link below and then the "online flipbook."
Or, if you're local, the magazines are available at racks all over the area.
As usual, in this edition, I wrote and photographed the "Natives and Newcomers" feature.
This is definitely a "pinch myself" feature because I "get" to do it.
Once again, you'll see some brief insights into some wonderful Sandpoint residents, and you can read what they think about aspects of the place they call home.
Newcomers Tuyen Vanderford (Vietnam) and Max Oswald (Philadelphia area) and Natives Mitzi Hawkins and George Agar.
The feature begins on page 105.
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Once again, congratulations to publisher Chris Bessler and editor Trish Gannon and staff for a fine and fun publication.
I appreciate being a part of it all.
To all others: Happy Sunday.
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