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Interesting that no one has mentioned the sphinx m...

2007-10-10T19:46:00.000-05:00

Interesting that no one has mentioned the sphinx moth in one of your photos. Unless, of course, I missed the comment. You, or someone in your neighborhood must keep tomato plants?

My mother is also having vision problems due to a hemorrhage behind the retina. She's also been diagnosed with breast cancer (I was first with that diagnosis, strange isn't it? Me first then my mother?) and a few weeks ago, she had a TIA (stroke). She's AMAZING though in the way that she stays so positive!

I do wish your mother well.

Janet

Julie,Michael has macular degeneration. A prematu...

2007-10-09T12:46:00.000-05:00

Julie,

Michael has macular degeneration. A premature twin in 1949 (incubated for two months), he lost sight in his left eye and his right eye was severely affected by oxygen. By the time he was in his late twenties, his blind eye deteriorated and had to be removed and replaced with a prosthesis. His good eye continued to weaken - with the laciest retina you can imagine. Around 1994 he had a lens implant that helped his 20-700 vision see 20-40 corrected. He's 58 now and is holding steady but we know that his retina could go at any time which would require emergency surgery. The future is uncertain, you know.

I hope your Mom holds steady, too, and soaks up everything she can. Bless her heart.

Lynne's comment is so true--I have seen glimpses o...

2007-10-09T07:55:00.000-05:00

Lynne's comment is so true--I have seen glimpses of the beautiful woman that our little Emerson will become, and it always makes me want to cry. And then of course she gives me the "WHAT?!?!" that Mary describes. She's such a great little soul.

Your flower and greenhouse work is inspiring. I'd LOVE to have a greenhouse, but we'll likely move away from here in a couple of years, so I have to wait until we put down our own roots someplace. Then I'm building a greenhouse! And I'll come back to your blog for instructions.

Oh gosh, I have two friends with macular degeneration. One's a book editor and one's an art director, and knowing they'll both lose their lives' work to the disease is almost as hard for me as it is for them. But as they're always telling me, what else can they do but accept it and cherish the vision they have left? My best wishes to your mum.

Dear Alan, Thanks for coming over from the Dharma...

2007-10-09T05:20:00.000-05:00

Dear Alan,

Thanks for coming over from the Dharma Bums' blog. I'm so envious of Robin's ability to use Skype with her (sighted) mom. We got all the gizmos we could for my mom, including a thing that would project her letters and bills huge onto her TV screen. It helped for awhile. Macular degeneration is a cruel disease, though, and it steals a little more every day. I often wonder if I owe my ferociously visual nature in part to the knowledge that MD has a strong genetic component. Watching Mom lose sight over the last two decades has been hard. She copes and compensates with great grace. Thanks for your thoughts.

Having been blessed to hear you, I've always been ...

2007-10-09T03:17:00.000-05:00

Having been blessed to hear you, I've always been a bit too "star struck" to comment, but I read something just now at a friend's where you mentioned your mother's vision problems.

One of our morning talk show hosts on public radio's KCUR-FM, local newsman and legend Walt Bodine has Retinitis Pigmentosa (in fact he gave up his television news editorship because of it). For years the radio station used a computer program that enlarged and emboldened things to a size he could see. (I have heard of late that he is completely blind now.)

I don't know if you could use it to make a book readable for your Mom, but if it even helped with newspapers or letters it would have to be worth checking into!

Forgive me for following you "home" with this, but if there's even a chance this might help I'd have felt guilty for not mentioning it...

alan

Nice flowers, even more stunning kids. Phoebe gets...

2007-10-09T00:25:00.000-05:00

Nice flowers, even more stunning kids. Phoebe gets more lovely with every picture. In this one, her eyes look bottomless. Them's some offspring y'all got there. (And I love the heapin' helpin' of Liam, who looks to be on the verge of using his plate for a pillow. And how come Charlie always knows to show his best side?)

As for heliotrope, have you noticed some varieties have lost their fragrance? The same thing's happened with petunias. Apparently, selecting for smaller, more profuse blooms or unusual colors leads to less aromatic plants. At least, that's what I think. Me, I like 'em stinky.

How wonderful to have a green house to carry your ...

2007-10-08T22:08:00.000-05:00

How wonderful to have a green house to carry your plants over from year to year.

Your daughter is beautiful. Take it all in because they grow up so fast.

Yes, Phoebe - perhaps the most beautiful flower in...

2007-10-08T20:41:00.000-05:00

Yes, Phoebe - perhaps the most beautiful flower in your greenhouse and gardens. Those eyes and pure beauty... Look at her often and take it in.

I remember my daughter standing with me at the kitchen sink during her high school years. Sometimes you just want to look at them for no other reason than to etch their face in your mind, a period in time. Her reply was usually an uncomfortable and impatient, "WHAT?!?!" (Teens are paranoid sometimes.) I got the same response when I saw her on college breaks.

I said, "Oh, nothing." But I think she knew I was admiring her and saving the view for the days I wanted to remember.

I admire your greenhouse work, by the way :o)

I had forgotten about heliotrope--one of fav flowe...

2007-10-08T20:09:00.000-05:00

I had forgotten about heliotrope--one of fav flowers. How could I forget it? I didn't get any this year. Its smell is delicious, and its grand purple reminds me of a dowager aunt.

That's one beautiful photo of Phoebe. Are you see...

2007-10-08T17:29:00.000-05:00

That's one beautiful photo of Phoebe. Are you seeing glimpses of the adult Phoebe in her face yet? It felt so peculiar, I remember being speechless the first time I saw it in my kids' faces.