Home Again
Jun. 4th, 2008 11:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helwenMom came through the surgery with mostly flying colors. Only thing that didn't go according to 'plan' was she wasn't able to eat regular food the next morning, but if the only issue is a slower recovery, no big deal.
Had a nice chat and dinner Monday evening with my Uncle Chow and Auntie Dot, in SF. Niece Annie got to see their place for the first time. Still looks and smells the same after all these years. Not that I can really describe it, but it was the only place during the trip that was immediately recognizable as a "home" smell. CA has changed a lot over the years, but it's nice that at least one place is the same.
Interesting looking down at San Jose and St Paul/Minneapolis from the airplane.... the first looks kind of like a circuit board. Trees line most of the streets (the green board background), but not a lot of green otherwise with the drought and all. The buildings are grouped together in little patterns that fit into each other, with all the commercial buildings having little rectangular shapes on top of them. The latter was completely different -- much more greenery of course, for one thing. But also, everything I could see was lined up in straight lines -- most noticeable with the residential areas, but really, even if a lake was there, the lines picked up on the other side of the lake, as if a giant with a plow had gone through and seeded the area with houses. Very interesting....
Got home late last night. L was of course waiting to pick me up -- good to see him again :)
A bit sore today, between working out on A's elliptical trainer Monday night, walking around SF, and travelling. Digestion is sorting itself out from the past day or so. And without paying particular attention, I upped my caloric intake a bit while in CA, avoiding too much wheat/sugar, and have lost a bit of weight. Am cautiously optimistic.
Raining today, so no seed planting. Just as well considering the sore muscles!
Had a nice chat and dinner Monday evening with my Uncle Chow and Auntie Dot, in SF. Niece Annie got to see their place for the first time. Still looks and smells the same after all these years. Not that I can really describe it, but it was the only place during the trip that was immediately recognizable as a "home" smell. CA has changed a lot over the years, but it's nice that at least one place is the same.
Interesting looking down at San Jose and St Paul/Minneapolis from the airplane.... the first looks kind of like a circuit board. Trees line most of the streets (the green board background), but not a lot of green otherwise with the drought and all. The buildings are grouped together in little patterns that fit into each other, with all the commercial buildings having little rectangular shapes on top of them. The latter was completely different -- much more greenery of course, for one thing. But also, everything I could see was lined up in straight lines -- most noticeable with the residential areas, but really, even if a lake was there, the lines picked up on the other side of the lake, as if a giant with a plow had gone through and seeded the area with houses. Very interesting....
Got home late last night. L was of course waiting to pick me up -- good to see him again :)
A bit sore today, between working out on A's elliptical trainer Monday night, walking around SF, and travelling. Digestion is sorting itself out from the past day or so. And without paying particular attention, I upped my caloric intake a bit while in CA, avoiding too much wheat/sugar, and have lost a bit of weight. Am cautiously optimistic.
Raining today, so no seed planting. Just as well considering the sore muscles!
