Life on the Blue Highways

Sarah Duke Gardens, Durham, NC

August 25, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

A cool front blew through town yesterday bringing rain, winds, and an overnight low of 62 degrees. By Sunday the rain was over and conditions were perfect to take a short ride to visit Duke Gardens. It was partly cloudy but Kat took some magnificent pictures. Most of them were in the Asian Garden section […]

Here’s Where We Have Been

July 23, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

30 years ago I tore some cartilage and eventually had arthroscopy to smooth it out. 15 years ago I first noticed pain climbing stairs. X-rays revealed bone on bone contact where cartilage should intercede: “The only solution for this is knee replacement. We should do it soon.” I had a wise internist who thought otherwise. […]