Mom + My Assignments

My mother developed a superbug pneumonia toward the end of her stay at hospital-level rehab. In addition, MGH phoned to say that she had been exposed to TB. And now she's at Blueberry Hill, a skilled nursing facility, in Beverly. She appears to really like her room.

She requires what they call "maximum assist" with the tasks of daily living at this time. I'm not sure whether to regenerate hope (and challenge her) or continue to feed her food by spoon nearly daily.

I have to go with the former at this time, because my thesis is due in 10 days, and my ABA professors are a pair of...let's just say I can't believe they are respected as educators. I already knew that one of them had delusional ideas about workload. Now the other, more famous one is encouraging us to be more "scholarly." You know, I don't think I lack that quality. I think that when one is engaged round-the-clock in scholarly pursuits, one does not need to strive for "scholarly" status.

Details, Grave & Row Houses

Benjamin was a pretty interesting guy.
We ate such nice food at a Belgian cafe. They served mussels from Nantucket Bay! So why are all our mussels imported from Prince Edward Island?

Big White Buildings

(OK, so the Mint isn't white. The museum at left is.) These were within a couple of blocks of each other.

My Niece

She doesn't actually follow baseball...
Yes, that is the Liberty Bell. I didn't realize that it was not called 'Liberty Bell' until the days when abolition of slavery became the topic. I like that association.
I did, however, find the bell much smaller than I expected it to be.

Philly

The end of the trip that I mentioned during February (Jersey City) was in Philadelphia. The downtown section was really nice. My sister and I took my niece to look at Arcadia University.

Poor Lyttleton

The harbor from two ends, one before, one after.
Picture #2 and picture #3 depict the same building, in part. In the 'before' picture (#3), you can barely see it, straight up from the arched window, at the skyline.

South Island Horrors

Just can't get over the devastation in NZ. Not only Christchurch, but also Lyttleton. There are more of the same buildings here, before and after.