2025 Blogging A to Z Sunday Thoughts

Can you guess what the weather’s like today? At least it isn’t snow or ice! Spring is on the way. It may be taking its sweet time, but one of these days there will be something green to see.

Sundays are usually a free day in the A to Z blog challenge, but quite a few bloggers use it as a day to play catch up on their blog reading as well as to meditate or comment on what they’ve read to date or to muse about comments they’ve received.

So far this year, I’m thrilled with the way the challenge is going. I’ve had the opportunity to reconnect with bloggers from past years and I’ve met a few new ones which I hope will continue to share their thoughts and blogs with me in the future. I’ve also had the pleasure of finding ideas they’ve presented in their posts which I can turn into scenes in my books, but I have mentioned that to them, and they’re happy to be of help, so a huge thank you to them.

Today is the 13th, and that means that I’m 11 days away from surgery. I go to the hospital for my pre-op appointment on Thursday where I’ll get the nitty-gritty on what I need to do for my surgery day itself. I’m anxious to have it over and done.

Interesting coincidence. my brother-in-law is having his right shoulder replaced on the same day that I’m having my right hip replaced which leads me to speculate as to whether or not joints on the dominant side deteriorate faster. At any rate, we went out to dinner last night for what my sister dubbed The Last Supper. Next weekend is Easter, so while we still have time to see friends and family, I’ll be avoiding crowds as part of my due diligence against catching a virus that could throw a wrench into everything.

Hope that didn’t offend anyone. I have an odd sense of humor at times. Why The Last Supper? Well, other than the fact that it’s in keeping with the season, after surgery, neither of us will be going very far from home. His shoulder will be in an immobilizer for eight weeks. I will leave it up to your imagination to fill in what my sister will have to do for him. I will be unable to bend over for the same amount of time, maybe even longer, and while I have all the helpful gadgets I need, a sock assistant is a godsend, I can’t count on toilets at the proper height anywhere esle. I’ve learned that in many public washrooms, the stall for the disabled simply means they have bars on the wall to help you get up from regular toilets, not at all helpful if you can’t bend over. As it is, I just back in and drop slightly onto mine, the way I’ll be doing onto just about every place I’ll sit. As well, neither of us will be allowed to drive a car for some time. Just getting into one will be a challenge.

So, for my Last Supper, I chose my favorites: escargots, seafood bisque, coquille St Jacques, and creme brulee for me. I love seafood. I also took most of the coquille home and will reheat it tonight. Now, the countdown starts. Only good thoughts allowed form now on. I’ll be working to finish the last six letters of the alphabet later today, hoping to leave you with interesting tidbits, but at least for now, the heat is on!

And as I do each day, here’s a song to brighten the skies around you.

See you tomorrow for the letter L. Here’s the MASTER LIST https://tinyurl.com/tauke86z