It’s almost October, and you know what that means…almost time for Halloween and maybe time to start thinking about this year’s costume if you plan to go partying. IF I am still stuck inside my clamshell ie Total Contact Orthosis Jacket (TCO) I can easily be 1) a Viking Queen clad in an armored vestContinue reading “Just Imagining Halloween”
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The Patient Turtle
Today I feel like a turtle. I have this thick shell around my middle that seems heavier and increasingly awkward when I attempt to sit in a chair or roll over in bed. It’s a funny thing that now without the cervical collar, officially called a Miami J collar, which prevented me from turning orContinue reading “The Patient Turtle”
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
I’m going to start with a little Shakespeare: Sleep that knits up the ravelled sleave of care The death of each day’s life, sore labour’s bath Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course, Chief nourisher in life’s feast. From Macbeth act 2, scene 2 Yes, sleep has been eluding me until I took someContinue reading “To Sleep, Perchance to Dream”
Pain is Only a Four Letter Word
Pain is only a four letter word was my mantra last night as I tried to get back to sleep. “Stay in front of the pain,” cautioned my friend Eileen with her medical expertise, “Take your anti-inflamatories with commitment.” I was trying to stay on top of taking pills in advance of pain’s arrival butContinue reading “Pain is Only a Four Letter Word”
One Week later
This morning I wanted to yank the ever annoying cervical collar off my neck, or maybe instead gently unhook it, but subsequently throw it hard against the wall. That would be a totally unwise thing to do, however I know have a pretty good idea of what a dog must feel like when the vetContinue reading “One Week later”
Living in a Clamshell
Although I can hide it under my clothing, I am currently confined 24/7 to what is called a Total Contact Orthosis Jacket (TCO) which is specially designed to protect my spine while my broken vertebrae heal. In earlier times, accident victims were confined inside body casts, but with new modern materials, I get to wearContinue reading “Living in a Clamshell”
Annapolis Not Totally Up and Running
Yes, Annapolis, most folks have gotten their electricity back but unfortunately not everyone has. Here at the What’s Up? Media offices our building only has partial power. That means no air conditioning, pitch black restrooms, and a dark hallway. I brought in extension cords to hook up to some of the outlets that actually workContinue reading “Annapolis Not Totally Up and Running”
Earthquake in Annapolis?
It sounded like someone was stomping around in my attic, around 1:50 p.m. and then I felt shaking throughout the house as chandeliers and painting shook… Working from home on my computer, it suddenly dawned on me..an earthquake? My daughter just had her wisdom teeth pulled and she was resting upstairs in her bedroom. SHeContinue reading “Earthquake in Annapolis?”
Procrastinating on a Cloudy Day in Annapolis
It’s a crab weekend coming up, with a number of all-you-can-eat crab feasts in the region including the big Rotary crab feast at the U.S. Naval Academy Stadium. But with all this warm soggy weather, I’m not thinking positively about sitting outside picking crabs. In fact, when it turns gray, folks tend to become aContinue reading “Procrastinating on a Cloudy Day in Annapolis”
Hot Hot in Annapolis
This morning I woke up feeling as if I was living in a very small one-bedroom apartment. I think it had something to do with the fact that my husband Peter and I slept in the dining room on a mattress we had hauled down from the guest bedroom. The air conditioning is not workingContinue reading “Hot Hot in Annapolis”
Best of ReCap and Weekend Annapolis Plans
Well I saw a whole lot of people last night at the Best of Party and I tasted a whole lot of food. From mushrooms stuffed with escargots in cream sauce prepared by chef Russell Brown, now at O’Learys Seafood Restaurant ( Annapolis winner of Best Seafood) to the shrimp served over grits prepared byContinue reading “Best of ReCap and Weekend Annapolis Plans”
The Annapolis Main Street Challenge
It was an entusiastic crowd for 8:00 a.m. in the morning. I’m talking about the group that assembled in Annapolis at Ram’s Head on inner West Steet, for the “Re-launch” of the Main Street program. This time, three years after the initial inclusion of Annapolis as a Main Street City, the plan is to shrinkContinue reading “The Annapolis Main Street Challenge”
TWIN Awards Inspire Women to Help Each Other
The setting was beautiful, although it was a harrowing drive yesterday to get to the waterfront neighborhood of Severna Park where the recipients of this year’s TWIN awards gathered to be feted and to get to know one another better. For those readers who may not know what TWIN stands for, the acronym is TributeContinue reading “TWIN Awards Inspire Women to Help Each Other”
Smoking and Grilling This Weekend
With names like: JD’s Smokin Misfits, Fat Guys in a Little Smoke, Porkers in Paradise and Swine Dining, it sounds like the various teams competing in the Naptown BarBayQue being produced by the Parole Rotary Club this weekend and tomorrow at the U.S. Naval Academy Stadium are pretty serious competitors! All that creative cooking energyContinue reading “Smoking and Grilling This Weekend”
Enjoy the May Baskets!
If you don’t have time to get into downtown Annapolis today, I’ve put together a short slideshow of some of the beautiful baskets I encountered on my walk downtown this morning to visit the Farmers’ Market. Take note, that a number of folks were still scrambling to put their baskets together before the 10:00 a.m.Continue reading “Enjoy the May Baskets!”
Nadja Maril, Writer & Author 