Brushing my teeth with my left hand is getting very old. Although my right hand, which was injured so badly on October 1st, is making a lot of progress in its healing, I’m still waiting for new skin to completely cover the worst/last spot on the edge of my palm. And while I can use most of the fingers now, my pinkie still winces when I put any pressure on it. But I did manage to chop an onion on my own and drive the car a couple of days ago.
Been feeling very frustrated and lethargic this week, and spending way too much time watching TV. I think I’ve caught just about every news conference our governor has called to update Connecticut residents on the very slow progress the utility crews are making restoring power. As of this morning, 200,000+ customers are still without electricity, seven days after the storm. A couple of times Gov. Malloy has said that the last time we had a storm like this in October was never…
Janet and I spent an afternoon at the Florence Griswold Museum a couple of weeks ago – it seems so much longer ago – and I will resume posting pictures of the fairy tale birdhouses soon. But for now I’m sharing a few pictures of a stickwork sculpture that was also on the museum grounds. The artist is Patrick Dougherty at Stickwork. His website lists other places he has installations. We were enchanted! (I wonder if it survived the storm!)
Those stickworks remind me of a herd of elephants.. very slow moving…
I ♥ the way your mind works… 🙂
The stickwork sculptures are very fascinating. I am so sorry that it’s taking your had a long time to heal. At least you’re learning new skills!
Thanks, Kathy! 🙂 That’s sure, it’s a good thing I can load and empty a dishwasher, a washing machine, and a dryer with my left hand, or we would have had to hire a housekeeper!
Hi,
Very unusual, I have never seen stickwork sculpture like this, there certainly has been a lot of work put into them. If the storm was bad in the same area, I can’t see how they would of survived it unfortunately, I hope I’m wrong.
I’m glad to hear that your hand is healing, it is frustrating to injure the hand you use the most.
We were wondering how long it took the sculptor to create this installation. It’s been standing there since 2009 so perhaps it did make it through the storm.
I never thought I would actually miss doing the mundane chores of life. Hands are an evolutionary marvel – when one stops long enough to appreciate them!
It’s been more than a month since you fell, and you still can’t use your right hand to brush your teeth? Have you had it checked out — x-rays or anything? I hope it gets better soon. And 200,000 still without power. Doesn’t it sometimes seem as though everything takes too long?
This morning it’s down to 52,000 still without power. Day 10. Life can be so full of waiting and waiting at times…
The doctor said 6-8 weeks to heal completely so I suppose I’m on track at 5 weeks. Lost a lot of skin on one spot – but the new layers look almost ready to face the world without a bandage… The end of the toothbrush digs in right there, but I can do lots of other things now that I couldn’t do at first. 🙂
Hello Barbara,
What wonderful post about the Birdhouses and the Stickwork sculpture. It did indeed survive the snow storm as it did Irene this summer. Patrick Dougherty built the sculpture in July 2009. His installations are meant to last two or so years. They are incredibly rugged. I posted the link to that page of the Museum’s website. We (the Museum) recruited 80 volunteers to help him build “The Rambles” as he named it. Wonderful man, all the volunteers had a great experience. The goes all over the world creating these site-specific installations. Thank you for posting information about the Museum! We hope to see you again soon!Tammi Flynn, Director of Marketing, Florence Griswold Museum
Thank you for stopping by Tammi, and for the additional information about this wonderful stick sculpture! I’m happy to know that it survived the snow storm. I had no idea that 80 volunteers helped him build it. Janet & I will no doubt return for a visit soon.