Buzzing about...

I managed to take Lil to see Ivar in the hospital two different days last week. It was good medicine for both of them, but especially for Ivar. How can you linger in the hospital when your 101 yo Aunt comes to visit you?! Talk about motivation to get better!!!

When they were both in the same hospital when I was up the last time, they both announced that they wanted to visit the other. That didn't work out. But it's been taken care of.

Lil insisted that we not stay long, though. "It's very nice to have company when you're sick," she informed me in an authoritative tone. "But it's also nice to see them go so you can rest." And so we hit the road each day. Literally, actually. On Thursday we took a drive out and around Alki afterwards and on Friday we tooled around Magnolia. Stopped every once in a while and took in the views. The week before Elaine took Lil for a two and a half hour drive all around Lake Washington! Lil does like those scenic drives. (Hint, hint, to anyone in Seattle...)

Oh, and when we returned to her house last evening to discover a big party going on WITHOUT her she observed. "Harrumph. When the cat's away the mice will play." So the mice made sure she got some of the great food immediately. I especially enjoyed the apple crisp!