Connys life with familiy, friends & craft!
lørdag den 24. august 2024
I feel so tired!
onsdag den 17. juli 2024
Some good news!
https://beccysplace.com/peace-and-joy-digital-stamps/
mandag den 8. juli 2024
What a night!
The garden is buzzing with life. If you are privileged enough to have a birdhouse, you also have the opportunity to follow the birds up close. I love being in the garden and hearing the day begin with just a few birds singing - to end in a heavenly symphony of birdsong. This card is made with a new digi stamp from Beccysplace.com.
Haven summer af liv. Er du så privilegeret at have et fuglehus, har du også mulighed for at følge fuglene tæt på. Jeg elsker at være i haven og høre dagen begynde med blot et par fugle i sang – for at ende i en himmelsk symfoni af fuglesang. Dette kort er lavet med et nyt digistempel fra Beccysplace.com
https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/ # 26
That is until Sunday night.
This even despite the storm on Saturday evening/night. Only at night (approx. 00.30) did I have to go out in the garden and around our house, to if see if everything was all right. There had been some very noise/sounds... it turned out that our small greenhouses, where our 4 tomato plants are, had fallen over.
I got them back up, but when the first strong wind came, one fell over again. Up again - and with my arms protectively around them both, it dawned on me that I couldn't save them if I didn't do anything.
The plastic that made up the greenhouse was in pieces, but was still lifted up and down, depending on which way the wind came. I then decided to remove the plastic. I remembered that a friend, Gerda Nørgaard, had once told me that she had had tomato plants out in the open... now my little tomato plants had to show if they can withstand the wind... so I removed my protective arms, and removed what was left of the plastic that protected them. Now,we just have to wait and see.
I hd not planned to go to Church. I lacked sleep due to everything a few hours before. but when our daughter called and asked if I wanted to come, I said, I would love to.
It was lovely to participate in our church service, sitting beside her - I love her so very much. She has so many talents, but most of all I admire her for standing up for what she belive is right - even if ofthers do not agree with her. Time and time again it has turned out SHE was right.
Afterwards we picked up Mads, our grandson, he came to our house and played most of the afternoon. At one point he was playing Minecraft out in the garden. He has a wonderful imagination.
Later, while Lars and I ate a late dinner, help came from the Outgoing group fra the Nursing home: It was time for medicine and getting ready for the night. We asked if it was all right, if Lars just got the medecine, and I would helphim later when we had finished eating.
Suddenly Lars started to cough, then his face turned deep red. He couldn't breathe!
All little tricks in the book didn't work, the helper even performed the heimlich maneuver on Lars - he just started to go limp - then 911 was called.
An ambulance came with the serine going, and right after came a doctor in an medical taxa. During approx. 5 minutes there were suddenly many people in our little home. Again the heimlich maneuver was performed and the 3rd time the medic team did it - they got a free passage.
So what happened? Lars has dysphagia after neck surgery for a herniated disc. This means that he has difficulty eating some things, as it get hidden in a "pocket" in his throat: rice, peas, corn, spaghetti etc. but also tablets. A large tablet had become stuck! It took a lot of effort to loosen it again.
Fortunately, it went well. Lars was shocked and tired. He went to bed straight afterwards, but as he still had the urge to cough, he had to partially sit up and sleep. Today he is all right and we are thankful that he has not been hurt.
Take care of each other. Life is fragile. Be wise and be grateful for those around you.
Tomatplanterne skal bindes op... mon de klarer sig?
Nu er 2. omgang løg på vej. Den første høst i år gav 96 løg fordelt på 2 bede
Now the 2nd batch of onions is on its way. The first harvest this year yielded 96 bulbs spread over 2 raised beds
De første blomster er væk, nu venter vi på 2. omgang i "efterårsfarver".
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Det har for første gang i lang tid, været en super dejlig weekend - ingen DRAMA! Det vil sige indtil Søndag aften.
Dette endda på trods af stormen lørdag aften/nat. Først på natten (ca. 00.30) måtte jeg ud og se hvilke ting der skulle reddes, for der var kommet så mange høje lyde... det viste sig at vores små drivhuse, hvor vores 4 tomatplanter står, var væltet.
Jeg fik dem op igen, men da den første stærke vind kom, væltede den ene igen. Op igen - og med armene beskyttende om dem begge, gik det op for mig, at jeg ikke kunne redde dem, hvis jeg ikke gjorde noget.
Det plastik som udgjorde drivhuset, var i stykker, men blev aligevel løftet op og ned, alt efter hvordan vinden kom. Jeg besluttede så at fjerne plastikken. Jeg huskede på at en ven, Gerda Nørgaard, engang havde fortalt at hun havde haft tomatplanter i det fri... nu må mine små tomatplanter vise om de kan stå imod vinden... så jeg fjernede mine beskyttende arme, og fjernede det der var tilbage af plastikken, som beskyttede dem. Nu må vi se...
Søndag havde jeg ikke planlagt at tage i kirke; så da vores datter ringede og spurgte om jeg ville med, sagde jeg ja tak. Det var dejlig igen at deltage i vores gudstjeneste (vi kalder det Nadvermøde, da det er her, vi tager del i Nadveren). Bagefter hentede vi Mads, vores barnebarn. Han kom hjem til os og legede det meste af eftermiddagen. På et tidspunkt legede han Minecraft ude i have. Han har en dejlig fantasi.
Senere, medens Lars og jeg spiste sent aftensmaden, kom der hjælp fra Hjemmeplejens udegruppe: Medicin og i seng. Vi aftalte, at Lars blot skulle give medicinen, så ville jeg hjælpe med resten senere, når vi var færdige med at spise. Pludselig begyndte Lars at hoste, derefter blev han dybrød i ansigtet. Han kunne ikke få luft!
Alle små kneb virkede ikke, så 2 gange udførte hjælperen heimlich maneuveren på Lars - han begyndte at blive slap - så blev der ringet 112.
Der kom ambulance med udrykning og en lægeambulance bagefter. I løbet af ca. 5 min var der pludselig mange i vores lille hjem. Igen udførte man heimlich maneuveren og 3. gang lykkedes det at få fri passage.
Hvad var det så der skete? Lars har dysfagi efter en nakkeoperation for en diskusprolaps. Det betyder at nogle ting har han svært ved at spise, da det gemmer sig i en "lomme" i halsen: Ris, ærter, majs, spaghetti mm. men også tabletter. En stor tablet havde sat sig fast! Der skulle mange kræfter til for at løsne den igen.
Heldigvis gik det godt. Lars var chokeret, og træt. Han kom i seng lige bagefter, men da han stadig havde trang til at hoste, måtte han delvis sidde op og sove. I dag er han ok, og vi er taknemmelig for at han ikke har taget skade.
Pas på hinanden. Livet er skrøbeligt. Lev livet viist, og vær taknemmelig for dem du har omkring dig.
lørdag den 22. juni 2024
An opdate I hate to make.
It's from Beccysplace.
I'm going to make 10 of them. I really like this Winter digi-stamp.
Just a little update.
Over the last few weeks, Lars has been sleeping more and more; and he has been increasingly unclear.
A week ago, he began to get a yellow tone to his skin.
I called the outgoing team at the nursing home, and they send an assistant to look at him. She called a doctor. Together they agreed that an emergency nurse should be sent to our home. She could measure some values that the assistent cannot.
When they were taken, the nurse consulted with the doctor, and together they agreed that Lars should be hospitalized.
Unfortunately, his liver is not working optimally again. He has a liver coma again - just like 1½ years ago. Luckily not as bad, because I spotted the yellow spots.
We knew this would happen again. We are just blessed that it has taken this long.
Sadness that he has to go through this, is the feeling that fills me.
At the same time, I am grateful to live in a time - and in a country - where you can get help.
Unfortunately, a scan also showed that he has a fracture of L4 and a collapse further up the back. (this is not related to the lever coma).
The fracture is probably due to a fall he had a few weeks ago. As he was about to fall, he reached for a bookcase, which fell on top of him.
NB: He came home to day-jubiiii
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Bare en lille opdatering.
Igennem de sidste par uger, har Lars sovet mere og mere. Han har været tiltagende mere uklar.
For en uge siden, var han også gul. Han blev tilset af plejehjemmets assistent, som talte med en læge. Sammen aftalte de at der skulle sendes en akut sygeplejerske hjem til os. Hun kunne måle nogle værdier, som plejecentret ikke kan. Da de var taget, konsulterede hun med lægen, og sammen blev de enige om, at Lars skulle indlægges.
Desværre arbejder hans lever ikke optimalt igen. Han har fået en leverkoma igen - ligesom for 1½ år siden. Heldigvis ikke så slem, fordi jeg opdagede de gule pletter.
Vi vidste godt det ville ske igen. Vi er bare velsignet med at det er gået så lang tid. Tristhed over at han skal det igennem, er den følelse som fylder mig. Samtidig er jeg taknemmelig for at leve i en tid - og i et land, hvor man kan få hjælp.
Desværre viste en scanning også at han har et brud på L4 og et sammenfald længere oppe i ryggen; hvilket ikke har noget med leverkomaen at gøre.
Bruddet skyldes nok et fald han havde for nogle uger siden.
Da han var ved at falde, greb han ud efter en reol, som faldt ned over ham.
PS: Han er kommet hjem i dag, jubiiii
lørdag den 1. juni 2024
Congratulation my dear
Samtidig et stort tillykke med dagen til Lars. Vi har nemlig bryllupsdag i dag. 39 år er det blevet til.
Beklager, dette digi-stempel kan ikke købe mere.
Even though summer is just around the corner, this post begins with a Christmas card.
AGAIN it's a digi-stamp, from Beccysplace.com I encourage everyone to visit Beccy's webshop and blog. She is an amazing artist/designer. I am love her style: simple, warm and with humor. It is reminiscent of the Nordic style. I'm sorry that this stamp is a discontinued digi stamp. I use it a lot - I love it.
It's called Gnome Style. The card reminds me of one I've made before. This time it is simply mounted on a background called, in Danish, a herringbone style card. I learned to make these cards many years ago, precisely from Beccy. Now everyone is doing it! It is an economical card, because you use leftovers to make the background with..
The last few weeks have given us a taste of what summer can be like: hot, burning, rainy and super lovely.
The garden is starting to come alive with flowers - and yes, weeds.
Today it has rained, I appreciate the heavens opening and giving free water to crops and flowers.
I love my garden. I have a lot to learn. Fortunately, I have an amazing sister-in-law. She is willing to teach me. It has saved me many times.
I don't have green fingers. However, I have some plants in the living room that are growing well. Especially a couple of cacti. They are confused. They don't understand that it's almost summer. Usually they blossom in the winter months or around Easter. Yes, you guessed it, it's November/Easter Cacti.
The one to the right, has white buds - it is the first time!!!
Den til højre, har hvide knopper, det er første gang den blomstrer.
My first attempt growing a Schlumbergera using leaves from an old plant!
Mit første forsøg på at frembringe en Schlumbergera som er lavet ved hjælp af stiklinger!
Planten kaldes også bajonetplante og Sansevieria trifasciata
I talked to him about trying to think through what he wants to do.
He said us that he doesn't understand that we think he is sick! He believe he can do what he usually does. This is frightening! I know it's the disease, but it's still scary. I've been very worried. He has been more restless than usual. It seems there's a development in his illness.
Selv om sommeren er lige om hjørnet, begynder dette indlæg med et julekort.
IGEN er det et digi-stamp, fra Beccysplace.com Jeg opfordrer alle til at besøge Beccys webshop. Hun er en fantastisk designer. Jeg er begejstret for hendes streg: Enkel, varm og med humor. Den minder om den nordiske streg. Jeg er ked af at det er et udgået digi stamp, jeg viser, men jeg er vild med det.
Den hedder Gnome Style. Kortet minder om et jeg før har lavet. Denne gang er det blot monteret på en baggrund der kaldes sildeben. Sildebenskort lærte jeg for mange år siden, at lave, netop af Beccy. Nu laver alle det! Det er et økonomisk kort, man bruger nemlig rester til at lave baggrunden med..
De sidste par uger har vi fået en forsmag på hvordan sommeren kan blive: varm, brændende og super dejlig.
Haven er begyndt at komme til live med blomster - og ja, ukrudt.
I dag har det regnet, jeg påskønner himlen åbner sig og giver gratis vand til afgrøder og blomster.
Jeg elsker min have. Jeg har meget at lære. Heldigvis har jeg en fantastisk svigerinde. Hun er villig til at lære fra sig. Det har hjulpet mig mange gange.
Grønne fingre har jeg ikke. Dog har jeg nogle planter i stuen som gror godt. Specielt et par kaktusser. De er forvirrede. De forstår ikke at det er ved at være sommer. Normalt blomster de i vintermånederne eller omkring Påske. Ja, godt gættet, det er november/påskekaktusser.
Problemet er, at han ikke rigtig forstår, at han ikke vurderer realistisk mere. Kan jeg gøre dette`Bør jeg gøre dette? Vi havde en snak om det, og han fortalte at han ikke forstår at vi mener han er syg. Han mener han kan det han plejer. Det er skræmmende! Jeg ved det er sygdommen, men det er stadigvæk skræmmende. Jeg har været meget bekymret for ham. Han har været mere urolig end normalt. Det lader til, at det er en udvikling i hans sygdom.
Vores søn lavede syltede rødløg! Det var første gang, han prøvede det. De smager vidunderligt!