Still keeping mostly quiet to let the healing happen but still 13,000 steps just to keep active. We are in a heat wave once again for a few days so mostly inside. Keep having these amazing moments when I discover something else that I can see with my operated eyes. Like a small child gathering up all the amazing sights and enjoying them. Do want to get back to my books but I committed myself in my mind to an at least two month recovery period after the last surgery was done and will stick to that. Lots to do that doesn't require a lot of intensive eye work.
My daughter asked if I would like a cat or dog but do not want any pets; they are a lot of work and I am busy with my books. Personally I have never owned a pet although grew up in a house with pets (my parents were fond of animals) and then our children had pets - fish, bird, rabbit and then dogs which do come to visit.
Still downsizing as we rework how we are going to downsize. Everything in one room that we need to manage is going to make the task easier. Plus keeps all the dust in one place. One more large piece of furniture to go - queen sized bed fairly new and our friend is helping with that. It is already to go just needs to be picked up/delivered so that will happen one of these days - no rush on that. Preparing the guest bedroom and that involves a bit of shifting out of our downsizing room and that too will happen slowly over the next month or so.
The rats/mice still visited our now empty feeders yesterday and ran back to their den when they spotted us in the window. They must have been feeding at all the bird feeders that were up next door because we never saw them in our feeder until they took their feeders down. I was surprised though that a single grey squirrel could intimidate them yesterday and drive both of them off! No sign of them yet today; no food in the bird feeders except bits which the birds are eating.
It seems strange no squirrels and no chipmunks visible. The birds are still coming to check but no feed. Since I am just four days post surgery I am still inside most of the time especially as there is a heat spell. But next week I will go out and remove the vegetation that comes through the fence and keep that clear. I do wonder if the fence has weakened because of so much vegetation holding water as the fence on the other side is still really solid although there are two trees now growing beside that fence but considerably less vegetation. It seems strange to me to have trees so close to a house.
We are thinking about moving though and perhaps one of these days. My daughter doesn't come back from the United States for another decade likely or more but the problem of the rat has given me pause for thought. One can not control the foliage around one's yard and the last incidence was quickly remedied by removing the thick foliage but will not likely happen this time. They had small children and definitely rats are a problem as rats carry disease. Eating outside is always a problem with food dropping and being a source of attraction as well. But I am too lazy to do that actually - it is a lot of work to eat outside!
A small bungalow is perhaps better for us as our downsizing continues. These houses sell quickly.
On to breakfast.
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