Updates on David

Our Favorite Onion Soup

David has been doing okay the past two weeks. We went to the doctor for his checkup and things are going about as she expects right now. There is still some concern about his seizure in Paris, so we are being careful and watching for any signs that may lead to a another occurrence. We’ve been at the store for a few hours most days getting caught up for the spring season and Valentines Day of course.

We’ve slowly been working on a few projects around the house and at his parent’s house. It’s hard for David because he wants to be involved and active in the work, and his arm and leg are keeping him from doing all that he would like to be doing. It is both motivating and depressing at the same time, so we just keep working on it.

David has another new doctor this week that specializes in sports medicine with the idea is that she can work on some of the aches and pains with a different angle of attack. His first visit was really helpful so we’ll be adding the new exercises to his regimen this week and hopefully we get him onto the therapy pool schedule soon.

Saturday night we celebrated Valentines Day with a delightful meal at the newly opened Le Normandie in Pacific Grove. The Onion Soup there reminds us of our time in Paris (it’s heavenly). The food is spectacular, as always (the chef is our friend from Bistro Christine). We’re looking forward to going back as often as we can afford (the calories that is).

The weather has been really nice and we sat outside at Tarpy’s today for lunch and caught up with Will, our very long time friend (landscape architect extraordinaire). It was almost nice enough to inspire us to stop by the garden center for some plants for the house, but instead we went to Carmel Valley looking at garden ornaments (big limestone pillars and fountains) with Will for a project he is doing in Pebble Beach. Reminiscent of our trip with Will to Madrid many, many years ago and the tour of the Spanish gardens of the relatives of Louis XIV. Maybe something a little less elaborate for our front yard this spring.

Thanks for keeping up to date.

Drew

Just got home from the store and settling in next to the fire for the evening. David is doing ‘okay’ since I got back from New York last weekend. The first week back from France was a little difficult, getting used to the time schedule, the rain, and the adjustment of being ‘back from vacation’.

Springtime is coming so there is a lot to do in the store, adjusting displays and getting the stock set up for some new merchandise that is just arriving now. The big housewares show in March is coming up (Chicago) which was the event last year that David was heading to (to meet me) when the stroke hit. We’ve got our tickets (paid for with the travel credits United gave us for their almost killing David on the flight to Paris) and the hotel (points) for the show so we’re ready to go! Hopefully it won’t be snowing in Chicago in March this year. We missed the big food show in San Francisco last month since it ended just before we got back so this show will be a busy event for us to go to.

David is hoping we can get to France for the opening, or at least the first season, of Pierre-Jean’s restaurant in Jard sur Mer this April/May. That all depends on my work schedule so we will have to see what can be arranged when the time is nearer.

The next month is pretty busy with followup visits with David’s doctors and getting restarted at the therapy pool. We have not figured out yet about starting his physical therapy again so that will take a little research and work with the insurance company.

David wants to do some work in his mother’s garden this year since it has gotten out of control in the last couple of years. We’ were going to start on that this weekend but mother nature isnt cooperating (its going to be raining).

Thanks for keeping up with the blog, more next week…