Hi @tattoodjay, I too have been away from Hive for what turned out to be 4 months.  Loved the break and was more than ready to come back.  Catching up with bloggers that I have come to know has been a delight.  I too am in retirement and I too find it hard to get everything done in my spare time, a most common dilemma for retirees.  Glad to hear that your wife is recovering, she has certainly been through the mill.  
Regards
Angie

Glad to hear all is improving with Lulu, and that right eye surgery, did they use skin from your inner elbow for the patch? I had about a quarter size skin cancer removal above my right eye a few years back, (2016 Feb). It still feels weird and itches a lot sometimes, even that squishy wet feeling under the patch part every now and then. I lost half of the eyebrow with my surgery so have a one eye Spock look but it really is not that bad. I get a lot of very fine hairs that grow from the patch and I never remember to trim them until they start to poke my eye.

We still have a ton of snow here and I kind of got tired of taking snow pictures, but the driveway snow is thinning we can see ground and dirt in patches on it so Spring is still almost here.

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Dang, you have definitely been very busy!  I used to do plastic canvas and cross stitch when I was younger as well.  My mom is a very crafty person, so it kind of rubbed off on me.  I haven't touched the stuff in years though.  She still does a lot of knitting and crocheting.  I never picked either of those up.  Anyway.  I am glad to hear that you all ar doing well.  I hope you are able to get out and about soon. It is a great time to be sharing your photos on Hive!  

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Good to hear you are on the planet and doing well. Good to hear Lulu is making progress.  I hope the pandemic hasn’t kept you from enjoying the grandkids. I became a grandfather last year and it’s great. I went off Steemit a couple of years ago and just returned to find that everyone that I used to hang with has moved to Hive. Retirement is great. I can’t imagine having to work through the pandemic. Be well.

Welcome back, good to hear your wife is feeling better :)

Everybody says that you have last time when you retire, but honestly I don't think I've ever heard anybody say they get more time. They start catching up on all the things they didn't do while they were working.

You have been so busy since the day you retired. I'm so glad that things are looking up for Lulu and yourself. Because what affects her, also affects you in many ways. You have been doing a great job with the cross stitch and I like the idea of rotating them around.

It seems unbelievable to me that you have not picked up the camera, but I can tell you from taking care my dad that when you have a sick person that you are giving your 100% to oh, the camera is actually the last thing that you're thinking of. The only thing you want to do is make the other person well again. You are an amazing husband and I know that she is an amazing wife so I would say that it is a match made in heaven. I am glad you're thinking about going out to get him and taking walks and I am exceedingly happy to hear that she has left the walking stick behind. There is something redeeming about walking in sunshine and I know that as soon as it gets warm enough to do that you will be out among nature, watching Lulu blossom with all that vitamin D!

It has been a while indeed! I am glad to see you guys are ok.

Really great to hear from you @tattoodjay. So glad your wife is doing better, she had a hard time sounds like. Must have been so nerve racking for you, happy you are both moving forward.
Love your cross-stitch work.

I'll be keeping my eye on you, welcome back. 
Peace.

Always nice to hear from you. Nicer when you bring good tidings of health and recovery for you and wife. Keep safe and keep up the good work on your needle point. I tried to do that too. Had a good front look but the back was a mess. I gave it up :)

Hope to hear from you soon and hopefully, more often too.

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Take care !

Good to see you again my friend @tattoodjay, I am sorry to hear of the hip and fall, and your surgery, but it seems that everything has worked out for you.
Don't be such a stranger

Cross stitching, Easter theme turned out amazing, a great way to keep yourself busy whilst being close to Lulu spending quality time together. 

Both recovering looking forward to taking short walks, wonderful news to take yourselves outdoors!

Never ever enough time in a day to complete everything, somehow time escapes once out of rigorous routine of earlier years, strange but true, it happens to all of us.

FYI: Pinmapple has changed slightly now...  [//]:# (!pinmapple  lat  long d3scr)

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I just came back in to check on everyone today and I'm glad I saw your post.
Take good care my friend!

Hi JJ, 

I'm not much on the Hive at the moment, so I have seen your post only today on Twitter.

It's so great to hear from you and to read these positive news about you and Lulu. Hopefully she will recover completely soon and you both can enjoy walks in the nature together again. Hopefully your camera has not forgotten how to take photos 😂

My mother used to do a lot cross stitching and I hated the table cloths and other things she made. But your stitching work is very different from the traditional designs she made. It looks cool and funny - so I could imagine to have yours in the apartment, but don't tell her 😉

I hope to hear from you soon again with even better news. In the meantime I'm wishing you two all the best, my friend 😊

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