CAREGIVER NOTE:

The memories were really jumbled yesterday — old ones mixed with what he thought were very recent happenings and his being an active participant helping on the farm. I knew we’d be in for an interesting day when he asked for help in making a call to his brother (deceased) about some family business. I felt so bad having to explain that we couldn’t make the call – but we could possibly look up some of the information and ease his mind a bit.

He took a walk to the garden yesterday and was astonished to see that the corn stalks had grown another 2 feet or more since he was out there last. The cabbage heads are getting larger and will be ready for harvesting in a week or so — about the time the 5 gallon sauerkraut crock arrives. He’s really looking forward to making some sauerkraut again. He found a few ripened tomatoes and wanted the corn checked for readiness. His balance is a little more precarious, so he was extra careful and wanted an extra hand to help as he went around the yard checking things out.