According To Leonardo Da Vinci...

Living in small spaces disciplines the mind.
Large ones weaken it...

The People's Choice...

If you are normal, people will accept you.
Be deranged like our friend Mr Gaddafi and the same people will make you their leader...

Love Language...

"I ask him if he's sorry we didn't find each other when we were young and he says he would have never recognised me when he was young.
And besides he says, he was too old when he was young. I feel the same way I tell him, remembering when I too, was so much older..."
From 'A Thousand Days in Venice'.
An Unexpected Romance by Marlene de Blasi.

A Joy Of Convalescence...

I'm a lucky man, enjoying the beauty of Auckland's Waitemata Harbour from one of it's most beautiful dress circle seats.
Today the waters are sparkling as vehicles motor on their missions across the harbour bridge as they do each day from it's early hours.
Yachts large and small wend their ways with lazy wind and thankyou, I'll just watch a while longer...

The Do's And Don'ts...

Do exercise and rest frequently.
Don't cross the legs, don't let the angle between torso and leg get to ninety degrees or less.
Don't twist or allow more than partial weight bearing on the operated leg.
Well I'm doing and not doing all of the above and still taking some of the medications.
Now if I could only upload photo images here...

Post Op. Day Three...

Relaxing, sleeping off the effects of the drugs associated with surgery and in between all that, short delightful pain free walks in the sun that my orthopedic surgeon says has been so important in making my bones so strong...

Discharged And Free...

So the physiotherapists are happy with my walking with crutches and for the next six weeks it's only partial weight on my new leg.
And the 'step' test was passed with ease so now it's on with the rest of my life.
Free of the debilitating pain that's been with me for years, I'm looking forward to fully embracing my lifestyle and to playing golf again, dancing, walking, cycling, playing table tennis and boogie boarding...
The Waitakere Hospital staff have been wonderful and I thank them for their professionalism and warmth, their considerations and their joyful dispositions.
And Chris and Don who with their knee surgeries and Pam with her hip surgery made up the little ward called Titirangi that we shared.
Four strangers when we met, we had a lot of fun and helped each other on the road to a quick recovery.
And thankyou to you for your kind words of support...