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Re: "I've been retired for 10 years and live on the 10th floor..."
Thank you. My mother-in-law is 96, and lives in a world which sometimes vaguely overlaps reality, and I find myself catching every slip-up of my own brain and wondering if that's how it begins. Sadly the answer is likely, yes.
May 09 · 3 weeks ago
I've been retired for 10 years and live on the 10th floor of an apartment building right next to a riverfront. My favorite pastime, among many, is to sit on my 10ft balcony to drink my coffee, eat cookies, smoke cigarettes, and face the riverfront. These are my two achy knees that do not go down the stairs unless absolutely necessary. The elevator is a bit finicky and I can't recall the last time I went down. People-sketching is one of my all-time favorite pastimes. I sketch joggers, runners,...