Wow, where did the time go? This year is just racing past.


It is nice to see that March is finally here, though. And no, that isn't a typo. Victoria has had the worst spring in 70 years. Cold, wet, rainy, and cloudy. It really has sucked.


We've been busy, though. The shop has a new floor that will make it easier to move things around. Paul helped to revamp my dust collection system. I've been doing a bunch of planing, both for the china cabinet and for some tool cabinets. Any nice day has seen us out in the garden. We finally have most of the irrigation system done, which will be good for when we go on holidays. And, our neighbors' friend did a bunch of trimming on the fir trees behind the house. That has really opened up the patio.


The trimming of the fir trees was a full day's work, though. Putting the branches into our neighbor's truck was a hard job. Ele and I were both dead by the end of it.


I have good news on the health front. It looks like I will be getting the deep brain stimulator to control the tremors on my right side. I finally had the meeting with the surgeon, and was approved on the spot. Ele and I were shocked. The surgeon was a little surprised as well, as he doesn't often recommend MS patients. It turns out that my ataxia, which the operation doesn't help, is minor enough that the operation will help my tremors significantly. So we should see a very big approved soon. I have an appointment at the end of June, and then we will schedule the operation for when I come back after our holidays in Europe. This is all coming just in time. My left hand tremors continue to get worse, and controlling the mouse on the computer is extremely difficult now. The operation will only help one side, but we are targeting my dominant right side.


In a little over a month, Ele and I will be in Europe. We are really looking forward to this holiday. I've never actually been to the continent. Ele's brother-in-law Jim has worked hard to plan this all for us. It sounds a little like he has become a self-appointed tour guide. I just hope he hasn't worked too hard at it. I'm sure Ele and I will enjoy whatever happens. I think I could be happy just sitting inside and drinking wine all day.


Rainer