Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Saturday, May 27, 2017

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Love is Amazing 

Thursday, May 25, 2017

#TBT ThrowBack Thursday

ThrowBack Thursday 

Shard Villa...circa 2009

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Shard Villa Update, My version

By Mary E Gerdt
all rights reserved 2009

Shard Villa update
I won’t go into the specific facts because I don’t know all the minutiae but I know when a case settles only moments before trial, that somebody’s scared, somebody’s giving in, somebody doesn’t want something to come out, somebody was strutting and now they are groveling, somebody’s sad.
Usually both sides lose something but they will tell you they gave up everything.
The bottom line is somebody will be able to breathe again like the residents who gained what amounts to a welcome reprieve. The relatives who sat on pins and needles knowing legal remedy is an oxymoron. The staff who were checking the paper for jobs and smiling to their beloved residents. People like me who feel that the Villa is a magical place for people who have to live away from their original home. People like the spirit of Columbus Smith who knew how the last minute dealings in conference rooms outside of court can be where the rubber meets the road, before rubber was on roads.
If you don’t understand what I am saying, you have never had to be in one of those little conference rooms listening to someone threaten your existence to get you to sign the paper giving it all away. The alternative route is they will take it all away from you.
I told you it is a snarly place.
The details are expensive but not really important. The details are washed away by the signing of a stipulation agreement. The ABA’s preferred method for settling cases.
It saves the lawyer’s the embarrassing surprises when their clients get on the stand.
It save’s the lawyers participating in their client’s lies their clients believe in.
It produces the illusion that the courtroom just wasn’t necessary. “Settled out of court” sounds so tidy. Don’t be fooled. It is as bloody as it gets.
Congratulations to Shard Villa for maintaining the 100 year plus promise to care for elders and disabled in a castle with amenities and fabulous caring staff.
Wish them luck with me in being successful at fund raising and gaining new residents to carry on Columbus Smith’s mission.
The last day in court I felt he hovered over us, watching these lawyers perform, and all he could think of was, "let me speak…my mission…my place…it is in memory of my children, myself, my wife. Don’t let us go. Watch out for our wishes. We are history. We are the Villa. We will haunt every mother’s sons of the dissenters."
At least I had hopes that was what he was thinking as I zoned out on the boring testimony of lawyers who didn’t want to discuss the one pertinent fact. Columbus Smith was a lawyer and if they undo his wishes, they go against their own and that is truly haunting. They would be inviting everyone in the future to contest 100 year old legacies. Their nightmares are that they appear in court and their opponent cites The board vs. Columbus Smith…
Lawyering. What a bizarre profession.
No longer a mystery to me and probably never was to Mr. Smith.
Mrs. Smith looked out the window alone when her husband was in England lawyering and she wondered if this was worth it all. What a hard life for a woman alone in the wilderness of Vermont as it was in the 1800’s. Yes this couple paid their price.
Wish them the best going forward.


Tuesday, May 23, 2017

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Monday, May 22, 2017

Nurses take D.C.!

#NursesTakeDC Rally
May 5, 2017
relive the event,
see it for the first time if you missed it.


Videos online:
Thx Andrew Lopez, RN!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYp0EZSWDx3HOWVdfZa496r-vudYZUG_y


Thanks to all the hard working Nurses 

Please support them in their fight for
Safe Staffing 
Meg

Daily Bread 🍞

Daily Bread 🍞 

Yes, it is My Need to Document that brings me to my blog 
at least once a day to set down my troubles, triumphs and my history.
Today, while exploring my media editor, I made a little movie πŸŽ₯ 
It's more of a collage of images I like.
2 minutes.
I named it 2017


Sunday, May 21, 2017

Apple 🍎 tree Blossoms


Yes, it's that time...
From the archives...
Other current photos eluding me,
Stuck in my other device.


Saturday, May 20, 2017

Hey, a Another Saturday Night

Something's special about Saturday Night 

From YouTube...

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Friday, May 19, 2017

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Monkton Chronicles Aquarium Edition


Monkton Chronicles 

Aquarium Edition 
Yes, it has been awhile since I wrote in the Chronicles.

First, I thought we were moving,
Well, we are, eventually,
When the stars and planets are in
Alignment.
I am healing,
Bearing pain, insomnia, boredom, tiredness

That's not the story.

The story is simple.
Match 3 or more,
As I gained gold coins,
I bought fish,plants, decorations.
See snapshot below...
The castle felt more like home.


FYI...I refused to use power ups 







Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Blogging Forward...πŸ”. Nurse Nacole | Nursing School Resources: #1 Tip For All New Nurses | Task Versus Process Nu...

****Nurse Nacole is a regular contributor to the world 🌎 of Nursing.
Posting this article of hers on task vs. process nursing...πŸ‘πŸΌ Meg


Nurse Nacole | Nursing School Resources: #1 Tip For All New Nurses | Task Versus Process Nu...: I've been training a graduate nurse for the past few months. If there is one tip I could give any new nurse, it would be to find a ...

Monday, May 15, 2017

What if there was a plant that could save your life...

Well, what if?




I was expanding my thinking about the effects of #cannabis #MedicalCannabis
When the discovery was made recently about
Lymphatic system in the brain. 
My awkwardly worded discussion with my neurologist,
What if the CBD-THC having greater Osmolality,
Draws Lymphatic Fluids away from inflamed nerve tissue,
Brain or elsewhere..?
He nodded,
Makes sense,
What if the lymphatic fluids are sent by and intended by the body to protect the raw nerves?
An unintended consequence is lymphatic fluid increasing pressure in a fixed space, accumulation of metabolites, cellular waste, irritating nerves further.
Had to write this down while fresh in my head.
More later.meg

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Spring was Starting

Spring was Starting,

Or so it Seemed.
In between the cold and wind,
The bright spring sunshine appears.

The angle of the Sun's ☀️  position in our sky 🌌
Rises steeper now,
Making it all seem silly,
Of course we are still and the Sun goes around us,
Or at least that is per my perception.



 

Monday, May 8, 2017

Spirits in the #Fracking Fight


Spirits
Kindred spirits 
Remind me of Why
We Fight.

Our fellow #fracking fighters,
Forge the Trail
For our Earth 🌏 
To maintain its fragile 
Crust.

I can't offer much,
But drawings
And
Poems that don't rhyme.

Our Kin, however,
Know our limits and
Strengths.
Our Perfection was never a Prerequisite 
For our Earth Family.

Required: 
Our 
Caring,
Empathy,
Passion,
And
Our
Spirits 
Are in alignment.

The Fight isn't over.
Meg



Happy Nurse's Week!

For the Nurses...





Thursday, May 4, 2017

Flying Notes about Fighting #Fracking and Phipelines, Err, Pipelines

Condensed Version 
I wanted to post this here,
For the Record 


It's not about blocking a pipeline. It's about Property rights,  Right to Due Process, Right to Donate Land for a Park without having a Canadian Gas ⛽️ company just bore right under it, Right for Ratepayers to object, many rights trampled by the PSB lawyer den.

Mary E. Gerdt 
Monkton,Vermont 
5.4.17

Zentangle revisited






Monday, May 1, 2017

Rerun: Travelogue for the Universe: MS and the Moons

Travelogue for the Universe: MS and the Moons: MS and the Moons I look at the Hubble/astronomy link every day (below). I really liked seeing the Martian moon (above), imagining the ...