Monkey Brain Musings

 Sunday, July 13, 2025 Hello! A lovely email from a dear family friend (Hi, Kathy!) reminded me that I wanted to check in when I returned home, sorry for the delay. 😉Except for being a long trip, my flights home were blissfully uneventful, with layovers in Amsterdam and London that were just long enough to allow me ample time to hobble through the airports and get some "normal" food.  I was pretty wiped out, getting home in the late afternoon of July 3rd, and definitely needed a few days to get my head on straight. Monday and Tuesday I ran some errands, had a pre-op appointment with my orthopedic surgeon, and had my bloodwork done. I worked a few shifts at the end of the week, as an applications consultant for a medical equipment company, which worked out well for a couple of reasons. I was hired by this company at the end of May but had yet to work there because of travel and my hospital schedule. The job is very flexible, but I was hoping to get the chance to try it out, t...

Wednesday, July 2nd Well, even the most seasoned travelers screw the pooch once in a while. In my anxiety about my previous flight debacles, I read my ticket wrong, and my flight leaves at 11:59 PM and not 11:59 AM. So, I am hanging out at the Entebbe airport for 14 hours. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I have ebooks and knitting and there's a cafe, so here I sit, completely annoyed with myself, expecting a not so delightful day at the airport...until Rachel came to my rescue! She called the guesthouse, and I was able to get a day rate for a room. I was also lucky enough to score a ride from the airport with a very nice gentleman who was dropping off his friends. I'll spend the day here and head back to the airport at 8pm tonight. I arrived in Entebbe Monday afternoon and checked into a very sweet guesthouse Rachel had booked for me. There is a rooftop lounge and restaurant, many cute tables in the garden areas, and it's easy to walk nearby. I walked to a local craft market, then to a nearby mall...