
Blogger Patricia Youngquist is an author and a photographer. Her recent e-book, BIRD TALES, is interactive and includes the Blue jay featured above. Prior works include versions of WORDS IN OUR BEAK, where the stories are narrated by Cam, a female cardinal. Additionally, some of her photographs have been licensed by Fine Art America to reproduce as wall art and on to an array of surfaces for various products! Do view both side-bars for specific details on all of this.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Wednesday's Words: My website's been revamped!
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Today, 2/02/22, is known as Twos-day! Tuesday's Truths WK 230
Welcome to my two hundred and thirtieth segement of Tuesdy's Truths. I realize my last post re this series was published on November 16th 2021, a little over two months ago and that particular post was published soon after I had an accident which resulted in my needing to have a surgical procedure known as Open Reduction/Internal Fixation Surgery.
Friday, December 24, 2021
Christmas Eve 2021
Today, in the wee hours of Christmas Eve morning in NYC we probably had the most snow we will get for this year's holiday.
Glad I got a glimpse of how it looked in my garden, which as you may know, is the setting for all my books that have Words In Our Beak in their title.
Friday, December 10, 2021
With Thanks to "B THE DIFFERENCE"...
Having said this, please allow me to bring you up to speed, which I’ve had on my to do list since mid November 2021, as I wanted to let my readers know I've had another life disruption... but thankfully one of the consequences has led to a true blessing bestowed on me by the B THE DIFFERENCE foundation.
B THE DIFFERENCE's logo (seen directly above) is a turtle, which is a creature with whom I've identified (featuring these animals here on Blogger and in my book, I'TS THE LITTLE THINGS).
The foundation, B THE DIFFERENCE is back for the holidays and I am most grateful to be a recipient of their generosity.
So, dear reader, upon reading this, you may be asking, what is B THE DIFFERENCE?
It is an organization which was founded in October 2011 by Stephanie and Jessica Merritt to honor the memory of their brother, Brandon, and they have shared the fact that Brandon was 8 months old he was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis (NF), a disease targeting the nervous system by developing tumors on nerve endings.
As readers of this blog undoubtedly know, NF, is a disease that I was born with (which is discussed in one of my first blog posts as well as in many posts thereafter); and my having it, has impacted my life on many levels, some of which is described in my book project Imperfect Strangers.
It can be viewed on Vimeo and/or You Tube.
Evidently Brandon never asked "Why me?" when NF compromised his ability to play sports and interact with children his age—if anything (according to his family), Brandon's physical disabilities allowed his personality to become incredibly nurturing and sensitive.
I must confess that there were times I did allow NF to restrict me, perhaps that's because I grew up in a different era, or maybe I'm just a complainer at heart.
BUT I digress...from my "explanation" re my uncharacteristic absence here on Blogger:
The following photos of me were taken at an Emergency Room in NYC (Mount Sinai, 59th Street) on Saturday, November 13th, 2021.
At the urging of CITY MD, I had gone to the emergency room on that day because I had fallen the evening prior and my symptoms were worsening.
Here is the situation:
As I said, I had an accident on Friday, November 12th, and sustained an injury.
Turns out I had a proximal humeral fracture, that, as you may know refers to a break involving the area surrounding the humeral head, which is commonly known as the ball of the shoulder’s ball-and-socket joint.
Brittle bones are a symptom of Neurofibromatosis and I've broken many bones in my lifetime, including the first month of 2020 when I broke my Greater tuberosity! So it was not all that surprising for me to learn the extent of my recent injury to my arm!
In any event, the following day, after a brief visit to CITY MD, I received advice to go to the emergency room where I spent 4-5 hours undergoing X-rays which determined the type of injury I now have.
The upshot is I saw an orthopedist that following Monday who is associated with Mount Sinai hospital and he confirmed the severity of my fracture and the need for me to have Open Reduction Internal Fixation Surgery (ORIF)
BUT this surgery could not be done until 11-22-2021 as I needed to go to appointments for medical and COVID clearances which I did and I’ve now had that procedure!
Monday, November 29, 2021
Monday's (11/29/2021) Memo
On this Monday after Thanksgiving, I am pleased to announce that, for a limited time, APPLE is offering a 50% discount on all of my books that are in their on-line bookstore.
These include, WORDS IN OUR BEAK, THE APPLE BOOK VERSION VERSION... as well as BIRDTALES, and IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS.