I got the van loaded with yard waste and aluminum cans ready to go to recycle at 9 am.
Yesterday Shirley found many things to do in the yard which lasted 'til about 2:30 pm. A lot of it had been put off for a while. It's been about a year and a half since she could do the things that she wanted to do outside. Her left hip is working pretty well. Not as perfect as when she was twenty, but far better that a year and a half ago.
Now the weak link is her right knee. Nowhere near as bad as the hip, but it will be next on the repair list. Hopefully a while yet before that comes into play. The recovery from the operation is tiresome and stretched out for months.
Mobility is pretty important and when one thing stops hurting you realize how much something else hurts. Not fun. I beat up my body with sports when I was younger (mostly Moto-x) and I feel the effects today. Still wouldn't trade my experiences for the pain, so I try not to whine too much.