Thanks for all that (knowing!) sympathy…

and mine to you - double, since you must cope with TWO unhappy knees.

It sounds as though you’re making good headway, though, and there’s nothing like the garden for improving one’s mood ( even when it’s driving one crazy).

I’m doin’ the double-over too, for many hours a day, and was extremely proud of myself for this unusual feat of athletics — until I boasted about it to my friend Dean, who told me his 90 year old grandfather ALWAYS gardened bent over double, all day every day.

My knees blew out in a matter two years or so, we still don’t know why. But last year was a disaster for gardening. I could hardly get around by midyear.

I had both knees replaced in December. Now, after seven months of recovery, the light at the end of the tunnel is illuminating my world.

I still can’t kneel . . . and perhaps never will again . . . but my stamina is back, I can climb a (short) ladder, and you’d be amazed at what you can accomplish if you’re willing to bend over. Thank God I gave up vanity several years ago, because I can’t be a pretty sight ass over teakettle in the garden, but I’m PLANTING STUFF again.

I’m only 51, for heaven’s sake, and I should have quite a few years of blowin’ and growin’ ahead.

My best wishes for a full recovery for you . . . I hope the injury can be repaired.