That's the spirit. I have an aunt who had a bad concussion and there were some long term and some permanent effects. I think from her brain swelling - not sure, it was maybe 10 years ago now. It did take time for her and her family to adjust - time to adjust and time to guess what to adjust - her/family/environment/etc. It's easy to get hung up on differences but she's the same person she was before. And by now, it's a bit like she switched out some pet peeves - normal before, normal now, chaos in the middle. I don't know if that's relevant to you, but I'm sharing in case it's useful to hear about someone else dealing with a brain injury. I only have one piece of advice but I don't know if you'll like it. Sprinkling cayenne pepper on the dirt will keep squirrels from digging up the planters without harming them. Ihope they get a whiff of it and back off without snorting a lungful, but I'm not sure because I never caught them in the act.I'm still in good shape and I intend to keep it that way.
I find the pepper idea pretty intriguing. I'll look into that and maybe similar things, provided they're a non-harmful deterrent. I talked to my bud about the acorns, the same one who told me about hugelculture, and their solutions ranged from everything from chickenwire contraptions to out and out green houses. Which . . . yeah, all would probably work, but I don't know. They're acorns. Then again, I was really hoping for oak saplings. Yeah. I'm glad to hear your aunt is doing better. Being open to knowing if adjustments are needed and what they might be, really is key. The more I think about it, the more talking to a family planner is a good idea.