A Little Catch-up

Just made the perfect latte ..mmmmm - love Sunday mornings. Not that I don't make latte's other days, they're just more delicious on a Sunday morning. And Ludovico Einaudi on my Ipod.. more delicious still.. I love Sundays! Listening to Eden Roc makes me think of Maryliz which makes me think of The Spacious Heart concert. What an evening. Made a date with my very dear friend Colleen to attend this concert at the Museum of Anthropology to listen to the world class delights of Maryliz, Lorna, Joan and Ariel - magical. With the ocean view backdrop, the loving friends, the inspiring invocation and the spoken words of Janie, Daphne & Kirsten I left with my heart full and another Callanish memory to treasure.

On the health front things are okay - not perfect but not bad. The fatigue is still a problem - one which I'm obviously going to have to accept, my hands seem to be getting the brunt of the burning from the chemo- fingertips swollen and getting number all the time and so red & tingly. I had an extra week off from the chemo again to recover a bit more but am now on another 2-week cycle. Tumour markers appear to be stabilizing - is that good or bad?? Little hurts and worries. Today my problem is swelling of the thumb pad and stiff thumbs - what's that about and where did it come from.. I'll see where it's at tomorrow. Back on antibiotics - this time with a sinus infection - I might as well stay on anti-b's for the rest of my life!! Was down with a cold for a week or so. Still doing the Pamidronate injections once a month. Last week I was in a room with a chatty guy who is such an over-achiever about his cancer - it was bizarre listening to him - but we all cope as best we can with this lousy disease.

What else?? Well my darling Danielle graduated with her Bachelor of Business Administration earlier this month. I am such a proud auntie - she has worked sooo hard the last 5-6 years working full-time and school part-time to accomplish this and now... on to her CMA. My sister and niece left for England yesterday and I so want to be with them but... Tracy said if I came they would just set me up in the shade of one of the beautiful parks for the day with a good book and they would come by and get me when they got home from their daily adventures... Perhaps I'll just step out onto my deck - it's way less expensive!

Summertime & the livin' is easy

Yes summertime is here - officially and weatherly - at least I'm hoping it's a trend. I've been tending to my ever-so-awesome deck and it's all decked out now for the summer!! Thanks to my bro's and my pal Deb for all your help! The BBQ is clean and ready to go, plants are planted, roses have bloomed, I'm encouraging my tomato & cucumber plants to continue to blossom, I already have more parsley that I know what to do with along with rosemary, thyme, chives and basil. Now the only reason I have all of those is that I read somewhere they help keep bugs at bay and I'm not the gardener in the family - I leave that area of expertise to Irene & Rick!! I'm really more about ambience....



Peaceful mornings with my coffee and the birds chirping away, afternoons on the couch or the chaise with a good book or just napping under the umbrella, evenings sipping something lovely with a warm breeze brushing by and the smell of dinner on the BBQ - how's that for for a visual!! Why would I want to go away on a summer vacation - this travelling is much more to my taste... Warm sweet tomatoes, melt in your mouth watermelon, iced tea, beer, wine, G&T's, hamburgers, chicken, grilled veggies ... I could go on and on but you get the drift I'm sure..

Now... I think I'll go get into that book I'm reading!

Nap, nap, nap....

Where does the time go.... I've been remiss in writing this last little while - don't know why - I usually always have something to say!! But I've just been poking along this last month doing life - you know - gettin' up and doing the day as it unfolds.

One thing I know for sure is that this chemo is catching up with me... fatigue, oh so fatigued - I get up tired, I go to bed tired and during the day - well, my body just seems to whine to me - have a nap Mar, sit down & read Mar, it's okay to do nothing Mar. At the same time my mind says c'mon you have to at least do one thing a day... and therein the problem lies. One thing?? What consitutes 'one thing'!! My idea of one thing seems to be quite different than what my friends and family tell me it is! This slowing down is a steep learning curve and I'm rebelling. So much to do - so little time.