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Gosh, what a busy room! Glad to hear Polly is feeling a little better. Hope you are looking after you as well as everyone else Carol.

Well reducing the steroids has certainly wiped me out the last two days, I am shattered! Worked all day today, shopping on way home then made tea. A couple of friends came round for a natter and nibbles and I was quite glad when they left at 8:45.

Aw Lynda, you need to get that Internet sorted we miss you!

leaving some leftover olives and crisps for everyone to enjoy.

Moomy, did I miss something? Why the sofa?

Love Jakki

My, yes, Jakki you are right, the room is busy! 

Me, sofa? I was just so exhausted after the busy long weekend that I curled up on the sofa here and was away the first clear time I'd had! (Am in bed again already)......As for you feeling shattered, I did wonder if it might be the steroids giving you that extra boost of energy.....

Carol, glad Polly is eating by herself, what a worry animals are, what with Lynda's two being kept in as well! Lynda, you need to get that net sorted! 

Mark, Christine, Helen, Keith, Jasmin, everyone, hope all is as OK as possible, will just curl up on the sofa here and doze will try not to snore......some tasty biscuits to add to Jakki's nibbles

hugs xxx

Hello everybody

Good news,our rooms cat has nothing worse than a throat infection,she's had antibiotic injection & has some antiinflamitory syrup that we have to give her once a day after she's had some breakfast,i won't tell you how big the bill was but i nearly fainted & what Vince said is unrepeatable,she's much improved this evening,vet said to give her nice things to tempt her to start eating again so she has,meat & gravy,tuna & some kitten biscuits & she's tried a little bit of them all,such a relief to see her with her flag up & eating this evening

Hope all have had a good day

Have your pair been outside adventuring today Lynda or has the wind put them off

I'm off to put pizza in the oven & hope it's soon ready as i'm starvin marvin tonight

xx

oo! great news on the kitty!

If anyones hungry.... I cooked a bit more than expected tonight!;

Was in town earlier, with William, wanted to get beansprouts again, for more stirfry, but there appeared to be a conspiracy to prevent me doing so, Waitrose, Tesco's and the other smaller shops we tried, all seemed to have run out!

so... I bought a mixture of nice  looking tasty things I like... and made  a massive pot of... well... sort of stew meets curry!;

diced pork, a couple boxes of mushrooms, kidney beans, potatos, onions, garlic, chillis, paprika, black pepper, lots of garlic, pasanta/tomatos, and basil, rosemary, oregano, and probably some other ingredients I've forgotten throwing in... oh, plus stock... No idea how much I've made, but it completely filled the massive pan I have with the ordinary handle one side, and then the extra handle on the other side! - so help yourselves!

Very positivly.... I really think my neuropathy must have improved some more... I de-boned those  pork chops leaving prescious little on the bones themselves, and diced everything up relatively effortlessly, and for once nice and even... - feeling a lot more confedent again, things like cooking now, which really took a huge blow early on in my chemo (I spent most of my time in treatment, just living off rubbish frozen food as I was so useless suddenly in the kitchen!)

Kettles on for a fresh brew too if anyone wants a cuppa...

Oh... and amusingly William turned up today, complemented me on the new linen dress I was wearing....  Then promptly refused to let me out of the house wearing it, in order I preserve at least a little of the dignity I still have left... well.... OK... I guess it was a little* short! So I had to change into a more respectible ankle length black skirt, and put on a purple sleeved top, and my linen red beaded jacket, to go with it today...  Oo... and  my moustache, which I'm growing symultiniously as I take up transvestism, is coming along nicely... - Starting to hink my testosterone levels might have been on the low side for years, even before I needed to start on the injections after my recent endocrine malfunctions!

Well... a fairly typical day of things here, then, I guess... not that I'd ever describe most of my life as 'normal'... Still finalising plans, and trying to organise myself, for my trip away Christmas/new year, to stay with karin, err, my female partner, in Sweden... Oh, and arranging a trip to my Dad's next week, so we can wreck havvock in the town, whilst his partner is away, visiting friends... - my energy levels must be improving now after the chemo/RT I guess, I doubt I'd be complenting half this stuff, even just a month or so back...

Hope all are well tonight, and keeping warm;  despite the warm sun here, this morning, I think  it might get windy and rrough out later tonight from waht I heard on the radio earlier...

Sounds lovely Mark but i'm full of pizza,i have made a brew if anybody wants one

Just been on the supper time feeding round,yet again Ruby has been to eat with Willow & Medusa, she's a little pig,Vince went up to get a jumper & when he came down said that Polly had an empty dish so i've just been up & taken her some more meat & biscuits & she was in there befor it was out the packet so she must be hungry now,when the vet examined her she said she hadn't eaten for a while as her tummy was empty,not sure if she's decided the bathroom is a good place to live or she still feels poorly but she's made no attempt to get out,we've done the door so it's open a bit so she doesn't get too hot & so far Pud's not seemed bothered about her,mind you he could be lulling us into a false sense of security & tomorrow may well be different

Early night for me tonight,the lack of even less sleep than normal is catching up on me & i'm starting to nod

Hope all sleep well

Love & hugs

xx

Carol, it's really good to know Polly is on the mend! Bet you had to sit down when you got the vet bill, though! They aren't cheap, are they? Son's dog broke a toe, had a cast for 6 weeks, well, it was easily  as many casts as weeks as some got bent, some broke and some got chewed. It had to have the toes straight so was a plastic cast with a semi-stiff bandage round it, ended up longer than his leg so he had a most peculiar walk! They fortunately had an insurance......part of the reason we don't have pets.....

It's been a quiet day apart from my choir rehearsal, but the car is causing concerns, think the clutch is on the way out. Now said car is a 12 year old LandRover Defender so it won't be cheap. Fortunately we have a garage near which are much more experienced and better than a dealer for Landys, they are taking a look for us tomorrow, will do what they can but hubs will need to book it in, I'm sure. 

Daughter has been busy helping her brother, creating him a web site, as now he's part time he is going to begin developing his music, aiming to go full time on that, and leaving his part time job eventually. She's done some wonderful work with photos and merging recordings and film. my, she's talented, that young lady! It's so good to know her health is beginning to stabilise at last. 

I suspect, though, she will be worried about the cancer coming back for a good number of years yet, it's over 4 1/2 now since remission was heard, but over 11 since she was diagnosed. 

Thinking of you all, and sending hugs to each and every one of you xxx

Yeah, Polly is feeling better, that makes me happy. Thanks Mark, I love 'chuck it all in' dinner. Glad to hear William is preserving your dignity, can't have you flashing your pants!

I felt much more energetic today, my body is obviously getting used to the reduction in steroids, going for a last practice swim before the Aqualathon, not sure whether my front crawl is ready for doing the whole lot but might mix a few lengths in with the breast stroke. (Not sure whether I said! I have been having crawl lessons as the running club coach said I wasn't allowed to do my next triathlon with breast stroke lol)

Moomy, hope you've managed to have a rest after your busy weekend.

love to all xx

Good to know you are recovering after the steroid 'drop', Jakki, and like you, I'm quite glad William intervened to save Mark's dignity, can't have him flashing, can we?!

Yes, I am just about recovered, thank you, tomorrow is quiet till the evening Mikado rehearsal......

Hugs xxx

I was wearing stockings and underwear not ... sillily abscent in matterial, so I'm sure I'd have been safe out! err... maybe.... - Having said which A lot of it for me is feel of matterial, clothing etc, and wearin gthe long skirt, that, over tights/stockings... was nice anyhow, even if I probably still do need to sew some old penny coins in the hem, to stop that making me 'Do a Maralin' in public!

OO, glad your coming down off the steroids Jakki; I'm not sure I ever can, as the addison's thing is ment to be perminant, but I may be able to reduce the dose at some point; May discuss that soon at the endocrinology clinic, end of this month... - I so need to lose weight!

Hmm. talking of steroids.... Despite the pretty large portion of whatever it was stew, earlier, I just had two cheese and ham sandwichs, for a midnight supper (also helps soak up the melatonin tablet I take around that time).

Just some pottering for the rest of the night, maybe try think about organising thoughts over anything I need to organise between now and the 23rd Dec, when I fly off... - Who I'll have to organise Christmas presents etc for... No idea what to get William, or Karin... My Dad and Brother are easier to sort, I think, and the family dog is very easy to buy gifts for... yeh... that really is my pitful short Christmas shopping list!

Hope all are OK; currently tipping it down here, in Cambridge, but not feeling overly cold despite my not exactly being winter-wrapped up clothing wise...
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Dry and windy in Bedford, not a million miles away! Aa