I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Hey Athena - you can come to our place I now have 2 reasons not to go and see her tomorrow. DH has forbidden me driving on that road and I did promise my long lost cousin I would see her this weekend before they leave. I saw her once a month or so ago and it's only the decent thing to do since it is 48 years since I saw her.

My brother just called from East Redmond near Seattle. He had been talking to our mother. Apparently I didn't sound like I wanted her to come up for Xmas. Whatever. I bought her a b'day card (hard to find one that is not too gushy) and 2 scratch-it tickets. I'll post it tomorrow. If I sent her money, she would probably only buy scratchies anyway. I'll call on the day and that's it - why should I expose myself to so much negativity. DH is golfing, so I might do some gardening after I visit my cousin.

Trying to get my brain into gear to go bike riding again - earlier this year I kept saying 'my tyres were flat', had a brief period where I wanted to go riding in May. Well, now 'my tyres are flat again' - not literally but metaphorically. DH just went off on a ride and I just don't want to go too. Maybe I could after I come home from the markets tomorrow? Our daughter lowered my seat and goodness knows what else she did to it.

I might get it out and get DH to check the tyres and the seat height for me just in case I can summon up enough energy tomorrow. I must say, so far the Aromasin is working OK, I do feel a wee spark of energy coming back but I've also started feeling a bit nauseous on the odd occasion.

Beef frajita pizzas for dinner tonight - my own special recipe. Also, bought some decent wine for a change, so I'm looking forward to it.

FlatSusie

Blue - hope you don't either - enjoy your baking - send some over

Well - I did it - nearly didn't as it was quite hot already at the markets at 7am. Got home and changed straight away and went for a ride. Only for half an hour, but better than nothing. Saw a lovely family of ducks in the creek by the bike track. Had to wear sunglasses as it's been magpie breeding season and you have to protect your eyes. Didn't see any in attack mode, so hopefully it's over for now.

DH oiled it and pumped up the tyres yesterday for me but I definitely have to get him to raise the seat back to where it was before DD got at it while we were away. It's a start - lets hope I keep at it.

Got some fish for dinner - a NZ breed - hopefully it's nice. Also got my favourite choc fudge and a couple of French pastries for brekky. Bananas were more expensive than the supermarket for a change. We're now down to $2.50 a kilo.

Sue

Went and said goodbye to my cousin and her husband - they are heading down to where DH's stepmother lives next weekend to see if they like it there. They have sold up and are travelling around in a caravan. It was nice to meet her after all of those 48 years. She had bc 12 years ago, and I think I have helped her in deciding whether to have genetic testing or not - she has 3 daughters and was triple neg.

Her brother had been talking to my mother on the phone a few weeks ago and apparently she said "How can she (that's me the dutiful daughter) go and visit them (the cousin) but not come and see me". I wish she would say it directly to me - I would point out the difference is high speed 1 hour highway trip or 15 minutes local car ride - everything I hear annoys me more and more.

Bad daughter Susie

How absolutely gorgeous, Barbara!

Beautiful, Barbara. I love the way the lights reflect off the tile floor.

We don't have our (artificial) tree up yet.....

Mary 

Thanks, all. Bren, depressed is a better excuse than my excuse for not cleaning....too lazy.

Just put up some lights and pruned my one poinsetta (single life really shows when you are decorating for Xmas). Thanks for the inspiration, Barbara.

Ducky - nice to see you again!

Barbara, I think I'll bask in the beauty of your tree while declining to put one up myself.  I'm doing lazy person's decorating this year: decking out the mantle with candles and vintage bulbs and glass beads, then calling it a day.  I am, however, baking like a fiend.  The annual fruitcakes (don't laugh) are mellowing, and I have four kinds of cookies done, four more to go (next weekend's project). 

Blue, I hope the nausea is better.  That really sucks that the PD meds are doing that to you.

L

I'll just quote a line from my favorite fictional detective  - Hercule Poirot - when he was befuddled: "Nom d'un nom d'un nom." If you wonder what this is about, it's about nonsense.

Curiouser and curiouser.

Athena........thanks for the welcome back...........good to see your post again too.............always enjoy them...........hugs.

Lewing - I LOVE fruit cake.  Seriously - especially the way my British friends serve it with "hard sauce" which is usually reserved for Plum Puddings - but it's so good on fruit cake too.  Wonder how fruit cake got such a bad reputation....really, I LOVE it.  Don't have it anymore, but still like thinking of it.

Ang, Rosemary -  guess I missed the nonsense - but then I've learned to stay away from a lot of threads ;-)

Did post a new one in Complimentary - asking about natural ways of keeping down blood sugar levels.  Seems, the Fish Oil which has been SO wonderful in reducing my cholesteral, might be a factor in my way up fasting blood sugar levels. I wanna scream "igiveup" - but I don't  - just so confuzzled.

Can't remember who it was on the AI SE thread who used to say "Are we having fun yet?"

OH, BOTHER!