The Hermit Club

The clouds have parted and the rains have gone after three days. We miss our sunshine here when we get days of clouds and rain (rare event). Everything here is looking super green!

Went to the farmers market today to load up on greens and a few other goodies. I hear the cherries are ripening and should be ready in a few more weeks. All the rain are good for the farms this spring.

I am making pork chops marinated in a tamarind sauce, with grilled portobellos and sauteed bok choy for a Sunday meal.

Who remembers having a big special meal every Sunday with their family? Everyone was expected to be there and my mother often brought my grandfather to the house to have time with us.

hi my hermettes,

I've been AWOL for a while. Just developed lymphedema in my right arm. Where they took the nodes. Fun times.

Off I go to my first appointment with the therapist tomorrow. Whatever. It's very depressing, and I followed all the guidelines to try to prevent it from happening. Oh well.

I've decided just to be happy out of spite so I don't give cancer the satisfaction of taking me down. Believe me I know where down is and it's tempting to go there. So today I've cried, written, talk to my best friend, and grieved.

I'm looking forward to my vacation. I've been enjoying all the photos of the weather. My father always love storms. The fiercer the better. I can remember him standing outside the doorway and watching them roll in from the Gulf of Mexico. The weather in September and Maine will be perfect. Very cool at night, nice during the day. Hardly any rain, sunny.

No one wants me for law firm part time work either right now. Fine. I've decided not to even bother anymore until after September. I do have one meeting tomorrow night with a lady that cleans upscale condos on siesta key. I may or may not be able to do some of that in the meantime. Either way is fine with me.

Jazzy, mags, mommy, camile, teka, thank you for being here and hugs

I am sorry I don´t think I am really adding to this thread......so many more of you are caring and remember things.............I don´t, all I seem to say is I am struggling and I am, again big time, soooo boring

Bippy..they dont deserve u. 

Bipp- sometimes we find it takes a bit longer to recover from all this than we realize. I think your plan to take the summer off, get some exercise, etc. I bet the LE therapist can give you some safe things to do with the upper body. Maybe make this summer for Bippy wellness time.

I hope your dental cleaning goes well too. I have one coming up in a few weeks myself!

Bippy- right on, glad you have the job doing the light house cleaning of the condo's, that the LE therapist helped too. And good job on the dental cleaning. Some things are a breeze now after treatment, eh? I think you will have a good summer.

Hi everyone, I'm sorry I'm so MIA of lte, I think of u all often, but I'm so effin' lay. U know I can't catch up so I wanted to pop in.

I'm still being a hermit but pushed out more cuz the weather is better, but I' more comfortable staying home.

Lily I read what u said why would u ever think u have to have something big to say, just tell everyone how u'r doing and I feel bad it's been so hard for u, but you and I both know these gals care about u, so u don't have to say much just check in for support.

Blondie always (((HUGS)))

Jazzy and Teka keep things going well for all of u, that's always been the case.

Bippy I sure feel better for u about u'r L., it's a PITA we all know but glad u don't need all that crap to wear, ir's not fun.

OK I keep praying for all of us and started putting brandy in my coffee, either I conk out or I feel good and I'm still working and it a busy time now, but somehow I haven't been fired. I never realized I could BS so well.

Feel good everyone (((HUGS)))

hermettes,

Hell yes to brandy, whether in coffee or straight. Alcohol is medicinal.

well.....the Bipster has done it. No linger a frustrated writer, my blog is up! It will someday be a book, but for now, it is just me posting from my journal. Do you likey the title?

http://www.theperjetadiaries-mybreastcancersblog.c...

I will be adding a bit more as days go on. Right now, no ads, no money being made. In the future I hope that changes but really, I just have to get it out. Funny, the only thing I ever wanted to do was write. It is a joy for me, I love it.

You all are so important to me. I hope you like my posts, and will share them. There are easy buttons for that, but hell if I know how they work.

Well, this weekend is bittersweet. My daddy was a navy man, and rests eternally in the VA Cemetery here in Sarasota. He was one of this first veterans placed. I think of him always. A good man and caring father. miss him to pieces.

Take care all, hugs

thx Jazziy and Camille and Blondies!

bipster is exhausted. Cleaned a gorgeous beach place today. Took home wine, bacon and cheese. And margarita mix!!!! So glad they could not take it back on the plane.

lol, it is freakin GOOD wine too. Bipster has a buzz, and DH loves it too. Lying in bed, sore and proud of my labors. I hope I can move tomorrow. Did not use my right arm like normal, afraid of LE. anna Maria is laid back, small, and gorgeous. Everyone is happy as all hell, bike riding and beachin. It was a good day, sweating, stairs, etc. feel like superwoman!

Goin to see dad at the VA Cemetery this weekend. May post a pic of his stone. My dad was so funny, kind and handsome. Miss him like crazy.

jazzy, so true.

Dad was on the USS Gilligan, an escort. They had a Kamikaze that hit and he watched many friends, just boys, die. He never recovered from that. I have all his pics and letters. Amazing time and amazing servicepeople.

DH and I are gonna take short road trip after cemetery, just because. Maybe flea market, shopping, whatever. My horror of chemo and incapacitation seems a million miles away. good.

*Good Morning Hermits*

I heard the weatherman refer to Memorial Day weekend as the 1st weekend of the Summer even though Summer starts on the longest day of the year, June 21. I've always felt since childhood that Fourth of July was the start of Summer.

This afternoon Husband and I are going to plant flowers on the graves then enjoy michigan hot dogs, onion rings, and chocolate milk from favorite hot dog stand.

Tomorrow continue to weed the 3 flower beds.

So cute!

teka, LOVE the kittaeh! Oh yes, I am aware of LE. And I am taking it very easy today.

mags, that is tragic for your dad and all the family. It was the horrors and stress. What child (they were all so young) could turn out normal after such a thing? So it ruined him for you, and his own life. I'm so sorry.

My dad had issues, but they were more in that he could not maintain any long term friendships or marriages. He was severely depressed alot. We never did things as a family, ever. Only with my grandma did he have a close relationship. He never did anything above the bare minimum so far as raising us. No vacations, no after school activities, no supervision.

So I always wonder how he would have been if not for his war experiences. He never, ever recovered fully so I have been able to see that and forgive him, but it took years.

Hope everyone is having a nice wrap up to the weekend. I was up in Santa Fe and there is still a lot of snow up there!

Hello ladies I could use some of Your wonderful coffee.

I planted flowers in my yard for the people I lost and

my dad the got cancer from Veit nam and nephew that

died while home from Iran and was in a car wreck. But

I know they are not hurting anymore. Thank You to all those

here that family members fought in the wars. God bless our Soldiers!