Mosey Monday

 A quiet day.

I have done some Auslan homework.

Himself took the dogs to the park then took Murphy to visit the mother in law. She was asleep - which is pretty much her permanent state at the moment. She woke up when Murphy gave her a big lick and had a big smile on her face.

I have baked some rolls to go with the bbq chook and salad we are having for dinner. The rest are in the freezer for another day.

I am pushing on with the scarf from hell. At least it is working up quickly. I am trying to think positive thoughts about the recipient!

Today's challenge will be not having a glass of wine or 3. Iced tea and fizzy water will have to do.

Later ...

However, if the door slams open with a cry of "BAND-AID" again - all bets are off! He dropped two heavy planks of wood on a finger. Not too much damage that I can see but a glass of wine right now would go down a treat!

A perfect Sumday

 Himself is pottering in the garage building a retaining wall or something. He assures me he won't work outside because of the heat. Liar!!

I am warping up my loom for a scarf I was asked to make. I was provided the yarn and it didn't do much for me at all but I broke it into colours (it's a mandala for those in the know) and it's a bit more appealing. K has made me promise to stop weaving for nothing so this will be the last. A lot of work goes into them.

This is what I was given with some black to use as weft.

I think it might have been a second as the colours aren't even like they are here. 

Anyway. I will get it done and I hope she is happy with it.

Well ... warping it was fine but when I started weaving Oh My God. The yarn is sticky and almost impossible to work with. I guess it's fine for crocheting and knitting but I will never weave with it again. I will persevere but I am afraid I might have to ditch it which will be awkward.

I had Lord Huron playing as I worked. I love this band. I think Debby mentioned them a while back and I am hooked.

Pizza base proving in the fridge. I added some parmesan cheese to the dough. It will be interesting to see if we can taste it.

And on that note, it's wine o'clock and I am back to the scarf from hell.

A better day

We had our Saturday group today. A lovely bunch. Some still shell shocked from yesterday but we will move forward. Lots of laughs and Sally came and danced for us all. Then she spun around and around and made all us oldies feel quite sick!

The cafe had a fund raiser for a boy whose mother recently died. Her dearest wish was for him to go to Tooronga Park Zoo. 25% of the cost of the pies sold today went towards this. They were swamped. The owner said it was their busiest day ever. So lovely to see. Guess what we're having for dinner! I had a cheesy cauliflower pie for lunch which was delicious but it has been repeating on me somewhat.

It is definitely more like late summer now. We still get the hot days but (fingers crossed) the humidity is less and the nights cool down somewhat. 

It is Murphy's first birthday today. I think I might go and buy him a special treat.

High School

If anyone tells you craft is a gentle occupation sent them my way.

FFS I have never met so many self obsessed bitches in my life.

Fortunately I have good fellow admins and we can cut them off at the pass but it takes a toll on us.

I had a doctor's appointment today and we agreed to leave things as they are but I am to lose weight and return in a month.

Challenge on.

Challenge accepted? Ask me tomorrow

It is past wine o'clock as you may have gathered!

Dying

 When I worked in oncology one of the most frequent questions we got about palliative patients and the hardest to answer was "how long". I have seen people live for weeks longer than expected as they waited for a loved one to come from overseas and I remember one man die overnight after being given his diagnosis even though he should have had a couple of years at least. In his culture cancer was a death sentence. We had to battle with some families who asked us not to give the diagnosis which, in Australia, is unethical and probably illegal as we cannot provide treatment without informed consent.

This brings me to today. Himself went to see MIL. She was asleep as she usually is. Aroused enough to acknowledge him then went back to sleep. Staff say she is still barely eating and drinking but they offer something whenever they check on her. 

He has cancelled her phone as she cannot hold a conversation on it. He brought the modem back here and we were able to see what calls she had received of late. Most, obviously, over the past weeks have not been answered. Thanks to the power of the internet he was able to get the name of one of the callers and I rang her today with the news of the fall and subsequent deterioration. A hard call to make. This friend said the last time she spoke with MIL several weeks ago MIL fell asleep during the call and had forgotten who she was talking to.

Himself keeps asking me how long before she dies. I keep telling him no one knows but she is comfortable, pain free and will have a good death. What else can I say?

How hard can it be?

I finally got around to connecting my new phone to the big wide world. I had planned to treat it as a virgin (as in never been used not Richard Branson) phone but google and samsung had other ideas. After faffing around I realised it was easier to transfer stuff selectively (who'd a thunk that was a thing) rather than dump everything on it (which I thought was the only option) or try to reinstall each app. Those of you who have had anything to do with mygov, centrelink, services victoria will understand my reluctance. I am hoping those apps have happily transferred across. The process is still undeway.

A trip to Karingal to the vodaphone place to see if using the same sim card would cause any issues. "No now piss" off was the feeling I got from the customer service most unhelpful twit.

A quick stop for lunch at the local cafe - Himself suggested it ... I was gobsmacked. Then home to work out this damn phone. And that, my friends, is pretty much the day. And I thought technology was meant to make life easier. Although I cannot manage without my phone.

Himself is quite paranoid when it comes to safety. I have some faith but am careful. 

Baked spuds with bacon, coleslaw, cheese, sour cream and spring onions for dinner. 

And the humidity is back.

Tuesday

I went to another craft day today at Spin a Yarn. It was a blend of a couple of groups and personally I found it a bit awkward. It was nice to get out and have a few laughs, though. Our group always ends up laughing. 

I gave the scarf to my friend and she loved it. Now I can churn out a few easy ones for the craft market then get to making my placemats. I need more hours in my day. Or I need to get out of bed earlier!

I have my 5th Auslan lesson tonight. I enjoy it once it starts but I always feel a bit apprehensive beforehand. 

Himself went to Bunnings (because, you know, Tuesday) and bought a whole lot of timber to build something in the backyard to keep the dogs off the dirt or something. I think my idea of planting a small forest was a better one but it keeps him busy. 

This just about describes me today.

My brain is full of dumb.