Day 34: Bill's Amber drops

Bill and Maddie's Wedding, September 2001

Today is the birthday of my longstanding friend Billy Budd, who bought me these earrings many years ago - I'm guessing 1991... If I remember correctly, he purchased them from a jewellery shop on Glebe Point Road that had an amazing array of earrings, but sadly no longer exists. They stand as a testimony to our friendship of over 30 years that has seen us both move through many different phases of life - including our undergrad university days - until most happily he married my dear friend Maddie Drake (Day 21 Silver spoons) and together produced their gorgeous daughter Marcella. It's lovely to have been connected over all this time and to still see Billy regularly to share a joke - he has a great sense of humour - and to discuss the latest political scandal or university gossip. Bill, who is based at the University of Newcastle, is a clever neuropsychologist doing incredibly interesting and important work on brain disorders and functioning.  Happy Birthday BB!

Day 34 has whizzed by. It was all go in our house this morning - Angus and I were up early to bake a banana butterscotch pudding to take to Cazy's for Sunday lunch while James went swimming and Rob walked Miss Molly. Angus' dessert was a hit, alongside Gracie's chocolate raspberry slice capping off a delicious meal prepared by Cazy and Ben. I was such a treat to go across town for lunch, and for Paulie, Geeta and Jai to join us now they are Sydney residents. My only regret was not to be able to join in on the pink champagne!

In between I've been working with the wonderful Steph (Day 28: Butterfly Domes) and George Williams, Law Dean, on our Human Rights proposal in preparation for a meeting tomorrow. A lovely catch up over skype with Fiona (Day 30: Edinburgh Circle) in Scotland capped off a happy Sunday. I have touch of queasiness and again have developed an itchy scalp, but otherwise I'm feeling good and looking forward to making the most of this upcoming week before my next infusion on 7 March.