We had a relaxing weekend in our household, so much so I could not even rally myself to write a blog entry! We all spent time reading - I'm still reading Pride and Prejudice, which I'm loving, and was drawn back to the classic BBC 1995 series which we watched over the weekend and enjoyed greatly. I also baked - my first and I think my last ever attempt at macarons; they were an utter disaster, so far from beautiful glossy jewels pictured on the recipe! To make up for it I baked ginger creams, which I found a bit too 'short' for my tastes, but good enough for our Sunday afternoon tea.
I'm also making progress on crocheting my scarf. The best thing about it is the beautiful pink silk/cashmere yarn I'm working with - a generous gift from Maddie. My first attempt is nowhere as neat as I'd like and somehow I keep dropping and picking up stitches, but I'm enjoying the process, and it keeps me off computer screens, which is a very good thing.Today I got back in the groove again at Radiocity. With Robbie back as my wingman, we made it over to the hospital in plenty of time and while he went for a haircut nearby, I went in for my treatment. Today it ran like clockwork. I was in and out in no more than 15 minutes. The only one disturbing aspect of today's visit was overhearing the sobbing of the woman in the change room next to me. I felt helpless in being able to comfort her, but did tell the nurse who I hope was able to take care of her. I guess after the rigours of chemo, this doesn't seem anywhere near as confronting for me, but I was jolted back to the reality of what a challenging and confronting experience this is for many people and how everything depends on context and support.
I came home for a brief time by heading back to see Dentist Dave for what is becoming my weekly visit. I was woken at 3am with some pain with my problem tooth, so wanted to get him to check it out sooner rather than later. With a little filing, he sorted out the problem and assured me things should settle down if I can stop clenching!
I received a nice surprise this afternoon with the arrival of my copy of an edited book by my friend Georgina Waylen, which included two chapters I had fun co-authoring - one with Fiona in Edinburgh, and the other with Natalie. It's always gives me a sense of satisfaction to see something in print, especially when I get to work with, and am in the company of, such great friends and colleagues, such as with this volume.Some work this evening and a delicious dinner cooked by Robbie and my day was complete.
Today I was wearing a pretty black pearl necklace Lisa gave me a few years ago, and which goes very nicely with my black pearl Satellite earrings.
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