Monday, April 1, 2024

a p r i l . 2 0 2 4

no foolin' - it's been a tough year so far

 hoping that this month it gets better! 

     catching rsv in January, taking the fall at work in February, and then getting the cancer diagnosis and surgery in March ... I really hope that April is full of rest, recovery and rejuvenation! 

     to lighten my mood each morning, I get to watch this little guy scrounging for bird seeds and the occasional toast crust I might throw out to him :-)  

 

   


  
 

     after my morning coffee, I spent a good chunk of one morning watch the great american eclipse, as it came to be known.  HERE are a number of photos I took (from the web) as I enjoyed the experience from the safety of the patio and kitchen.  

     chemo treatments started mid-month, and will go on for nearly three months.  so far, I haven't experienced any of the extreme discomforts, but it is early in the process.  but it is good to know that I'm not starting out bad only to go to worse.  I am blessed!  

      at the end of the month I cooked another shuffle online meal.  I know, what was I thinking!?   but I had signed up for it before I even had my first exam, and I was just hoping I'd be able to do it when the time came.  it was a braised pork belly with garlic demi-glace and fricassee of spring vegetables.  I did a lot of prep before the class so I'd have time to sit at points during the live class.  it was still wearying, but I made it through and of course it was delicious! 


     very few of the morning glories grew back after winter, so we planted new flowering vines ... here is peacock two-point-oh.  



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