Friday, September 23, 2022

… something new and a couple of finishes as well.

Ahh – Venice. This was my favourite spot on our Italy tour. We wandered streets never really knowing how to get from one place to another but we were never entirely lost. We visited a couple of other islands in the Venetian Lagoon – one known for their glass blowing and one known for their lace making. But there were so many others that we didn’t have time for. I think we’ll have to go back.

I spent the morning sewing the binding down on a couple of projects. I planned to start my new Diamond Dots project (a birthday present) after lunch but Pat headed out to split some logs and I felt I should help him. He said I didn’t need to but he knows me well enough that it was unlikely I’d sit inside while he did the work.

Now that is done (for the day) I’m going to get started on the Diamond Dots. After supper I’ll switch to a stamped cross stitch that I’ve work on here, off and on, for several months. I doubt it will be a finish but it will have a few more stitches.

Thursday, September 22, 2022

This isn’t my best memory of our trip to France but you can hardly remember France without a thought about the Eiffel Tower. We were in Paris during a World Cup sporting event and shortly after we were here a riot broke out near the Tower. We were far enough away not to get caught up in it but we certainly saw the emergency vehicles and police cars making their way towards the it. It is a nice reminder of the soccer tournament going on at the time – the soccer ball hanging from the Tower.

I had my appointment with the surgeon today and it appears that I am set for surgery on October 20, provided nothing unforeseen happens in the meantime. I was surprised that I will only be in hospital overnight – I thought it would be days at least. I guess once the surgery is done all the “getting better” will be done at home.

Since I’m not expecting any calls about appointments to start for a couple of weeks we came over to Texada on the evening ferry. All is good here and I’m looking forward to some quality relaxation!

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

I have many memories of our trip to Ireland but perhaps one of the strongest is our trip to Enniskillen where the McKnight’s emigrated from in 1836. My great-great grandparents (George & Mary) were married in Enniskillen in 1835.

I was able to talk to my doctor today and the results of the biopsy are in – I do have breast cancer. The surgeon’s office called me a bit later and I have an appointment with him tomorrow. In our first meeting he suggested there was likely a 3-4 week waiting period and I don’t think that has likely changed.

To keep my mind busy I finished the quilting on the two projects I was working on, as well as attaching the binding. We hope to go over to Texada tomorrow if I’m not having to wait for more appointments or calls. I’ll take them, as well as a couple of other projects, to work on while I’m there.

I have a bit more packing up to do so I’ll get that done before supper. I also want to take a few Hall files with me so I can go through them again and get them sorted before my term ends on Sunday.

It was a bit of a surprise to see that without the Hall mail coming to me I only had three messages in my e-mail today. Will I start to feel lonely? I doubt it.

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Growing up Mum made a lot of cakes and they were all good. She had two recipes for angel food cakes that were family favourites – Ken liked her lemon one and my favourite was the chocolate one. It wasn’t until a few years after I sent out Mum’s recipe book that I realized both cakes were included in the book. The chocolate one goes by Chocolate Vienna Torte rather than my less complicated name – Chocolate Angel Food. I have a different cake this year – a Tuxedo cake – but I know I will enjoy it too!

I did a bit of stitching this morning until I made a mistake at which point I quit and did some quilting. While I quilted I figured out a way that I could correct the error without having to redo a whole bunch of work. I haven’t got back to it though as I’ve been playing games on my iPad all afternoon. I don’t even feeling guilty about it because it is my birthday after all!