Hiya
Michelle! Yup my Dad is doing well, but we are waiting while the medicine he is taking now takes effect to see if it can even bring him to the point to be ABLE to have surgery, so no over yet. So we are just doing the day-by-day thing here. Thanks so much for the good thoughts thunk!
Sorry about your tummy hell, sweetie! I am always amazed at how SUBTLE the differences between OK and not-OK are eating the way I do and having the illness I have. Not fair it takes just a bit extra bok choy to push you over, but I hear you - there are things like that for me, too, and a big one is having too much food, period!
I am excited to her that you are planning to make your Mom's old studio a place for you creatively! Can't wait!!
The commissions are for two child portraits and a cat portrait. Once they are done, I'll post pics (I have it in my agreement that the finished portrait is legally"mine" as an image to do what I like with, even if the material portrait leaves my hands forever.)
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Moonwatcher! Yes, food poisoning is not fun! But you know what? I have read the theory that bacteria and viruses have a potentially symbiotic relationship with us in that the rest and break from food we need to fight the virus also gives out bodies time to do other cellulare repair, so I just try to look at it as a benefit when I get sick.
Thanks for the good thoughts for my Dad! i know they help us out, I really appreciate it
Oh and the landscapes are of the sea - my dearest wild love.
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Jld! Thanks! Hmm, the money....I'd like to say I'll spend it on something fun, but it is not enough to do that and we need any cent I can make, so in all honestly, it'll go to cat food, people food and other living expenses. But one day...
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Jamietwo! Thanks for the visit and encouragements! Isn't it weird about the eggs? I had not thought of them in years either, nor the toast. Very old memories my lizard brain resurrected as food options.
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Yesterday we had a birthday party for DH and My birthday, which was a week or so earlier but the timing for a party was off. He and I have birthdays one day apart, so we just call it "our birthday" which is fun!
It was a great day. We made it really casual, it was a lot of people total, but we had people coming and going all afternoon and until about 8 pm, so it never got to be too many people at once. Pretty much the whole time we were all sitting in our patio space outside, enjoying everyone's company and the beautiful day.
We put out healthy food like grapes and cherry tomatoes, baby carrots and sliced cukes, and had hummus, salsa and guacamole to dip (not healthy)chips in. Plus we had mini pretzels out, medjool dates, raw cashews and pistachios. We served soda water, pomegranate juice, and homemade cucumber-mint water (just chilled water with fresh mint and slices cukes infused in it) to drink, and we had bought a 24-pack of PBR in case people wanted alcohol. Worked out great, because people DID want to drink - as they do, haha - and people also tended to bring some wine or nice beers to share as a "party gift" so all the people were perfectly happy and ate pretty healthy in our hospitality. Yay!
We served the cucumber water in my favorite pitcher, this Depression glass one that belongs to a whole glasses-and-dish set I have from my grandmother. So pretty AND so autumn-y!
We also got some lovely autumn flowers, and the
best present ever! A roll of re-usable, handmade, snap together "paper towels"! We love them so much since we hate wasting paper so these were just perfect
by moonwatcher » Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:00 pm 
- so I am not calling it really big news until I am definitely well below this current level 
Glad you are feeling well again! And good that your dad is taking walks.
