Cold, rain and snow.

Well good morning everyone from our decidedly cold little seaside village, what an odd week weather wise as a huge sub polar cold front moved into the country on Thursday and oh my word did it rain here. We were in Somerset West and came home to a water logged, freezing little village, the rain and very unusual hail, thunder and lightning continued until Saturday leaving all the mountains covered in more snow than we have ever seen down here. On Saturday Hubby and I drove in to take Princess to a hockey match and the mountains are just gorgeous. Quick brag here my gorgeous girl scored the most perfect goal, I wanted to hoot but had promised not to 😀 so I had to settle for prolonged clapping hehe. 

Last week it just happened that we were out every single day, there has just been so much happening I am still trying to catch up. Tuesday was my birthday and with the impending hospital visit coming up I decided to treat myself to a lovely haircut in Hermanus after which Hubby treated the three of us to lunch at a wonderful restaurant called The Char'd Grill, what a super place and definitely on our list to revisit, between all that and all the amazing birthday wishes and messages that I received I felt well and truly loved and spoilt, it was a very special day. Thursday was BabyBear's birthday and today it is BigBears birthday, talk about birthday week. The MRI scheduled for Thursday did not happen, we discovered the day before that our Medical Aid does not cover breast MRI's, as I had an appointment with my Oncologist later that day I was able to discuss it with her and get loads of questions answered and a lot of clarity on what is going to happen. Poppet went with me to that appointment and the one with my Surgeon on Thursday, it was a great help having her with me to remember what I forgot, ask questions etc, as she has been through this she knows more than anyone what lies ahead. My Oncologist is an absolute darling, my entire Medical team is really of the highest caliber. She agreed with me when I said that I had reached the point when the MRI was cancelled, that I will have a double/bilateral mastectomy and be done with it for once and for all. The moment I made the decision I had total peace as it had been on my mind since meeting with the Plastic Surgeon. On Thursday we went to the Surgeon for the final discussion and she is 100% behind my decision, in fact she is really glad that I got there on my own. Both Poppet and I at some point will be going for genetic testing as we apparently present quite a 'case', when I got home I prayed severing all generational curses and diseases in the Name of Jesus. The final decision is that we will be doing the bilateral mastectomy with what is called a staged reconstruction which means, that during the first surgery they will insert expanders which will gradually be 'pumped up' (☝🏻No laughing allowed hehe we've already thought of all the jokes around that 😂) until the required 'size' is reached at which time I will go back into surgery for the full reconstruction and move on from there. It is a long road but one now that I know what is happening, I am ready for as much as I can be. The only issue is that surgery is currently set for the 8th October unless an earlier date opens up, I would far rather have had it within the next couple of weeks but as Poppet said this may just be God's way of giving my body a chance to fully recover from the first surgery and also the massive Fibromyalgia flare and exhaustion that I find myself in. I can't argue with that but would just like it over, I'm tired of the waiting knowing what is inside of me, if that makes sense? Having said that though, I can quite honestly say I have never in my life been as tired as I am currently, so now after all the running backwards and forwards I am trying to gear down and relax, not finding it that easy mentally hehehe. 

Today is also a very sad day as we have to say goodbye to our little Max who has been with us since he was a teeny puppy 13.5 years ago. We've known the decision would have to be made for awhile but he has got to the point where due to being mostly blind and frail that he just sits trembling most of the time, he has also become very unsteady on his legs and sometimes it takes him a good few minutes after waking up to actually get everything moving and start walking, loosing control of his bowels at times etc. Irrespective of all that I still feel like a 'killer' even though in my heart I know it is the right thing to do, we are going to bury him here with CeCe and Gemma. 😢 R.I.P. To the smallest little dog with the biggest sense of adventure, Max aka Houdini. 

On a happier note I really must share what happened on Saturday when we went into town to pick up Princess. I needed to stop at the nail supply store and while I was there Hubby went into the motor spares shop. Back in the car I could not find my glasses anywhere, hubby was driving and I was literally pulling the car apart looking for them, so confused because I'd had them 10 mins prior 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ I tried calling the shop but they were closed. Poppet called to see where we were just as I was trying to get Hubby dearest to pull over, as I was talking to her I looked at him and whilst my mouth was uttering words, my mind looking for the glasses I saw his glasses and thought 'why is he wearing clip on sunglasses ?' Then I looked again and 'those silver ear arms are mine' ......... I shrieked, "why are you wearing my glasses?" Initially he didn't even react and then eventually he was "oh I didn't realise, I thought they were mine." I just could not believe it, mine are far heavier than his and a different colored lens to boot , talk about confusing 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ So much stress lolol . 

I have also joined the very 'elite' club of Air Fryer owners as a gorgeous, big Fryer was received for my birthday....... I am truly, truly blessed. So far everything I have cooked in it has been incredible with the exception of a frozen, uncooked gluten free bagel, possibly I should have baked and not 'air fried', but oh my word people what a difference and so quick and clean and the food tastes amazing. Wooohooooo. Thus cook has already put in an order for a movable, tiered, counter height trolley on which to keep it 😁😁. I am looking forward this week to having time to experiment and use it more. Well folks, that is me for this week, thank you to absolutely everyone who commented and messaged after last week's Blog and also for my birthday, each and every call or message blessed me beyond measure and your prayers are treasured, I was blown away, thank you.💗 Stay warm, safe and well Ciao Ciao R.I.P. Little Max

Snow on the Helderberg Mountains.

Round One

Happy Monday everyone I hope today's Blog finds you all well and ready for another week. Weather wise it has been a nice week although I've read that we are all in for a humdinger of a week with rain, snow, gales and every other imaginable word that goes with cold and wet 😁. Wow....... this past week has been a roller coaster emotionally and in terms of going backwards and forwards, I am not ashamed to say I am exhausted. It kind of all started with my Dr follow up appointment on Tuesday, as I walked into the consulting rooms I quickly glanced at a message on my phone from a dear friend who wanted to know if I was ok as she had been praying for me all morning, the minute I saw it I knew things were about to go pear shaped. When the Dr ushered us into the office I could see on her face that she was not sure how to begin, she had just made a call to the Pathologist and was still trying to assimilate the news. The Pathology, after six days of testing and dissecting had come back as positive for cancer and three of the four margins were compromised, this took all of us by total surprise especially the medical team (Radiologist, Surgeon and Pathologist) they had been. convinced that it was not cancer and at the worst pre-cancerous. All I can say I had an overwhelming sense of peace as I tried to take in all she was saying about the road ahead, she did a wound check and is very happy that all is going well there. We decided that a Mastectomy is best way forward with a reconstruction, now the ball is rolling and gathering momentum all the time. An appointment was made with the Plastic Surgeon whom we saw on Friday and again I did my best to take It all in as well as ask questions which I had written down, basically he went through all the different surgical and reconstructive options that are available to me explaining the pros and cons of each one. Through all this I have had a peace in my heart that God is well and truly in control - I did have an emotional melt down on Thursday morning, for those first few moments after you wake up everything feels normal and then whammm it all comes back to you. The prognosis is that : A. I am in God's Hands. B. We caught it early. C. It is small. D. It is 100% treatable and. E. It is a slow cell division cancer . This week will be an MRI on Thursday because of the family history, the way it snuck past everyone and to confirm that the left breast is clear, once this has been done then the wheels will kick into a higher gear, dates and final decisions will be made. I am strong and totally committed to beating this and being cancer free and I give thanks to my Heavenly Father for my wonderful family, friends and an incredible medical team. Because we travelled this exact road before with Poppet ten years ago I am under no illusions that it will be a walk in the park and she is being an absolute rock with answering questions and giving me tips on coping etc, she will also being going with me to the upcoming appointments to ask questions and remember what I forget. There is one thing that I have noticed this last week and that is, many people do not know what to say or how to respond and can be very blunt (one 'friends' first words were to tell me to have a Hysterectomy and tell me about two people she knew who died) seriously ?? Or, in not knowing what to say a person tries to make light of it. At the risk of sounding 'ungrateful or offensive' - when you hear this type of news, if you don't know what to say rather just say "I'm so sorry" don't offer advice or a million suggestions of what you would do, you are not that person and please God you never find yourself in a similar position, but you have NO clue what you would do until it happens to you. Every person is different and I cannot speak for or tell anyone else what decisions they should make with their body in a situation like this. I do have moments of feeling very emotional but I refuse to go down 'Why Me Avenue' or 'What Did I Do to Deserve This Lane', right now I don't have that luxury, right now I am in a fight the likes of which I have never fought before and all my strength, faith and concentration is on getting through each Surgery, each step successfully, to the point where I can stand up and say 'Praise God I am cancer free'! This journey will become part of my Blog as I go through it in the hopes that if it can help one other person to fight and win the battle then it has been worth it. Onto to happier things, on Tuesday whilst we were out Charlie was so stressed that he chewed his way through the wire fence and squeezed himself through the palisade fence (about 6 cm) to try and find me, when we turned into the road there he was waiting, for a day or two his ribs were sore from that little escapade 🤦🏻‍♀️, I believe he senses there is stuff going on and rarely leaves my side. Jasper on the other hand last night attacked me visciously for the third time in the last two weeks for no apparent reason 🤷🏻‍♀️, who knows what goes on in their heads. The family are well Big Guy went away for the weekend to the bush which I think was a pefect prescription for him, to get away from everything and all the busyness, right now I so wish he was down here as well. As it is a real birthday week in our family Poppet hosted the most wonderful lunch yesterday with incredible birthday cake and treats for myself, BabyBear and BigBear. It is the first birthday in five years we were able to share with her and Princess and we made it a real celebration of life and family, I am so very, very blessed. I was given the gift of my dreams and feel humbled at being so spoilt, thank you ALL of you for everything you do and are. The only person who accomplished and finished any projects this week was my Hubby who just steadily gets on with it, shout out to Jelly Bean who has picked up the load of housework, food etc and has been invaluable to me in every way. Hopefully soon I will be back at the assembly line of projects and creating things. I would like to wish you all a wonderful week, please take time to look after yourself and your health - please don't ignore those annual medical check ups and, stay safe and well. With much love and appreciation to each one of you for your readership and support Ciao Ciao . Birthday celebrations

What has been happening

Good morning all from a quiet and sunny Bettys Bay, the weather changes from day to day which is one of the joys of living in the Cape. Today may be sunny but tomorrow we may end up having a fire going all day 😁. For quite a few weeks I have been alluding to things going on in my life and for many reasons I needed them to 'play out' before I got to sharing with you all. The reason I am sharing the story now is also as a reminder to us all not to neglect the important things in life, especially when it comes to our health. As a woman dealing with Fibromyalgia I know that I am not alone in ignoring new symptoms and just shoving them under the Fibromyalgia umbrella but, having said that there is nothing better than listening to your heart and following God's prompting. This is naturally directed at the ladies but really it goes for every member of our families. I have never been a fan of the annual Mammogram and ladies physical but have over the course of the last fifteen years had a mammogram roughly every five years or so, my last one being just before we retired in 2016. Due to Poppets history of Thyroid Cancer and then Breast Cancer in 2005 and 2011 respectively I was taken off HRT and put onto Bio Identical Hormonal Cream to deal with the issues of post menopause. For this treatment I initially saw my regular GP and when he sadly passed away I had to change to an Integrative Doctor as not all doctors are able /certified to prescribe the creams. So ....... long story short for the last five years I have had an annual blood work up with this doctor and he has managed things based on those tests, as well as 'sort of' managing the Fibromyalgia. My GP never suggested the annual ladies tests and quite frankly I never thought to suggest them until earlier this year. Some of you may remember I had some tummy troubles which led to an abdominal and pelvic ultra sound which showed no problems, that was when I had to look at what I was eating and make changes accordingly. When it came time for my 'annual blood check' I had a hesitation about going back to the same doctor and made enquiries as to which other doctors were around who could prescribe the Hormone Cream and this is really where God stepped in and this part of the story starts. A lot of my hesitation was based on the fee the doctor charges and the rest of it was an underlying nudging that I needed a doctor who would actually look at everything as a whole, I was directed to the most wonderful lady doctor in Somerset West who apart from also having Fibromyalgia and being a strong Christian is an incredible diagnostician. Dr E worked me over from top to toe, asked every question imaginable and then sent me for a battery of blood tests before she even picked up a pen to write a prescription. Along with all this was very strong order to have a Mammogram, she was happy with the pelvic ultrasound but insisted on the other. Good grief what a roller coaster I've been on since the middle of June and God has shown Himself to be in control every step of the way. The Mammogram was done and immediately afterwards a thorough ultrasound because they had picked up a spot they were unhappy with, within days I was seeing another lady doctor who specializes in cutting edge breast care including breast conserving cancer surgery, she is absolutely incredible and is also a Christian. The speed with which everything moved was startling and before I knew it I was booked for a Vacuum Assisted Biopsy, they were convinced that the small spot which was seen was benign but were leaving nothing to chance. The Biopsy itself was done under a local anaesthetic and we had the results within a couple of days as apparently the Pathologist battled with the sample. It was diagnosed as an Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia which means the abnormal cells are not cancer but have a high risk for cancer. Praise the Lord for good news, immediately a further surgery was scheduled to remove anything left behind and get clean margins, everything was going smoothly and after consultation with the specialist I went ahead and had the CoVid vaccination 5 days prior to the date of surgery. I then had to have a CoVid test two days later for hospital admission and on the Saturday afternoon my surgeon phoned to say I had tested positive 😡😡. She immediately upped my vitamin regime and kept in touch regarding symptoms. The only place I had been was to the chemist for the vaccination so 🤷🏻‍♀️, again God came through thick and I had little to minimal symptoms and the surgery was scheduled for 17 days later - this past Tuesday. Having waited so long and with everything having moved so fast those two weeks felt like two months and I had to really pull my mind in and centre on what Gods Word says. His Son paid the price for our sins and sicknesses Psalm 103 v 3, I know that Words are creative when spoken out aloud Provrbs 18 v 21 "The tongue has the power of life and death ...". and that was one of the reasons I shared this with only a handful of people, I didn't want a lot of speculation and careless talk going on when I was standing against an onslaught. Eventually Tuesday dawned and off Hubby and I toddled, first to check into the hospital, then drive to a different location for another ultrasound and a wire insertion which would guide my surgeon (I could not believe how long the wire was or why), then back to the hospital and it was all systems go. I think one of the worst aspects was not having Hubby with me before and after surgery. Even there I really feel as if God was well and truly in control, I have had way too many surgeries in my life but the team that I have had from start to finish with this has been unlike no other, caring, compassionate, patient, expert and confident. I do not as a rule play nicely with general anaesthetic and it took quite a lot longer than we expected, there was one 'curved ball', before I went through to theatre my surgeon Dr L told me she was also removing one lymph node, I had not considered that at all, and really didn't have time to dwell on it. We came home the same night and I am proud to say that I have accomplished absolutely nothing this week in terms of producing anything, I have accomplished Self Care and am very proud to say that is my priority right now. I had stocked up with yarn thinking I could make up the cat igloos, the packet is still unopened in the cupboard. Hubby and Jelly Bean have been fantastic, she is like an eagle the way she keeps an eye on me, healing is going well with the under arm excision being the most troublesome, Fibromyalgia raised her nastiness which I have just taken in my stride and upped the Self Care. On Thursday we went back for a wound check and happily the Lymph Node was/is completely clean, the rest of the Pathology we are still waiting on and tomorrow I go back for another check up and hopefully the last results. I have come to realise that it is going to take some time to get back to normal and have peace in my heart not to rush things. Hubby spent most of the week working on the cars as his has been giving trouble, we have even seen Gods hand at work there with people coming forward with diagnostic equipment etc. The rest of the family are all doing well and are healthy thank God. I can share one funny incident, on Saturday Jelly Bean and I were at the stove, the gas was on and as usual Zeepha was running interference, she has become a real little pest in the kitchen. All of a sudden JB noticed smoke coming off her tail, this silly cat was so engrossed in trying to get at whatever we were doing, that her tail was busy being singed 🤦🏻‍♀️, she had a glorious tail which now, once I ran my hand through it is markedly thinner. I am just so grateful she was not hurt. I know this is a long missive and I appreciate you taking the time to read through, my biggest message I want to get out is PLEASE listen to your heart / your Spirit / that voice deep within you and follow through, yes it can be scarey, but if I had ignored that nudging to change doctors this would have gone undetected and had an entirely different ending. Not once in the five years we've been here has one doctor asked me about a Mammogram, when last I had one ........ nothing. From here on out I know that by default they are going to be a regular part of my life and you know what ? I'm fine with that. God has carried me through this entire time in ways I could not imagine, He has held my tight when fear tried to take over and comforted me when I didn't know if I could do it, right back to my new GP who is letting not one aspect of my health go untouched, I am convinced that one of the reasons I had such minimal CoVid symptoms if any was because she has me on such a high regimen of vitamins and supplements which can be inconvenient and yes expensive, but clearly they work and I pray that I will be all the better for them. Have a wonderful week folks, please stay safe and well. Ciao ciao Charlie my constant companion

My Life's Winding Roads: Isolation is over.

My Life's Winding Roads: Isolation is over.: Happy Women's Day to all the ladies, I hope your husbands and families will take today to make you feel as special as you are. If I thou...

Isolation is over.

Happy Women's Day to all the ladies, I hope your husbands and families will take today to make you feel as special as you are. If I thought last year was odd, this year has been even odder here we are in August and if feels like it should be May on one hand and like the 17th month of the year on the other.  As usual weather wise we never have two days the same but for the most part it has been mild and pleasant with very little wind.  Saturday we awoke to a heavy mist covering the mountains and bad visibility, this usually burns off by mid morning, not this time - it stayed the same for the entire day, quite an eerie feel to the village.  Yesterday the wind picked up ushering in another cold front with some blessed rain during the evening.

It felt like a very long week but a good one on the whole, the shrug I was knitting for Jelly Bean lasted exactly one hour before I pulled it all out and started again, this time crocheting it.  I was really disappointed at how it turned out and looked VERY homemade and just ugh.  This time around it is taking a wee bit longer as my hands get sore but it looking 100 times better 👏🏻.

It was also a week of filling biscuit tins, getting things organized and in general putting the house to rights.  I did say to Jelly Bean yesterday that sometimes I wonder how I accomplish anything, the last batch of Gluten Free Shortbread I made tasted a lot more like fudge than shortbread, I really didn't take an awful lot of time to dwell on it until I made a new batch  yesterday.  I double the recipe and I took the flour measurement which was in grams and converted it to milleters, it is just less than double the amount, what I did forget was to double THAT amount, so everything was doubled with a single measure of flour 🤦🏻‍♀️😄, this batch tastes a lot more like shortbread hehe.  A new and very abundant source for Tyarn came to my notice and I placed a smallish order to make two cat igloos for Poppet and am hoping their quality is as good as their colour range and service, my order was delivered to the courier within hours of me placing it.

Hubby however did not have a good week.  For a while now his car has been sounding 'rough' so eventually he serviced it and then oh dear it all went haywire.  It's a long 'guy' story but the car went into limp mode and he drove it in first gear, through to Kleinmond for it to be tested on their computer, this yielded no positive answers but thanks to many people who offered advice he now knows what the issue is and thank the Lord it is not the very expensive fault he first thought it was.  This is an ongoing story as he has to tak various parts off in order to get to the problem and in the meantime the entire front bumper is lying on our deck🤦🏻‍♀️,  thankfully being a trained mechanic in his youth he knows what he is doing and I take my hat off to him.

The family are doing well and we are starting to see answers to prayers, with everyone being busy and staying healthy.  Miss Muffet and her family are currently in Spain on their summer holiday, yes I am envious but wish them a really fantastic time away, when they return home the boys will both begin their new year in school and so their routine will gather speed.  

Oh how I am missing the family, it has only been three weeks since I saw them but it feels like three months, my isolation ended on Friday whoo hooo and I am finally free to move around.  I decided to celebrate with some special baked goodies from one of our local shops thinking that just one cheat would be fine........ my system said a very forceful NOOO and I now realise that bought baked goodies are no longer on my list of treats, a very sad situation. My other celebration has had to wait until today as I want to go for a walk on the beach and just enjoy the beauty and  magnificence of the ocean.  Tomorrow is eventually almost here and after all the delays and isolation I am just so glad that I can get this surgery over and behind me and get on with th business of recuperating and getting back to normal.  

Folks there is not much news, especially when you haven't left the house in two weeks but once

again I want to urge you all to please, please be  extra diligent with your CoVid protocols, yet again on Friday I heard of a friends husband of almost 50 years, who passed away due to this pandemic.  It is not the same old virus of last year, a lot of us came through that with no problems but this third wave is different and we need to protect ourselves and those around us.  

I hope each of you has a good week, may you be blessed and stay healthy.  Ciao ciao for this week.

My Life's Winding Roads: Cakes, Igloos and umbrellas

My Life's Winding Roads: Cakes, Igloos and umbrellas: Greetings friends and family on this lovely winter/spring/ not sure what it is Monday, that is just how confused our weather is. One day w...

Cakes, Igloos and umbrellas

Greetings friends and family on this lovely winter/spring/ not sure what it is Monday, that is just how confused our weather is. One day we will be wrapped up, fire going and the next it feels like spring - makes my head spin I tell you 🤷🏻‍♀️. Well, quite a busy week, starting and completing a couple of projects, I even got a couple of curtains washed, getting them dry was another matter haha. Despite being tested positive for Covid last Friday the only 'symptoms' if they are in fact symptoms I've had have been a slight sore throat and a piercing headache (these are part of Fibromyalgia as well) so who knows. Hubby and I were talking the other day and I said that I that what has contributed to me not getting sick or having worse symptoms is loads of prayers, faith and the fact that my GP has me on a huge regimen of supplements and vitamins, which the Surgeon added to with my positive test result. I am surprised there is room in my tummy for food with all the capsules and pills 😄. The biggest thing is I am well , still isolating and surgery is scheduled for the 10th August, now just to get there hehe. A couple of weeks ago I eventually found a pattern for a Cat Igloo that I have been looking for, for the last five years, the original was in Russian. Once I found it the Tyarn was ordered immediately, I taught myself to read a crochet pattern and after undoing the igloo five or six times because it was too big or too small which meant I had to fiddle and adjust the pattern, i then finally managed to produce a proper Kitty Igloo. When we put it on the table Zeepha didn't hesitate to jump right in and absolutely loves being in it. I have an order for two more so am on the hunt for more Tyarn. Apparently most of the available stock has gone to Natal to restock businesses that were affected by the riots two weeks ago. Right now I am about to finish a shrug I've been making for Jelly Bean - 5 rows to go. This wool was originally knitted into an Aran cardigan which I unraveled and repurposed 😄. Inspiration struck on Tuesday and I made a vanilla cake, it was a new recipe which I followed to the letter and produced THE best cake I've ever made. Jelly Bean dug out a tupperware cake container while the icing was being made and later on we unveiled a masterpiece. Ta daa ..... it was delicious ..... but whilst eating I tasted something I couldn't put my finger on and kept quiet cos the others were loving it. Next day the taste was all over the icing 🤔, Jelly Bean figured it out, there was a sealed bag of Ariel washing powder in the upturned container. The smell literally permeated the plastic and we had a magnificent vanilla, ariel flavoured cake 🤫🤭. Despite all my efforts the container still smells of ariel soap powder 😂 With being in isolation Hubby has managed to get quite a bit of the finishing off / fiddly bits done on the deck along with his watches and clocks. We have had some funny moments where something needed to be collected and we arranged for payment and then the article was tossed through the car window, including meds from the chemist haha, I put it down to the fact that we are in a small community. I had to receive and hand over a packet to friends which was done when I saw a new purpose for an umbrella handle. It makes a perfect hook to lift something over the 2 meter gate and back again 😂. The same friends who did the drop off of some groceries from Woolworths then stood back from said gate and we caught up on 18 months of news and chatter, that was really special. I had thought that a table could be placed on the other side of the gate with a thermos of coffee and 2 chairs either side for a nice coffee time, didn't go that far though 😉 The rest of the family are all doing very well and working hard, overcoming challenges and seeing results to prayer and hard work. We are missing them all so very much, it seems like it's been forever since we've seen them, it hasn't but that's how it feels. I miss their hugs - my family give THE best hugs ever. We even managed to celebrate our 14th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, no romantic date night but we did order take out and all three of us thoroughly enjoyed the treat. My little chunky monkey Charlie has lost a whole 200gm in the last two weeks after suddenly and mysteriously gaining 1.5 kgs 🤷🏻‍♀️, also thank the Lord that the pills the Vet prescribed for his itchy feet are working..... yaaay. All the other pets are doing well, even old man Max who gets quite doddery and confused at times. Yesterday I did a quick vacuum which Jasper dislikes and he hid behind the rubbish bin, Hubby then went and emptied the bin which caused braveheart a.k.a. Jasper to disappear altogether. A few minutes Jelly Bean saw him and took the picture below when he summoned the courage to look and see if the coast was clear 🤣🤣🤣. This week holds the prospect of stocking up the biscuit tins and I am not sure which new project, perhaps I can get some reading done 🤔. I pray that you have a good week, please take time to spread some love and kindness to those you come in contact with, there are so many, many hurting people out there fighting battles we have no knowledge of, one kind word or positive affirmation can turn a persons whole life around. Stay well and safe folks Ciao Ciao. 

Jasper checking if its safe to come out from behind the microwave

The Ariel cake

Kitty Igloo