A cheery good morning to everyone from a still wintery Village, I will admit that I am totally loving this weather of mild to cool days and cold nights. We have had more rain, so much so that on Friday and Sarurday I noticed three houses at the end of our street doing repairs and maintenance on their roofs, it is an everyday occurrence down here to see someone standing on their roof usually with a bucket and paint bush in hand - such is our weather.
After a very sad, heartbreaking start on Monday when we had to have little Max put to sleep, even though we made the decision and knew it was a reality, it hit us all a lot harder than we expected, he is now buried in the garden facing the sea next to Gemma and CeCe. As a result this past week was one of clearing domestic backlog for me - baking rusks, dog biscuits and gluten free biscuits, washing big stuff that needs a good wind to dry, doing my and Jelly Bean's hair (no small task) and bathing both the dogs. Yikes perhaps I overdid it with them because since I bathed them my right arm which had the Lymph Node removed has been very sore when I extend it, so I have scaled back a bit. A lot of experimenting has been carried out with the Air Fryer and I am totally in love with it, not one thing has turned out as a flop and it cuts my cooking time dramatically. Some humour, I decided to make sweet and sour chicken one night which requires coating the chicken strips and frying them. There I stood with JB frying all this chicken in batches on the stove, when it was all finished I put the chicken and sauce into the AF to bake. Once I turned away it hit me ........ Air fryer ..... battered chicken duhhh I could/should have just fried it in the magical machine 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️, lesson learned and a good laugh on me. On the subject of the Gluten Free Biscuits a recommendation - Woolworths have a fantastic Ginger Biscuit GF pre-mix which is incredibly quick and easy and tastes better than normal shop bought ginger biscuits.
Hubby put an ad out for watches and clocks and has received so many I've lost count, added to which we also had an order for Embroidery Stands so between that and fixing two of the three cars he has had his hands full and been a very busy guy. Jelly Bean also started her new job this week so it has been a very productive week ! We also discovered that Libraries in South Africa have gone online and by downloading an app called Libby and using your library card number you can book or borrow any library book to read online, the usual rules of having it for two weeks still apply. I am a lover of books but have done this and don't find it unpleasant, it does take some getting used to but I figure seeing as I am in for a hospital stay it is easier to take my iPad instead of four or five heavy books.
Now that all the running backwards and forwards is over I am coming to terms with my diagnosis, every now and then I would suddenly realise "wow, ok I was diagnosed with breast cancer". it honestly and truly is something I never imagined happening to me, as I imagine most people feel. It has not changed my outlook or determination to win this fight, if anything, my resolve is strengthened and I am even more determined. A while back Hubby downloaded Spotify on our tv and I decided to get acquainted with it, what a lovely surprise. I found a beautiful Worship album and it just plays automatically from one album to the other for the entire day, no better way to build my faith and calm my heart.
Folks there is not a lot of other news beyond the above so I will be kind and keep it short this week. There are many people who are still being hospitalized with Covid so please don't relax your vigilance in sanitizing and wearing your masks, I hope you all have an incredible week, please stay safe and well. Ciao ciao.
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