My friend got her surgery date. She's going in on October 9. She won't be undergoing radiation beforehand...she had an MRI last week and radiating is not necessary or beneficial.
I finished her wrap a few days ago...I just need to block it a bit, and sew in all 28 ends, then it will be ready. I keep meaning to take some pictures but haven't got around to it, what with all the Living I've had to do lately. But basically it looks like it did before, only longer.
I'll try to get a few pictures taken as soon as I can... in the meantime, hang in there my lovely rodent friends.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Must be lamb today, 'cause beef was last week.
Ahh....the burnished crown, the swelling cloudy centre, the rush of heat and hint of smoky oil.
Yorkshire pudding
1 1/4 cup homo milk (can I get an "eh-men" from all you Canadians?)
4 eggs
1/4-1/2 tsp salt
Into the blender it goes. Let it stand a bit then add 1 1/2 cup flour, and turn the blender on. Leave it on while you heat the oven to 400 and pour a bit of vegetable oil into each of 12 muffin cups. When the oven is hot, put the muffin tin in until the oil just begins to smoke (about 5 - 10 minutes - WATCH IT). And yes, all this time the blender is running. When the oil is hot and ready, whip the tin out, turn the blender off, and fill the hot-oil-prepped cups with mixture to within 1/4" of the top. Back into the oven and bake about 15 - 20 minutes, til they look like mine.
Fill with gravy, stuff in face. (Even packaged gravy can't ruin these, by the way.)
Yorkshire pudding
1 1/4 cup homo milk (can I get an "eh-men" from all you Canadians?)
4 eggs
1/4-1/2 tsp salt
Into the blender it goes. Let it stand a bit then add 1 1/2 cup flour, and turn the blender on. Leave it on while you heat the oven to 400 and pour a bit of vegetable oil into each of 12 muffin cups. When the oven is hot, put the muffin tin in until the oil just begins to smoke (about 5 - 10 minutes - WATCH IT). And yes, all this time the blender is running. When the oil is hot and ready, whip the tin out, turn the blender off, and fill the hot-oil-prepped cups with mixture to within 1/4" of the top. Back into the oven and bake about 15 - 20 minutes, til they look like mine.
Fill with gravy, stuff in face. (Even packaged gravy can't ruin these, by the way.)
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Thank you Dr. Skelton.
I was reading this article on How to be a Successful Blogger and, according to its rules, I am doomed to lose my entire readership because I have not been "reliable". (Note my use of sarcastic quote marks.) Apparently I must post nearly every day (it is permissible to miss one or two here and there). I must keep in mind that I am having a "conversation" with my Readers and therefore when they comment I must respond with a comment of my own lest the Readers' delicate sensibilities be offended and they return no more.
On the other hand I spent a fair few minutes in university learning about those poor rats who, when they were rewarded randomly by a food pellet after pushing a button, pushed the button for eternity even after food had been discontinued altogether. One group of rats got a food pellet every time they pushed the button: this group would stop pushing after a few unsuccessful tries. Another group never got a food pellet, and these would stop pushing almost immediately. But the rats who were fed randomly? pushed that thing until they actually perished, their little ratty paws poised in stiffening death on the very button that held them in thrall.
So according to the rules of behaviourism, I am perfectly on course to keep my readership hanging on my every word, despite my habit of posting Not At All, then Five Times Per Week.
See you tomorrow!
On the other hand I spent a fair few minutes in university learning about those poor rats who, when they were rewarded randomly by a food pellet after pushing a button, pushed the button for eternity even after food had been discontinued altogether. One group of rats got a food pellet every time they pushed the button: this group would stop pushing after a few unsuccessful tries. Another group never got a food pellet, and these would stop pushing almost immediately. But the rats who were fed randomly? pushed that thing until they actually perished, their little ratty paws poised in stiffening death on the very button that held them in thrall.
So according to the rules of behaviourism, I am perfectly on course to keep my readership hanging on my every word, despite my habit of posting Not At All, then Five Times Per Week.
See you tomorrow!
Saturday, September 15, 2007
THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT LIFE
Mum, Ox, Ames, Polite Lurkers: Beware. Extreme Rudeness Ahead.
Okay, sorry it has been a while. A few things happened -- a bit of fall cleaning, some cleaning-induced depression, ruminations on the meaning (or lack of meaning) of life, the start of school (my daughter is in Grade One at Ye Olde Homeschool) and a bit of knitting. It kept me busy.
Progress on the blanket. I am on ball 11 of 19, but I won't be knitting the whole 19 because the yardage is taking me farther than I thought it would.
But I have slowed down drastically on the blanket. Because of this.
Note the tensor. I'm not sure how I have ended up with a wrist injury. It wasn't from the knitting. I do vaguely recall letting Emily swing from my hand on the way to the library, and thinking at the time, "yowch." Obviously it was worse than I thought -- bad enough to keep me awake nights.
I've had to take a rest from knitting the heavy blanket. And you can see how I feel about the whole state of affairs, as evidenced by my rude hand gesture (I am flipping off Life, if you're wondering) and my expression. This is a slight departure from my usual sunny radiance (again, if you're wondering).
I have just realized that this is the first picture of me you have seen on my blog. An interesting choice for an introduction, really.
I have also just realized this must be the face that Charlotte calls "Scary Mummy".
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Where's a Genie When You Need One?
I bought the Vancouver Sun yesterday. It's not a paper I read regularly, although I did last year when we spent three months living on Burrard Street following the transplant. I was standing in a drugstore and noticed the front page, which said "Fall Arts Preview", so I made my mom buy it for me (I didn't have a twonie at the time) and brought it home. Flipping through the E section this morning just about made me cry with envy and longing to be back in the city....any city, really. Here is just a tiny bit of what you can see this fall if you are a lucky Vancouverite:
- Monet to Dali - Modern Masters
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- Kiri Te Kanawa Farewell Concert
- Seussical, a musical based on the works of Dr Seuss
- Georgia O'Keeffe exhibit
- Loreena McKennitt Ancient Muse Tour
- Carmina Burana
- Women's Fashions of La Belle Epoque 1890-1914
- La Boheme
- I Pagliacci
- Bach Christmas Oratorio
- musica intima - A Rose in Winter
- 4 concerts by the Vancouver Chopin Society
- National Ballet of Canada presents Giselle and Polyphonia
- Royal Winnipeg Ballet presents Sleeping Beauty
It just about kills me.
Although I can't go to a single one of these events, there was one thing in the Arts Preview that I could do: Nettwerk Music Group has put out a free CD compilation download here, and we all have until midnight on September 10 to get it. You can download as often as you like. So I, in my continuing efforts to bring Canadian music to the world, am telling you to go over there and get it. All you have to do is fill out the info (name, email address, gender and age) and get the zip file.
Go ahead - you can thank me later.
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