As I was heading to my friend's place last week (so that she could clip the remaining fuzz on my head which scared me in the morning when I looked in the mirror and saw Gollum of Lord of the Rings looking back) I had CBC radio on and Candy Palmeter was interviewing a young country singer from Alberta named Brett Kissel who had written the son "I Didn't Fall in Love With Your Hair" for his parents as his mother was working through breast cancer. I'm pasting the video link here:
When it begins, you're thinking it's just a love song but I bet it was a powerful song to many women across Canada that morning.
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| Claire's hat |
Pleased to report that they didn't discriminate against crocheters and I worked on my baby afghan at the beach centre where Friday's gathering was held. My summer neighbour and myself met a former coworker of mine (needed a local tour guide) and we enjoyed the free refreshments and friendly atmosphere. We 'did lunch' and walked the beautiful beach in mild sunny weather before heading home. Lovely day.
We have had a few days of rain off and on and the water table has responded so that last week our well had over a well ring (3 feet) and more now. We're back to using the dishwasher, doing laundry as we wish and showering as required, not on a schedule. None of that camping routine.
Picked a letter out of the mailbox with a test appointment (which the urologist wanted done within a couple of weeks) and found a date of Feb 2017 - that's urgent? I called central booking and was told "yes this is when we are booking for" and the suggestion was made my Dr. could expedite that, put on the waiting list, told they would call back to let me know the plan - they didn't. This morning I phoned the RN with the urology clinic and left a voice mail and although I was pleasantly surprised to have her call back this afternoon….I wasn't as pleased with the message. Apparently ultrasounds all over the province are backed up so the plan is to get an ultrasound within four to six weeks and then a follow up with the urologist Nov 22nd. You either get better and don't need these interventions or worse and go to ER and are an emergent case I guess. Not a wonder people get annoyed with this approach.
Today I spent the day…..well, I don't really have anything to report for what I did today. Slept in until 9 am (awoke with an early morning dream of the north where the Inuit clerk had a sophisticated hairdo of frosted tips and upsweep - not possible in communities without hairstylists - must be missing my northern home), snuggled on the couch with the propane fireplace warming us and the cats, trolled online, enjoyed a visit from a friend where we caught up, drank tea and ate cheese and crackers served to us in the veranda room until supper was started and she returned home. Had a great supper the daughter cooked and then we walked to the mailbox as we enjoyed the glorious fall foliage with a gorgeous sunset. Life is good.
