Thursday, July 29

Of Treatments and Creating . . .


Playing with the macro setting


It’s been a tough month. My breathing got so bad that I needed the fluid removed from around my lung. It wasn’t a nice experience, but after a few days I felt the benefit and whilst it is building up again I’m able to breathe fairly easily most of the time now.

Then the chemo had an enforced rest for 3 weeks. I had the usual week off after 6 continuous treatments, but afterwards my body didn’t bounce back as quickly as usual and the chemo needed to be halted until my bloods showed I was ready to take the onslaught yet again.  It’s been frustrating mainly because I actually felt quite well, but now that I am back on the regime again with the lack of energy, nausea and hot flushes I am beginning to wonder why I got so annoyed at not having the Toilet Cleaner™?

See, I’m never satisfied . . .

But I have been making things. Little things that can be picked up and put down easily whenever I have the attention span and the energy to make them.



I was asked to make some crocheted granny squares for the delightful Vicky who is making a friendship blanket for P. I was honoured to take part in this collaboration and it reminded me just how much I enjoy crocheting. I have ideas of making my own blanket at some point . . . .



The fabbie and dangerous Melted Rachel and I entered in to a DeCluttering challenge last week and whilst I lagged behind quite dreadfully, as part of the clearing of my desk I managed to complete a couple of projects that had been lying around for months, one of which was this textile box which during its construction had broken several needles, my sewing machine and my patience! Having finally completed it, I was more than happy to send it out as a birthday present to another lovely friend.  In the mean time Flame Thrower Rachel and I are still DeCluttering our lives and our work desks . . .




And remember that lovely little knitted chipmunk? Well, the KnitNurse sent me the pattern and not content with making one, I actually made two of them. :)  Plus, as part of a Knit A Long challenge on Ravelry, I made a 1920’s swimming costume for Twitch who has now happily gone to live with the KnitNurse and her menagerie of many animals. I hope that they will all get along together . .  




   Doesn’t Twitch look dapper?