March 5, 2009

• Been a While

  SO ---- I don't even know the last time I posted here.

  My epidural worked this time - no more hip pain from spinal stenosis for the next couple months.  Bursitis is still a problem, but so be it.  One pain is better than 2!

  Today is supposed to be warmer - finally beginning to feel like March.  This year, I doubt that I'll plant peas on the 15th - the ground will still be too cold.  But I did repot all the amaryllis bulbs that had outgrown their previous pots, unlike the last 2 years.  It really does help to not hurt intensely all the time!  And next will start on the overgrown house plants.  Some day.

  AMARYLLIS BLOSSOMS:

  A window full of amaryllis blossoms and one lonely orchid

  

  This one was a Christmas present this year - I don't know what it's called

  

  I've got several of these, don't know what they are, either.

  

  Last week we celebrated Tom's 72nd birthday with 2 parties - one with lots of friends and a second with just family.  His younger daughter came in from Harrisburg and we all went out to The Cheesecake Factory with Anne (older daughter), Steve and Molly.  With the friends we went to Mitchell's Fish Market.  There were actually 3 people celebrating birthdays at that party, and 3 free desserts supplied!  We have one friend whose birthday is the same as Tom's - Feb. 26th - and one who was born on the 27th.  Both younger than Tom.  Seems strange - at one time I was the youngest person in many social settings.  Guess that's what time does to us.  (My "baby" will have his 41st birthday in May.)

  To keep up on the medical front, I had a minor skin cancer excised (that's what the dermatologist called the procedure, done in her office) from near my left elbow yesterday.  It's still kind of sensitive and I have to keep it dry for 9 days until the stitches are taken out.  Bummer.  Now I'll have to keep covering myself with sunblocker whenever I go to the beach.  I knew it would come to this eventually.  I'd been protecting my face very carefully for about 5 years, but now it'll have to be everywhere.

  I've applied to another small craft show this week - sent the application and a check to rent the table and chairs.  My girlfriend (she sells jewelry) and I will have to be in Tarentum, PA (wherever that is) by 7 AM on the day of the sale to set up.  Guess I'd better find out so I know whether I'm to pick up Tina or she's to pick me up.  At the moment I don't know whether Washington PA or Pittsburgh is nearer Tarentum.  I've been working on some more items to sell - all in blue since I realized I've not done much in that color.  Also, I'd been trying to produce a cane depicting a rose - well, a blue rose - and using both my botched and good attempts plus all the scraps (never waste any clay!).

  BLUE POLYMER CLAY ITEMS (the clocks don't have clock parts yet.):

  

   

  Some day I'll even get around to photographing the items individually for etsy.  But I'm not going real fast on that project, it seems!

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