oh to be healthy

I don't know if there is any point in writing this here ... I don't think anyone "reads" me.  Which is okay ... it's just that I would like feedback.

I want to get healthy.  I want to be healthy.  Just a few words, but oh, they mean so much to me.

Yet I'm not sure that I have the stamina or long-term desire to make changes that will lead to good health.

I might be too far gone.

New Star Trek Movie

There will be no spoilers in my few words here.  If you want to know anything about the storyline, you will have to read elsewhere ... or, better yet ... see the movie.

And that's the point of me writing these few words.  If you have even a wee trace of "Trek" in you, you have to see this latest movie!  There are so many things that fly over the heads of those who are not Trekkies/Trekkers ... but those bits are just icing on the cake.  The main story is fantastic and stands well on its own.  I'm sure that you can watch this movie, without having seen previous ones, and get a lot of enjoyment from the experience.

I saw it last night.  I knew that there would be an adrenelin (sp?) rush for me (there was) ... but it was so much more than I expected.

As I mentioned elsewhere, one of the neatest things for me is that I had been talking about the movie a few days ago ... I mentioned something ... and then I made a further comment (this is being vague to save the secrecy) ... and it turned out that I had guessed the essential plot-line!!  I had guessed the big secret!  Without even knowing that there WAS a secret!

If you have ever liked anything about Star Trek, see the movie.

so what do you do?

So what do you do when a specialist tells you that if you do not start a new prescription of a drug that you DO NOT WANT TO TAKE that you can basically find another doctor?  A doctor in a specialty that is really hard to find?

I am so totally depressed by this that every moment of my existence is coloured by it.

This just seems so wrong.

White-Grey Day

It is, indeed, a white-grey day.  I'm looking out through the window, and it seems as if a white-grey swirl of colour shimmered itself everywhere ... the sky, the roof-tops, the very air itself.  As I mentioned to someone, I can't tell if there is a thick fog or if the sky and snow are melding together to make one constant colour.

I really should venture out to the grocery store.  We need bread.  I don't think we need anything else, although every egg in the house is "best before" 11 January.  Do you ever have difficulty finding eggs that are not set to expire?  It annoys me, when I go to the store, and they are trying to sell eggs that have already expired ...

*sigh* It's come to this: I'm talking about the expiry date of eggs, in a blog.

What's this??  The sun!  The sun is shining!  Muted, through the grey-white, but still there.

I'd best go rest.  Too much excitement.

After the rush ...

It was a good Christmas.  The general health of the family is not seriously bad ... the weather was good ... nice presents were exchanged ... and the food was delightful.  The two pairs of mittens and the scarf that I engaged upon to knit were completed ... and tonight I'll start a hat to match the scarf.

Among the presents that I received were three mint-condition copies of the English "Needlewoman and Needlecraft" magazine, c1945.  What an absolute treat!  The embroidery transfers are intact ... and it's fascinating to read how to make slippers, a leather handbag, lots of embroidery and things.  The rationing coupons are mentioned ... and everything is made with regard to economy.  A lovely pattern for an apron uses the best portions of material left from dresses that are worn out.

I also received an e-reader ... and I've fallen in love with it.  It's a Kobo Glo ... and I was given it several days before Christmas, because I was feeling so dejected and did not have anything to read.  I loved the gift so much that I bought one for each of my closest family members.  There are many free books ... and I'm currently re-reading The Count of Monte Cristo, a book that I love.

I hope that this Christmas Season finds you all enjoying the company of loved ones ... and that you feel blessed.

12/12/12

We should do something special, to mark this date, shouldn't we.

Back in the old days, I'd suggest visiting each other's blogs and leaving comments.

oh well.

Been a while ...

It's been a while since I wrote anything here ... and even longer since I wrote anything of note.  Indeed, as I roll my eyes, I wonder if I've ever written anything of note!

Speaking of which, my book, which I had thought was out of print, did a splendid business of sales this past summer.  Much to my surprise, I received a very decent royalty cheque a few weeks ago.  So, miracles never cease.

My mother has not been at all well these last several weeks.  The doctor is, thus far, mystified.  Tests are on-going ... and it's a great worry.  I'm terrified that she is going to fall down our stairs, in the house.  She has significant pain in one leg, accompanied by weakness.  So, when I know that she's going up or down stairs, I stand at the ready, at the bottom of the steps, to catch her. 

Christmas, you say?  Christmas is on the way?  Guess what my preparations, thus far, for the glorious season comprise.  One and a half hand-knit mittens (I'm trying to get two pairs knit) have been made ... and I've purchased a small amount of good cheese to have on hand.  For anyone who remembers anything about me, you know that cheese plays an important role in my life.  Less so since I discovered that I need to eat low-fat cheese most of the time, but old habits are hard to break.

And that's the end of this installment.  I deeply miss the sense of "togetherness" that was felt on Multiply ... but I'm thankful for those who are here. ((group hugs))