Townswomen’s Guild is proving the
place to go... I keep selling books there. Yep, last week I sold a copy
of my Fiction in Miniature and received two orders for the doggy tales. I’ve
had to have a reprint on Feline Capers so I feel I’m doing well. The TG
Chairman, Margaret, was the one who bought the volume of short stories which
she held up to show the members. She told them they had an author in their
midst and related the info that I had once won a WI National Award in a short
story competition. The applause was thunderous... well maybe not actually thunderous, but there was some
hand clapping which left me a bit swollen headed. One of the nice things is that
they want me to autograph their purchases which affected the emotions more than
the sale.
Emotion has played a big part in my
life recently. Last week Joe and I saw the radiologist at our local hospital.
The news wasn’t what we expected. Medical opinion is that surgery is no longer
on the cards. Apparently the cancer has spilled over to where it shouldn’t go
which means chemotherapy is the only way to control it. Although shocked Joe
showed remarkable philosophical spirit and I am so proud of him. We are
expecting an appointment for chemotherapy to start in just under a two weeks. It
will be carried out at the hospital nearest to home and for that we are truly
grateful since it will help on the travelling front.
So, ‘life as normal’ advises the district nurse, which means we can
still go out to lunch on a Saturday. Last weekend we dined out at a Miller and
Carter restaurant which overlooks the reservoir in Sutton Park. We had a table
with a view of the lake and I watched as twelve men sailed their model yachts.
From where I sat it was quite a spectacle and I did try to capture the scene with
the iphone camera. Not very good but here is the best one.
I know springtime is the normal time
to organise the house, or in my case the cupboards, but I have to do it when the
mood hits me. It certainly hit me last weekend. I have reorganise d, sorted,
packed, stored or rehoused computer stuff, chiffon and woolly scarves, photographs
(of which there were many), stationery and correspondence. And I feel better
for it. Let me see, what else can I organise....
Hope you all have a wonderful week and don't do anything I wouldn't do!
Hope you all have a wonderful week and don't do anything I wouldn't do!
