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My wife and I are off to the county town of Dorset, a place called Dorchester. If you have read Thomas Hardy you will know that Dorchester is the inspiration for Hardy's book: "The Mayor of Casterbridge."

What are we doing in Dorchester? Visiting a milliner. My wife is to be measured up for a hat. She wants a particular hat to go with the outfit that she's making. Quite fortuitously, the milliner said that she can repair a hat of mine, so two birds, one stone.
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Read all of Thomas Hardy's books long time ago. Must get to the library and start on them again. Forgotten most but I do remember The Mayor of Casterbridge probably because of his horrible deed in selling off his wife and baby.
 

Just working on my to-do list. Had chemo fatigue the last 3 days, so I didn't get much done. Had to modify my list by adding fatigue days, because I literally got next to nothing done. Feeling better today and I hope it lasts. At least I got some reading in -- my list includes things to do for myself, so I must read 1 nonfiction book and 3 fiction books a week. I had doing a craft and learning to draw on the list, but I put that in another week. I'm not particularly crafty but I bought a card making kit and figured that would do for now.

Our Australian guest is a really nice guy and helps out a lot. I have make sure he doesn't do too much - he's a guest, after all, and doesn't have to earn his keep. He and my daughter get along very well, no problems at all. She is taking full advantage of him doing chores, so this idyllic phase may not last very long. He is totally besotted with her. She is talking about moving to Australia in a year. She is usually all talk, no action, about moving to another state, but I'm not sure about this time. He will be here about six more weeks. He is trying to (gently) teach the dog not to bark. So far, not working, but no harm to dog, so he can carry on. The dog adores him. Daughter said she would take the dog with her when she moves, but there is no way. That dog is legally mine and he's not going on a long plane trip and then be quarantined in Melbourne while she is living in Sydney.

I am nearly done watching Chicago Med. After that, I'll go back to Grace & Frankie; I am way behind on that series. This is fun.

I am having a hard time eating. No appetite and foods I like, I feel revulsion for. So I'm forcing myself to eat three times a day. It's on my list! This is so annoying.This is just a chemo side effect that comes and goes. I wish it would stay gone, and it will, eventually. Today, I'm going to eat a bag of frozen broccoli and cauliflower, maybe a bowl of cereal (if we have something besides oat milk, maybe a hotdog, and an apple. Sounds so unhealthy. Well, at least the hot dog is. There is no meat I currently like, except for hotdogs. When I was undergoing chemo, the doc said not to eat foods I really like because I may develop a revulsion for them. I thought she was nuts, but now I don't. I don't have to eat foods I used to like to know I don't want them. It is so strange.

Meanwhile, the dog sleeps with me every night, which is nice because then he sleeps late (sometimes until noon) and the Aussie man doesn't have to get up too early to take him out. He volunteers. I am not supposed to go outside when temps are below freezing, so I'm in the catbird seat. This edict is from my cardiologist. Can't shovel snow, either. So there are some bright sides to having a cardiologist. A lot of them, actually.
 
What am i doing today .........same thing i've done all week......shovel snow.....really starting to get crusty about this snow thing......will have to get my driveway cleared again.....they were just here beginning of the week.......sigh.

On a happier note.....i have a birthday girl in the house today.
My corgi, Micki......is 10 years old today.....extra treats are in order.
 
WheatenLover said:
Just working on my to-do list. Had chemo fatigue the last 3 days, so I didn't get much done. Had to modify my list by adding fatigue days, because I literally got next to nothing done. Feeling better today and I hope it lasts. At least I got some reading in -- my list includes things to do for myself, so I must read 1 nonfiction book and 3 fiction books a week. I had doing a craft and learning to draw on the list, but I put that in another week. I'm not particularly crafty but I bought a card making kit and figured that would do for now.

Our Australian guest is a really nice guy and helps out a lot. I have make sure he doesn't do too much - he's a guest, after all, and doesn't have to earn his keep. He and my daughter get along very well, no problems at all. She is taking full advantage of him doing chores, so this idyllic phase may not last very long. He is totally besotted with her. She is talking about moving to Australia in a year. She is usually all talk, no action, about moving to another state, but I'm not sure about this time. He will be here about six more weeks. He is trying to (gently) teach the dog not to bark. So far, not working, but no harm to dog, so he can carry on. The dog adores him. Daughter said she would take the dog with her when she moves, but there is no way. That dog is legally mine and he's not going on a long plane trip and then be quarantined in Melbourne while she is living in Sydney.

I am nearly done watching Chicago Med. After that, I'll go back to Grace & Frankie; I am way behind on that series. This is fun.

I am having a hard time eating. No appetite and foods I like, I feel revulsion for. So I'm forcing myself to eat three times a day. It's on my list! This is so annoying.This is just a chemo side effect that comes and goes. I wish it would stay gone, and it will, eventually. Today, I'm going to eat a bag of frozen broccoli and cauliflower, maybe a bowl of cereal (if we have something besides oat milk, maybe a hotdog, and an apple. Sounds so unhealthy. Well, at least the hot dog is. There is no meat I currently like, except for hotdogs. When I was undergoing chemo, the doc said not to eat foods I really like because I may develop a revulsion for them. I thought she was nuts, but now I don't. I don't have to eat foods I used to like to know I don't want them. It is so strange.

Meanwhile, the dog sleeps with me every night, which is nice because then he sleeps late (sometimes until noon) and the Aussie man doesn't have to get up too early to take him out. He volunteers. I am not supposed to go outside when temps are below freezing, so I'm in the catbird seat. This edict is from my cardiologist. Can't shovel snow, either. So there are some bright sides to having a cardiologist. A lot of them, actually.
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I LOVE hot dogs. Just saying 😂

I am sorry you cannot eat. My daughter is having this problem as well, for a different reason so I understand it is terrible and worrisome. But as a former obese now overweight person, I wish I did not feel like eating; but I always feel like eating. 🤦🏻‍♀️
 
WheatenLover said:
Just working on my to-do list. Had chemo fatigue the last 3 days, so I didn't get much done. Had to modify my list by adding fatigue days, because I literally got next to nothing done. Feeling better today and I hope it lasts. At least I got some reading in -- my list includes things to do for myself, so I must read 1 nonfiction book and 3 fiction books a week. I had doing a craft and learning to draw on the list, but I put that in another week. I'm not particularly crafty but I bought a card making kit and figured that would do for now.

Our Australian guest is a really nice guy and helps out a lot. I have make sure he doesn't do too much - he's a guest, after all, and doesn't have to earn his keep. He and my daughter get along very well, no problems at all. She is taking full advantage of him doing chores, so this idyllic phase may not last very long. He is totally besotted with her. She is talking about moving to Australia in a year. She is usually all talk, no action, about moving to another state, but I'm not sure about this time. He will be here about six more weeks. He is trying to (gently) teach the dog not to bark. So far, not working, but no harm to dog, so he can carry on. The dog adores him. Daughter said she would take the dog with her when she moves, but there is no way. That dog is legally mine and he's not going on a long plane trip and then be quarantined in Melbourne while she is living in Sydney.

I am nearly done watching Chicago Med. After that, I'll go back to Grace & Frankie; I am way behind on that series. This is fun.

I am having a hard time eating. No appetite and foods I like, I feel revulsion for. So I'm forcing myself to eat three times a day. It's on my list! This is so annoying.This is just a chemo side effect that comes and goes. I wish it would stay gone, and it will, eventually. Today, I'm going to eat a bag of frozen broccoli and cauliflower, maybe a bowl of cereal (if we have something besides oat milk, maybe a hotdog, and an apple. Sounds so unhealthy. Well, at least the hot dog is. There is no meat I currently like, except for hotdogs. When I was undergoing chemo, the doc said not to eat foods I really like because I may develop a revulsion for them. I thought she was nuts, but now I don't. I don't have to eat foods I used to like to know I don't want them. It is so strange.

Meanwhile, the dog sleeps with me every night, which is nice because then he sleeps late (sometimes until noon) and the Aussie man doesn't have to get up too early to take him out. He volunteers. I am not supposed to go outside when temps are below freezing, so I'm in the catbird seat. This edict is from my cardiologist. Can't shovel snow, either. So there are some bright sides to having a cardiologist. A lot of them, actually.
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Wheatenlover......I love you for your strength......what you're going through is not a fair part of life. i'm not sure if i could be that strong.
Please take care and focus on getting well.
Sounds like you have good support......i hope that continues.
 
I knew it was going to be a tad 'nippy'outside when I went on my early morning walk around 6:45.I wore long underwear, my winter boots, with yellow reflector vest. Yes, it was cold 12,but no wind it was refreshing .Most of the sidewalks were shoveled which helped,a few weren't so I had to walk in the street very close to the curbs,I only saw 5 cars
The rest of my day go for mid morning walk, the sun is out temps in the mid 20's ,read local paper,my book,tonight 'channel surf' to find something to watch on TV
 
WheatenLover said:
Just working on my to-do list. Had chemo fatigue the last 3 days, so I didn't get much done. Had to modify my list by adding fatigue days, because I literally got next to nothing done. Feeling better today and I hope it lasts. At least I got some reading in -- my list includes things to do for myself, so I must read 1 nonfiction book and 3 fiction books a week. I had doing a craft and learning to draw on the list, but I put that in another week. I'm not particularly crafty but I bought a card making kit and figured that would do for now.

Our Australian guest is a really nice guy and helps out a lot. I have make sure he doesn't do too much - he's a guest, after all, and doesn't have to earn his keep. He and my daughter get along very well, no problems at all. She is taking full advantage of him doing chores, so this idyllic phase may not last very long. He is totally besotted with her. She is talking about moving to Australia in a year. She is usually all talk, no action, about moving to another state, but I'm not sure about this time. He will be here about six more weeks. He is trying to (gently) teach the dog not to bark. So far, not working, but no harm to dog, so he can carry on. The dog adores him. Daughter said she would take the dog with her when she moves, but there is no way. That dog is legally mine and he's not going on a long plane trip and then be quarantined in Melbourne while she is living in Sydney.

I am nearly done watching Chicago Med. After that, I'll go back to Grace & Frankie; I am way behind on that series. This is fun.

I am having a hard time eating. No appetite and foods I like, I feel revulsion for. So I'm forcing myself to eat three times a day. It's on my list! This is so annoying.This is just a chemo side effect that comes and goes. I wish it would stay gone, and it will, eventually. Today, I'm going to eat a bag of frozen broccoli and cauliflower, maybe a bowl of cereal (if we have something besides oat milk, maybe a hotdog, and an apple. Sounds so unhealthy. Well, at least the hot dog is. There is no meat I currently like, except for hotdogs. When I was undergoing chemo, the doc said not to eat foods I really like because I may develop a revulsion for them. I thought she was nuts, but now I don't. I don't have to eat foods I used to like to know I don't want them. It is so strange.

Meanwhile, the dog sleeps with me every night, which is nice because then he sleeps late (sometimes until noon) and the Aussie man doesn't have to get up too early to take him out. He volunteers. I am not supposed to go outside when temps are below freezing, so I'm in the catbird seat. This edict is from my cardiologist. Can't shovel snow, either. So there are some bright sides to having a cardiologist. A lot of them, actually.
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Thank you for the wonderful, long update! I had been wondering about how you have been doing, and was very glad to read all of it, today.

I am glad the visitor is very good. That would have made your house a miserable place, if he hadn't turned out to be that way.
I like the resourceful ways you are taking care and coping with your challenges. Thank you for sharing those good ideas.:love:
 
moviequeen1 said:
I knew it was going to be a tad 'nippy'outside when I went on my early morning walk around 6:45.I wore long underwear, my winter boots, with yellow reflector vest. Yes, it was cold 12,but no wind it was refreshing .Most of the sidewalks were shoveled which helped,a few weren't so I had to walk in the street very close to the curbs
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Very smart of you, to take time and care to dress warm, (and whatever is best for the different weather and conditions, each day) and to take those precautions, while you take your walks.
Like @Jules , I too, agree that it's very good to wear the reflector vest. People make so many errors when they drive, and you are well worth it, Sue. :love:
 
hollydolly said:
isn't it raining in Bristol today ?....

Absolutely falling down here again... I have never in all my life seen so much rain here in the south as we've had this last month
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Enjoyed my day of freedom in Bristol....enormous crowd,no masks,no social distancing,good food,good beer and great rugby by Gloucester-Hartpury,completely outplaying Bristol.
Thoroughly enjoyed it ...but now I have a dilemma.
Do I go to Dings again for their match with Guernsey or go to the Alpas arena in Gloucester for more Gloucester-Hartpury?
Decisions..Decisions
and it stopped raining before kick off...
 
WheatenLover said:
Just working on my to-do list. Had chemo fatigue the last 3 days, so I didn't get much done. Had to modify my list by adding fatigue days, because I literally got next to nothing done. Feeling better today and I hope it lasts. At least I got some reading in -- my list includes things to do for myself, so I must read 1 nonfiction book and 3 fiction books a week. I had doing a craft and learning to draw on the list, but I put that in another week. I'm not particularly crafty but I bought a card making kit and figured that would do for now.

Our Australian guest is a really nice guy and helps out a lot. I have make sure he doesn't do too much - he's a guest, after all, and doesn't have to earn his keep. He and my daughter get along very well, no problems at all. She is taking full advantage of him doing chores, so this idyllic phase may not last very long. He is totally besotted with her. She is talking about moving to Australia in a year. She is usually all talk, no action, about moving to another state, but I'm not sure about this time. He will be here about six more weeks. He is trying to (gently) teach the dog not to bark. So far, not working, but no harm to dog, so he can carry on. The dog adores him. Daughter said she would take the dog with her when she moves, but there is no way. That dog is legally mine and he's not going on a long plane trip and then be quarantined in Melbourne while she is living in Sydney.

I am nearly done watching Chicago Med. After that, I'll go back to Grace & Frankie; I am way behind on that series. This is fun.

I am having a hard time eating. No appetite and foods I like, I feel revulsion for. So I'm forcing myself to eat three times a day. It's on my list! This is so annoying.This is just a chemo side effect that comes and goes. I wish it would stay gone, and it will, eventually. Today, I'm going to eat a bag of frozen broccoli and cauliflower, maybe a bowl of cereal (if we have something besides oat milk, maybe a hotdog, and an apple. Sounds so unhealthy. Well, at least the hot dog is. There is no meat I currently like, except for hotdogs. When I was undergoing chemo, the doc said not to eat foods I really like because I may develop a revulsion for them. I thought she was nuts, but now I don't. I don't have to eat foods I used to like to know I don't want them. It is so strange.

Meanwhile, the dog sleeps with me every night, which is nice because then he sleeps late (sometimes until noon) and the Aussie man doesn't have to get up too early to take him out. He volunteers. I am not supposed to go outside when temps are below freezing, so I'm in the catbird seat. This edict is from my cardiologist. Can't shovel snow, either. So there are some bright sides to having a cardiologist. A lot of them, actually.
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I am trying to put myself in your shoes before saying something stupid like how wonderful it would be if I lost my appetite and finally lost about 20 extra pounds. I took two naps yesterday and still went to bed early and according to my medical provider, there is nothing wrong with me. I can't read a book in 3 weeks, so I think you are doing a super job of reading.

If I had a house with extra bedrooms I would like to have a foreign student visit. I don't think I will ever get far away from where I live and speaking with people from other countries is the closest I can come to getting away from home. I love our differences as much as a field full of different wildflowers.
 
Jules said:
Good for you. I wear a yellow one too when it’s even a bit dark. Crossing at intersections, even those that are marked, can be a challenge.
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As a driver, I wish everyone would wear a reflective vest. When I leave for the pool in the morning it is still dark and I hate passing something I didn't see who is walking on the side of the road in dark clothing. Or the bicyclist without lights and in dark clothing. And neighborhoods with children but no sidewalks just should not exist!
 
Vida May said:
You sew clothing? Where does your fabric come from? I used to sew but the cost of patterns and fabric has gone too high for my pocketbook.

The only sewing I have done lately is masks. That was a crisis in the beginning because there was no bias tape or elastic in the stores! The selection of fabric was terrible. I made some masks using string and some I used shoelaces. I never dreamed we would ever have empty shelves. That was such a shock.

I bet Lily Tomlin could make all that seem funny.
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No, I don't personally sew and never have. For many years I worked for large apparel manufacturers that sold to department store chains and "mom & pop" shops. Later on I worked for own small family business. We had a cutting and sewing factory, then just cutting (we contracted out the sewing) and when semi-retiring we closed our cutting room and warehouse.

Fabric is and was sourced across the globe. Same with trim. That's why the supply chain is such a mess. For most items, home sewers can't create garments for the same price as the identical item ready-made, even eliminating the value of personal labor from consideration.

Yes, 1/4" and 3/8" elastic became scarce starting in March 2020 but has settled back down now that homemade masks are out of demand.

The great irony of my career is that I've never cared much about what I wore. Not as a kid, not as a teen and not as an adult. My wardrobe has always been remarkably redundant and not necessarily au courant.

I stumbled on a job in that field while in my early twenties and stayed with it, mostly because it was one of the very few industries where salaries and promotions were based on merit, not gender. At least in the 70s and 80s most apparel companies were owned by Jewish men/families who were used to powerful women and didn't discriminate against them. They didn't flinch when higher level female employees told them off if they suggested we go get coffee or type something up for them. Ditto when they tried to get into our pants.

I didn't care about the garments, per se. My love was projecting sales, managing purchasing and the other mathematics. We could have been manufacturing gardening tools for all I cared...
 
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StarSong said:
No, I don't personally sew and never have. For many years I worked for large apparel manufacturers that sold to department store chains and "mom & pop" shops. Later on I worked for own small family business. We had a cutting and sewing factory, then just cutting (we contracted out the sewing) and when semi-retiring we closed our cutting room and warehouse.

Fabric is and was sourced across the globe. Same with trim. That's why the supply chain is such a mess. For most items, home sewers can't create garments for the same price as the identical item ready-made, even eliminating the value of personal labor from consideration.

Yes, 1/4" and 3/8" elastic became scarce starting in March 2020 but has settled back down now that homemade masks are out of demand.

The great irony of my career is that I've never cared much about what I wore. Not as a kid, not as a teen and not as an adult. My wardrobe has always been remarkably redundant and not necessarily au courant.

I stumbled on a job in that field while in my early twenties and stayed with it, mostly because it was one of the very few industries where salaries and promotions were based on merit, not gender. At least in the 70s and 80s most apparel companies were owned by Jewish men/families who were used to powerful women and didn't discriminate against them. They didn't flinch when higher level female employees told them off if they suggested we go get coffee or type something up for them. Ditto when they tried to get into our pants.

I didn't care about the garments, per se. My love was projecting sales, managing purchasing and the other mathematics. We could have been manufacturing gardening tools for all I cared...
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Thank you for all that information. We were the world's supply of cotton before the civil war. At about that time, Britain began getting its cotton out of India, so it did not support the south in the civil war, something the south was really counting on.

I think the US developed polyester fabrics.

I know darn well the US had a huge textile industry. Now everything comes from somewhere else, and buying already made clothes for less than we can make them, is just wrong.

I am nostalgic for the days when the woman was all industries rolled into one. We could make everything the family needed with our own hands. Today we are so dependent on others we could fall faster than Rome. And I don't get to parade around like a queen because of being valued for my domestic skills.

As for fashion. All I care about is being comfortable and having clothes easy to get on and off. But I like your explanation "projecting sales, managing purchasing and the other mathematics" even better.
 
moviequeen1 said:
I knew it was going to be a tad 'nippy'outside when I went on my early morning walk around 6:45.I wore long underwear, my winter boots, with yellow reflector vest. Yes, it was cold 12,but no wind it was refreshing .Most of the sidewalks were shoveled which helped,a few weren't so I had to walk in the street very close to the curbs,I only saw 5 cars
The rest of my day go for mid morning walk, the sun is out temps in the mid 20's ,read local paper,my book,tonight 'channel surf' to find something to watch on TV
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an update, I did go out for mid morning walk around the block,, a beautiful/.sunny day here temps in low 20's with no wind Sue
 
StarSong said:
No, I don't personally sew and never have. For many years I worked for large apparel manufacturers that sold to department store chains and "mom & pop" shops. Later on I worked for own small family business. We had a cutting and sewing factory, then just cutting (we contracted out the sewing) and when semi-retiring we closed our cutting room and warehouse.

Fabric is and was sourced across the globe. Same with trim. That's why the supply chain is such a mess. For most items, home sewers can't create garments for the same price as the identical item ready-made, even eliminating the value of personal labor from consideration.

Yes, 1/4" and 3/8" elastic became scarce starting in March 2020 but has settled back down now that homemade masks are out of demand.

The great irony of my career is that I've never cared much about what I wore. Not as a kid, not as a teen and not as an adult. My wardrobe has always been remarkably redundant and not necessarily au courant.

I stumbled on a job in that field while in my early twenties and stayed with it, mostly because it was one of the very few industries where salaries and promotions were based on merit, not gender. At least in the 70s and 80s most apparel companies were owned by Jewish men/families who were used to powerful women and didn't discriminate against them. They didn't flinch when higher level female employees told them off if they suggested we go get coffee or type something up for them. Ditto when they tried to get into our pants.

I didn't care about the garments, per se. My love was projecting sales, managing purchasing and the other mathematics. We could have been manufacturing gardening tools for all I cared...
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I so disagree with your fifth paragraph. Maybe we are different generation. I worked in an insurance office in Los Angeles on Wilshire Blvd. My friend worked in the garment district. She got paid by the finished piece. I don’t know who owned the company, let alone what religion they were. If she had ever opened her mouth, to a supervisor, she would have been fired.

If I ever opened my mouth to a supervisor I would have been fired.

Jewish woman, of the day during these years, were subservient to the men. Not to mention how close to the horrors of WWII we still were. Not to mention how many survivors were still alive and in the Jewish community. Were the woman strong, yes, powerful in their family, yes. As they had to deal with the horrors of the past, the memories, the deaths, life was still hard. But they deferred to the men.

A Jewish man, in the 1960’s/1970’s-trying to get into your pants? No way. You maybe need to clarify that statement cause NO WAY it was a Jewish man; let alone men. I had a friend who worked at the insurance company. She was Jewish. I was invited and stayed over at her house. The Jewish community was in a separate part of town.

I think you may have remembered wrong, or I read it wrong, or whatever. But a Jewish man, in those years. Nope, not believable to me.
 
Vida May said:
Tell your Mom I like her. Did she always prefer to do the dishes? In a high school class, I always got stuck doing the dishes and I didn't learn anything. When I was married and excepted to cook, it was a challenge. :ROFLMAO: I heard putting soda in the beans would reduce the gas. I put in too much and every bean tasted like a spoon full of baking soda! :sick:
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Well, I give you credit for using baking soda....instead of soda pop! 😁
 

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