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In spinnng, sometimes a yarn is said to have a halo. It happens when there are tiny fibres that aren’t fully spun in which create an almost invisible extra width to the strand od spun and plied yarn. While it’s barely visible, it makes a difference when you knit with it because it adds a…
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Today I looked out the window and saw the peach tree has started blooming. It’s a bit hard to see in the photo so I got a close up. Sarah wanted to share some photos of the peach blossoms of the trees my great-grandfather cultivated but the comments section won’t allow attachments so here they…
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Our established plum tree is the first of the deciduous fruit trees to get started and it’s in full bloom. This tree didn’t fruit particularly well last year but it’s had a trim and it’s getting more light than it’s had in years thanks to the neighbours thinning the trees on their border. It’ll be…
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I heard from the oncologist this afternoon, following yesterday’s expert meeting where my case was discussed. Long story short, they think the growth in the lymph nodes is more likely a sign of the cancer than not. They can’t be 100% sure, but that’s their opinion. It’s weird for this particular cancer to be in…
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Yesterday we were under an orange heavy rain warning, and it was certainly wet. This morning, though, the westerly winds have mostly blown the clouds away. I’m not sure it comes through on the video, but the wind is creating white caps on the waves heading out of the harbour even as the tide comes…
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I’ve just had the phone call I was waiting for… and still basically have no news. While my case was on the agenda for yesterday it seems that the cases before mine took longer than expected to deal with so they didn’t get to me, so we’re waiting for next Wednesday now. Another learning for…
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Quick post to say I’ve heard nothing so I guess I’ll hear tomorrow.
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Today we had the check in with the doctor after the midway chemo scan. The good news is that there’s still no sign of anything going on in my organs, which is important. But there is growth in some lymph nodes and since the cancer was in some lymph nodes earlier this is a sign…
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The sun has caught this amazing cloud in the distance and I felt like sharing. It looks like the cloud got caught on the mountain peak and got stretched by the wind. Doesn’t lookso impressive in my photo but hopefully you can see what I mean
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The weather has been rather changeable, recently. It’s desperately trying to be spring, weeks too early, but it’s not quite there. A week ago we had the coldest day. There was apparently snow on the ranges. We couldn’t see that from here but we did get a hard frost. Then this week we had a…
