Sunday Selections #828

 

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle.  

 

The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Sorry I still haven't succeeded in working out how to do a blog hop. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

 

 I usually run with a theme. Sorry for my recent absence from the blogosphere.  Things went a bit pear shaped (as an aside where does that phrase come from?).

 

I have been in hospital again twice since I last wrote.  A massive infection and then an allergy to an antibiotic (and a sensitivity to another).  I will need both chemotherapy and radiation treatment but that cannot start until the infections have been kicked to the curb.  I have appointments with the respective teams in the next ten days.

 

For the moment I am home again and glad to be here.

 

And it is STILL a beautiful world. 

 

 

I hope you find beauty in your world too.

Sunday Selections #621

 

 

 

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. 

Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 

 

The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

 

As usual I am running with a theme.  In my absence, as well as the Balloon Spectacular, my city held its annual Enlighten Festival. Many of the buildings in our Parliamentary Triangle were illuminated and food and music were also there. I will take you there (probably) next week.

This week I am going to share some inflatable fun from the festival that was installed in a usually dull area of the city. I have no doubt they were lit up at night, but I saw and enjoyed them in the day time - with no crowds.

They had even added (fake) grass to the area, though during the day at least it was fenced off and couldn't be walked on. Signs about the exhibits were also unaccessible. Sigh.

And in other news:  We took Batty back to the vet last week for his first post surgery check up. We got good news and bad. His kneecap is much improved and the tendon appears to be tracking well. However on the night before we took him back he opened the wound and is now on antibiotics. Fingers continue to be crossed. His next check up is in ten days time.

Odie misses him but is bonding strongly with us.  He also seems to like not having to guzzle his food if he wants any (Batty is a very food oriented cat).

I also had medical appointments. Shortly before Christmas my neurologist told me that my MS was active again, that there were new lesions on my brain and the damage was permanent. He prescribed new medication to hopefully stop the progression. When I went back to see him this week the news wasn't great. The MS is still active and he believes it is now in my spinal chord.  Another MRI (which I loathe) to track the extent of the damage and new (heavy duty) medication. Which I cannot start taking until the results of extensive blood tests (8 vials) are back and I have had the MRI. It appears my 'new normal' is yet to be defined.

I hope your weeks are filled with health, and quirky fun.