The 15th & 16th; Happy 10 year anniversary to me!
The 15th of August. Quiet day in the Cartwright household - I'm on my own because Mommy and Daddy took Grandma up north to see Aunty Audrey, so it's been a day of carbs, crochet and crime drama. Well, only a little bit of crime drama but I enjoyed the alliteration.
This morning I did a blog post and watched the last three episodes of Glow. I finished off the little teddy, but because the wool is mainly pink, it looks more like a pig than a bear.
I sorted myself out some lunch, and had got engrossed in trying to de-pig the bear when the doorbell rang. I had a chap coming to view Betty and had completely lost track of time. I let him in and took him to see her - very much your average viewing, as she is an excellent kitty and showed herself off to the best of her ability. They've had a cat for twenty years so I know they can look after one. Just got to confirm, but I'm pretty sure we've found Betty a home!
Since then, I have been trying to write a blog post for tomorrow. It will be ten years to the day since I was diagnosed with leukaemia, since this all started. What a decade it has been.
The 16th of August.
Happy 10 year anniversary to me!
It has been a lovely day. I had a good sleep, woke up at an acceptable time, and had my breakfast and coffee while I put together a blog post about the day. I put my new charm on my Pandora bracelet, which I think we can now say is full. Convenient - ten years is a nice round time to stop.
I wanted to make cinnamon buns, so when Mommy got back from Grandma's, I printed out a recipe I'd found to make them in 45 minutes and we gave it a go! To be fair, Mommy did most of the work, and I did the easy bits, like sprinkling the cinnamon sugar all over the dough. When they came out of the oven, I poured the icing over the top, and let them cool while we ate our lunch. We tore them apart for pudding and have to say, they have been a success!
This afternoon, I went to Black Sheep to get my hair dyed. I had taken inspiration from Love Symbol #2, the colour Pantone released to honour Prince, and mixed it with a dark teal. I have unintentionally matched my glasses and sunglasses. No bleach today, so it didn't take very long, so there was time to come home and get changed before going out for dinner.
We went to Water's at Resorts World, because we've known Andy for a long time and know he doesn't do weird food. I ordered a peach and passionfruit bellini, and set about perusing the menu. I decided to go for a saffron risotto with chorizo and deep-fried squid to start, and a marinated duck breast with spring onions, creamed potato and pak choi to follow. While we waited, we were given tiny tomato soups as an amuse bouche which was delicious. I love bonus food. My risotto was really good, although quite filling, so I had to leave more than I would have liked because I had more food to fit in. I was very glad I did, because my duck was excellent, soft and pink, and I'd been worried that it might have been spicy but I had no trouble. At this point, I had to stop - there was no more room in my belly. I think if we go back I'll skip the starter and have a dessert instead because Mommy and Daddy were both delighted with theirs.
I'm very tired and very full and very grateful to be alive.
