Lovely day

It is so pretty outside. There are many little critters scurrying about, eating the bird food and worms and seemingly preparing for an early spring. Our two white swans are down the road in the pond and the geese and ducks flying over daily. I have the sliding door open with the fresh air filling the house. Nice!! I would go for a walk with the walker but it gets so muddy due to a very wet week. Lots of flooding in the area. When it dries I might be daring. After my infusion I am very tired so I have to get everything done by 2:00 because it is sleepy land after that. I have not been to the barn to brush and love on Bart but very soon !!!! He seems happy in the pasture with the other horses.

Knitting project not going so well. Best of intentions. I'll wait for my friend to assist. Doug got a kick out of watching me pull apart a weeks worth of work. Eeeeks. Better with growing vegetables.

I ordered two new books from Amazon......."War and Peace" and "Anna Karinina". I have read WP but do not remember much. I feel everyone should read at least one Tolstoy. Plus I feel it speaks to our times a bit. I can concentrate better now and need a distraction like this to engage my mind. Also reading about gardening, chickens and eggs....................

I am going to a medical lecture on Wednesday about BHRT. Bio Identical Hormone Replacement has been challenging Dr.'s, women and pharmacists with the question: "Do women in their middle years deserve to have a natural way of controlling loss of hormones while at the same time having a more healthy and peaceful life?" In other words do we need to suffer? Men too. I know men who have lost testosterone and they need their hormones to abate cancer and to help with aging in a healthy way. I think we loose hormones faster in our new world of unhealthy food and environment. It should be an interesting talk. DHEA is now being used for lupus patients as well.

We are also having our Butterfly Walk meeting at UM next week to begin planning and also to discuss another educational event planned for May. I have four Dr.'s appointments in next two weeks to look forward to and will probably need a new PICC line placed in a week. I seem to be bleeding and you can only have them in for a month. I will be on antibiotics till end of April at least. As long as it is out and I am done by the time the water is warm.

My friend-auntie Mary is coming to stay for a bit while Doug is gone. She arrives Thursday. We have plans to cook and I will have her help me start my pepper and tomato seedlings for the garden. She will have plenty of veggies mid summer too as we always grow enough to share. She is an avid gardener. Her cottage on the island is filled with shade plants and really has filled out this past year. I remember she also used to work at the botanical gardens years ago. So we will have fun. Sad for Doug to have to go south but that is what it takes in todays economy. he has always worked on the road but I usually go with part time, so this will be different.It is only a couple months. No biggy. I can not imagine what the troops must experience. On that note I am tired. By By.