Audrey Albinger:  

17 August 2015 Another grey day but there is relief in sight We may be blessed with temperatures in the high teens laster this week It's been dreary and cold this winter and I'm one of those who is affected by the lack of sunshine Sometimes it is easier to sit and read rather than get motivated Sometimes I provide my motivation On the other hand maybe I need that grizzly bear chasing me down the road on my pushbike or the koala I saw on FB this morning chasing a woman on her quadbike AND catching her. Mind you she had to stop she was herding the milk cows down the lane towards barn and feedtime! Turns out koala wanted nothing more than a hug with quadbike back wheel. hhhhhh Surprise Surprise Spring! Just around the corner Jonquils waving their heads at me Daffodils dancing Farmers happy bountiful crops expected All is good Perfect weather for scanning photos writing blogs baking bread sourdough ciabatta Winter appetites! Kreepy Krawly new addition li family pooll Bit like a robotic vacuum cleaner teaches itself the shape of pool! How clever is that? Fascinating to watch Obviously....I am easily pleased hhhhhh Espresso time! 5 August 2015 I sit at my desk gazing through the window panes thinking how the weather is such a pain Fifty shades of grey clouds, that is rain rain and more rain Great for the farmers great for the gardeners great for the lawns great for curling up with a book movie cuppa or glass of wine Eleven a.m. and skies grow darker Wind increases I love the fact that I am inside looking at the treadmill :-) I WILL go walking in spite of the weather Four rounds of chemotherapy are now completed Two to go Should the chemo not work for me I'm looking forward to participating in drug trials for new mesothelioma meds and/or being able to use the new drug on the market Keytruda which was designed specifically for melanoma suffered but has been found to benefit mesothelioma cancer patients as well. My plan? To out last the one or two years given me and benefit from the new drugs All prayers are appreciated Interested in following my mesothelioma journey please contact me through Classmates and I will provide you with my website I have a goal visiting Wilton Iowa next year June 2016 before the old High School building is torn down I really want to be part of the reunion being planned for folk that graduated from the old WHS building If any of my WHS classmates are reading this blog I'd love to see you there as well April 2015 More than six months since I've visited my page! Much has happened in those six months The last term of 2014 was taken up with editing the school's annual magazine Once I got my head around what was necessary to publish an acceptable magazine Life became stress free! Actually I loved putting that magazine together I got to know the staff soooo much better Days were filled with laughter concentration focus (not quite the same thing as concentration) and then Chritmas was upon us! The Christmas break was so welcome Early in the new year we hosted the first course of a Progressive Dinner for our congregation My contribution foodwise was pull apart cheesey bread (to die for) roasted jalapeno peppers stuffed with sharp cheese and prosciutto (again...to di...Expand for more