A hearty congratulations on your wedding May your wildest dreams be fulfilled May you flourish emotionally May you grow intellectually May the flowers bloom in the garden of your love May the angels sing sweet music in your heart May the powers of the universe shower you with love and kindness Ya Baha’ul’Abha God Bless.
I found myself being really short tempered for a couple of weeks. It seemed to pass once the Neulasta kicked in. Maybe there was a connection? The effects of life on the brain and emotions is staggering. I am not sure if those are the right expressions, but it seems you sometimes have little control [...]
Our friends came over for dinner last Friday night. We brought in food from Riz, always wonderful and tasty. Unfortunately, Daryl who organised the evening came down with stomach flue and could not come. We had a great time. I monopolised Judith all night which was wonderful. My back had started hurting in the afternoon. [...]
Beautiful motorcycle parked in front of a graffiti clad building, Soho, New York.

The final session. 4 people showed up. We had to do 2 paintings. The first: Paint what your holding on to. The first step was to write down what I felt I am holding on to. Not as easy as I thought it would be. Do you just think of the positive things, the negative [...]
I have been sent a couple of poems of late and thought it appropriate to share them with you. The first is courtesy of Daryl Aitken, the second from Doug Miller. Invictus Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my [...]
I am a useless git. I have little worth anymore. I lie around all day, barely able to do anything. I am always tired, sleeping, doing stupid word searches. A load on society to say nothing of my friends and family. I can barely contribute to conversations, in an intelligent way. I certainly cannot do [...]

I am late, so very very late So sorry to be so late Truth be told, the therapy sessions are as interesting as ever but have evolved into very personal disclosures. The group has also dwindled to three people, the two ladies who read this blog and me. The tone of the conversation has changed [...]
This has probably been the most difficult week since my operation. And that is saying plenty. Remember the wagging fingers letting me know in no uncertain terms that I had a major operation. Time heals all, and memories fade, specially memories of things that are hard to comprehend or come to terms with. The first [...]
Barn on farmland outside Toronto will be demolished to make way for single family homes. Very sad