This is Dr C and Wildcat:

The Emerald Thread has been self-published by Bearkin Books. Copies are available here from Lulu.com.  The proceeds go to support Doctors Without Borders.

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DrC/W

Hi, everyone,

This is bluestalking, posting on behalf of Philia and her family.

Philia passed away on Tuesday morning (the first day of spring). She was not in pain, it happened in her sleep, and she was in the company of her family.

Thank you to everyone who has posted about her or commented on Sounis already. Her family has access to the comments there, and ( Read more... )

I keep wanting to write a big post but keep feeling not quite up to it ( Read more... )

Hey all ( Read more... )

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The world conspires against me.  I actually had a week off medical appointments last week, and I think I spent most of it in disbelief.  Hoping that hospital visits will wind down now.  But no.  I had to go in on Monday, when they told me my liver values were up again and I needed another scan on Friday, and another appointment next Monday.  Oh, ( Read more... )

This year Dr. C and my mother consulted on the Sondheim so I only got one of those (sorry, Jade).  However, they neglected to discuss the Tim Wynne-Jones, so I have two spanking-new copies of Blink and Caution.  Well, one is more spanking new, since I'm reading the other and dragging it to the hospital.  Who wants it????  Let me know.

The beginning of this will look familiar...

( Who makes those desserts, anyway? )

Figgy, trying to play soccer with an onion.

So first, thank you, Emma!!  You are so thoughtful.  Only question is, what the heck do you do with sea parsley?  I am way intrigued but not sure what it would go with/on.

I have lovely friends.  Last night went to a Messiah sing with bluestalking and met other lovely peeps of my acquaintance there, and we sang  most enjoyably.  Also I think I basically ( Read more... )