Thanksgiving Preparations and Candy Canes

Tis the night before Thanksgiving and we are all stirring--literally!

Some with a spoon and some with a candy cane.

I heard Ina Garten makes many dishes the night before

and then heats them up on Thanksgiving and things are stress free. Imagine!

I am afraid the meat would be a bit dry if I did and the things

that are to be crispy would turn soggy. 

But Ina published a book called Make it Ahead and she knows her stuff.

We are thankful for our family that will gather around the table tomorrow.

For those farther away, we will think of them too. 

Back to the pie crust.

Happy Thanksgiving

Chemotherapy Treatments

I am learning about chemotherapy...

There are many different types

of chemotheraphy treatments.

A combination of medicines that

kill cancer cells. There are

chemotherapy creams, shots,

disks put in during surgery, pills

and infusions or iv's.

Treatments can be continuous or

you can be allowed to rest a few

weeks inbetween treatments. 

Did you know that chemotheraphy

is also used to treat diseases other

than cancer like

rheumatoid arthritis and lupus?

I didn't, but today I found that out.

Rheumatoid arthritis affects over

2 million Americans the majority

being women. 

The Mayo Clinic has 6,000 plus

articles on their website concerning

chemotherapy. Pretty amazing.

Frida Kahlo Sisters Folk Art Painting

Love is easier painted than told unless you are a writer. This painting is titled, "Let's Paint" as Frida wants to paint her sister's portrait... And kitties want their portraits painted too. All kitties love chairs because they know eventually you will want to sit down and they can sit on your lap. They are wise. Their little purring motors get louder when we are around. My own sister and I both love cats.

Original painting for sale on ebay.

Westie Dog's Valentine Day & Pink Roses

How do you celebrate Valentine's Day? Do you dine in or dine out? Roses? Chocolates? Dinner? This little westie family is celebrating it together. That is how traditions are made.

For the colors of this painting I went with pink and green. Classic color combinations. A person can't go wrong with these two colors. They can be soft and romantic or bold and bright depending on how deep or dark you choose the colors to be.