Happy New Year!

I'm not spinning this week but relaxing in the Turks and Caicos islands, on Pine Cay. Most of my family is here and it's sunny, breezy and very warm for this time of year. I found if I stay at my brothers house, on the deck, I can sit in the sun for hours and not over heat.

Caity turns 22 today! At 6:06 Pine Cay time. We'll have a party for her tonight with cake and presents, etc. The Smith family loves to celebrate any occasion, especially birthdays and will pull out all the stops and go hog wild.

Even gone, I've bought the rights to 3 fleeces, one Wensleydale, and two Blue Faced Leicesters. Am working on a used lightly motorized drum carder. After these purchases, I should be finished all acquisitions for 2014. It's going to be a production year!

I've taken a bunch of pictures, especially of the spectacular sunsets here on the island and the picture in this post is one of them.

Pictures are up from California Trip

PCH headed north to Santa Monica

Well I was feeling better and better but today the weather is about to make a major change and my skin is just crawling. Ugh. The rain should be here any moment. Then the temperature will drop. The tree pollen is high too.

I am still making good progress but it is a roller coaster like I was warned. Some days I am just amazed at how much better I feel and how much more energy I have, then there will be a few days when I wonder what I did to myself because I feel so lousy, again. Overall the graph line is trending upwards, so its all good!

Here is a link to the photos from South and North on the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) from Feb 19, and 20.

California 2001 This is a flash based album so it won't work on iAnything. Sorry.

Quiet but productive week

Not a whole lot happening this week. Lots of flowers blooming since Spring has sprung. The magnolia tree is about finished and the Texas Mt. Laurel with its grape bubble gum smelling flowers is in full bloom. Blue Bonnets are blooming as well. Gorgeous. Louisiana Iris are next with the Indian Hawthorn. Am taking a ton of photos. Most of them are posted on my facebook page.

Gardening in the sun is probably my highlight. Planted out my herb garden with Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.. hmmm sounds like a song, if you are old enough to remember it. :)

Also planted dill, fennel, basil, Russian tarragon, and a few hot peppers. I grow and dry the hot peppers then grind them into powder and use in Mexican food dishes and as a counter irritant in hot tea for sore throats. Along with a little ginger to cool the heat.

Tomorrow I go in for the third cervical injection series but have to admit its not changed a thing so far. My hands are still numb and hurting. I might have better mobility in my neck though. I sure hope the lumbar stuff is more effective. This is a tough way to live.

Exercise wise I have walked consistently day after day for 30 minutes at a time. Seems that is as long as I can go, but my speed is increasing and I cover a few more tenths of miles each week. This is some kind of pokey progress, but it keeps the blood flowing and fluids moving and attitude good. I sleep pretty well now.