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  •   My Blog: June 2008
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    Suffolk Puffs and Mad Bunnies
    26 June 08

    For those of you who have demanded to know what a Suffolk Puff is, here is the evidence.
    I bought a huge bag of gauzy filmy fabric at the Pink Shop, and the Suffolk Puffs are being made from this.They will be attached to the Kimonos whether the Members of...
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    Luke starts chemo and Marge gets fat
    23 June 08

    Luke started chemo on Friday. Six hours on the drip, and then 14 days of tablets. Then he gets a week off before the next round. He's doing ok - a bit nauseous, but no vomiting, and a strange sensitivity to cold. It's obviously a common side effect as the...
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    Kimonos
    16 June 08

    Life is full of unexpected surprises.
    Opposite us lives a lady called Lucy. She is a Rwandan refugee. She used to be a French teacher, in Rwanda, but now she cares for an elderly lady one day a week and sews gowns at the local hospital on another.
    She used...
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    My four lovely boys
    09 June 08

    So here's a photo of Peter, Pip, Luke and James.
    Luke is the one sporting the catheter bag. Really, men just don't know how to keep up decent standards!
    I made him a very attractive peacock blue bag with a braided strap to conceal it, but he insists on displaying...
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    Getting better
    02 June 08

    So here's the update on Luke.
    He's home, and doing ok. He still has a catheter which is a real bind, but otherwise he's recovering well. He's anaemic because he lost so much blood in the operation, and that's making him very tired.
    the biggest problem is getting enough calories...
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    Will and Joe
    01 June 08

    The cover came this week for my pirate book. I think it is fabulous and wonderful, and that Vian is a genius.
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