CM, ensconced is a real word, and it means: Establish or settle (esp. oneself) in a place for reasons of safety, security, or comfort. The original meaning is defensive earthworks.
So being ensconced in the bucket of sand is just the right word, I should think. I think we can all do with some ensconcing in safety, security AND comfort.
My car is nearly 15 years old–I’m not sure it’s going to get through another MOT–and I can’t help but notice that it gets a lot untidier when my husband and son borrow it. My son tends to get it covered in mud as well, from driving onto muddy fields being used as camping sites. I haven’t had it for all the 15 years but long enough that there will be a definite pang when it has to go. It’s a little Micra, which is ideal for someone who has to park on a really crowded street, working in an area with a fair bit of car crime–the local lads don’t give it a second look.
So if you’re wondering how that muddy little car ever managed to get through the woods and who would turn up at the JM in it, now you know. It’s pretty much the opposite of my sister’s car in my avatar photo.
Had one of those nights: I was very tired, so I turned off the computer and went to bed early, then had trouble dropping off, then OH started snoring. Sigh. I finally retreated to DD’s bed to read for a while, but still couldn’t sleep for a long time, despite feeling sleepy. Crazy. If I’d known, I’d have joined you in the JM, MG. (Does that sound like a line from Reggie Perrin?)
Wandy, i apologise now for what im about to type. cant help myself. (clears throat). «ok, so plum sauce and pancakes are off due to duck type, but least we can have a nice orange sauce and bombay duck.» (mandarin and indian runner - gettit?). sorry, not even a good joke . think i need to find a local branch of ‘Crap Jokes Anonymous’. i think of a joke, register it’s crap, try to forget it but it keeps popping back up in my head and i cant keep it in. sorry.
going to stick my head back in my tent now and wont emerge until all duck jokes are under control.
Nothing wrong with duck jokes, other than reminding me of them, and then me fighting myself not to post them. I never was any good at telling jokes, I’m just as bad at typing them, they just don’t come out funny, even though I’m rolling on the floor.
Esconced with a second C, yup, that’s what the problem was. Lazy me, couldn’t be bothered to look it up even though I knew it didn’t LOOK right.
Oh dear, can’t help myself.
A duck walks into a pub.
“Got a pint of milk?” says the duck.
“No,” says the landlord, “this is a pub.”
“Oh,” replies the duck, who turns on his webbed foot and walks out.
The next day the same duck walks into the same pub.
“Got a pint of milk?” says the duck.
“No,” says the landlord, “I told you yesterday, this is a pub.”
“Oh,” replies the duck, who turns on his webbed foot and again walks out.
The following day the same duck walks into the same pub.
“Got a pint of milk?” says the duck.
“No,” says the landlord, “Like I told you yesterday, this is a pub, and we don’t sell pints of milk. If you keep pestering me like this I’ll nail your stupid webbed foot to the floor!”
“Oh,” replies the duck. “Got any nails?”
“No,” replies the puzzled landlord.
"“Ok,” says the duck. “Got a pint of milk?”
Hi All,
Sorry Donna, that life seems to be crumbling around your ears at the moment. Troy, you seem to have been unusually down as well. We’ll, done to CM though. What does the job involve? SB, glad you have made a car decision. Is it a soft top? Mind your scarves - who was that famous dancer who was killed in a convertible, when her scarf caught? Isadora Duncan? I have followed your lead, and bought a couple of long scarves (not cars), and have learnt how to tie them securely. My 6 year old has also had endless fun, fashioning styles. It beats the time she covered my newly bald head with stick on jewels I suppose, although, that was rather stunning!
Had herceptin yesterday, and rads in afternoon. Also saw onc. Busy day. The results from my MUGA on Friday, show that my heart function has dropped a bit, but he said he will just keep an eye on me. Not sure how much to be worried really.
MG, still no real side-effects from the Tamoxifen. Do you think it is just too early to tell, or that we are just going to have it easy?? I must have started, almost to the day, when you did. Fingers crossed. And legs, but that is another thread!!
Tracey
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Apologies, CM, but I teach English as a Second Language and adult literacy, so I spend a lot of time teaching people how to spell. It’s eNsconced.
Right. A song from my mother’s youth:
Be kind to your web-footed friends,
for a duck may be somebody’s mother.
Be kind to your friends from the swamp,
where the weather is very, very damp. [pronounced domp]
Now you may think that this is the end,
well it is.
[Sung to the tune of Stars and Stripes Forever]
Off to see the Onc and to have blood tests in a few minutes. Not feeling my best today, but I really want to get things over with. And to find out when I can have the PICC line out.
So… What did i forget to do before bed!!! MOVICOL… Just downed a quick one now with my breakfast. Right then, I’m armed and ready, flamethrower charged, just kicking NE out of the way as I pass… FEC 5 i’ m coming to get you, and don’t even think about messing with me this time…
Enjoy the beautiful weather. Xxxxxxxxx
Hahahaha!!!Even the the ducklings are laughing!! Great jokes everyone, loved yours CM, not so sure about yours Scaco!! More babies coming this morning,…Phew… this is a really protracted labour!! But just think how lovely they will all look on the woodland pond outside the JM…JUST AS LONG AS NO ONE TRIES TO EAT THEM!!!
Good luck SaraBeara, hope you’ve got BringitonFairy with you today!
And Cheryl, keep your strength up, sorry you’re not feeling your best, and maybe you’ll be able to get your line out soon…
TSR, you had a busy day y’day, didn’t you. Soemtimes yo feel you should just live at the hospital don’t you?! Hope you can take it a bit easier today and try not to worry about your test results too much.
MG, promise I’ll hang around a bit later to have a bit of a jingle in the JM tonite. am still trying to get over the shame of my table dancing last week!!
CM, when do you start your new job? How on earth are you going to juggle employment with life here?? It’s hard to give up isn’t it?I don’t think I could manage it! Not to self: - I must sort out my addictive personality one of these days!!
Troy, glad you’re in better form.
Have a great day everyone, including those not mentioned in dispatches…Off to the labour ward and to do some gardening. Glorious day here in la belle France!
Good luck SB and all others that have appointments today . I’ve just realised I’m in a place not been for a while, cos we are having a few days away( booked before bc) I’ve had my next fec delayed by a week, so I’ve got 2 good weeks and no appointment at hospital either. Whooo don’t think that has happened since I was diagnosed. Off to have lunch with girlfriend won’t have duck Wanda, and hit all the charity shops for tent sized clothes, but the sun is shining. What ever the rest of you are doing have a good one.
Love Ruth x
Job will probably start after the wedding, as next week is post-FEC week and I told them I’d probably just need to sleep! It’s as a technical author (alto and I are the same thing, just different flavours) so terribly boring to anyone who isn’t a TA. Thanks for the spelling, I KNEW it had an N in it, I was just worrying about the second C or second S because it didn’t look right.
Blue dragonfly, I’m sure you’ll have a great time, just being out of the woods for a couple of days can be very good for recharging the batteries. We’ll still be here to pick you up when you get shoved back in the swamp though, we won’t forget you, even if you forget us. <evil grin=“”></evil>
Oooh dragonfly, two weeks with no hospital appointments? You’d better keep that quiet or we’ll all be wanting it. I haven’t had a week without a hospital visit since I went for my mammogram on December 7th!
CM, what a shame I didn’t log on before Cheryl today or I could have corrected your spelling instead. It’s the little things in life that please a TA… sad, isn’t it, when your best friend is a dictionary?
Oh dear, the boys are up, the Xbox is on and explosions are going off in the bedroom above me. Do you think I should remind them about exam revision yet, or would that be far too mean? Think I’ll retire to the sunlit glade with my Kindle and find a nice comfy log to perch on for a while. Might indulge in a spot of eyebrow hunting - I’m sure I spotted one wearing a bluebell for a hat earlier - trying to disguise itself I should think. Or maybe it was trying to hide from the ducklings as I’m sure they’d love to peck at something caterpillarish. Is that in the dictionary CM?
SB, watch it with those Movicol or you’ll be moving faster than your new car!
I haven’t had quite so many appointments as you, Alto, but I swear just walking into the hospital makes me feel sick and dizzy, as does looking at my pill organiser.
At least it was a pretty quick appointment today, the longest wait being for the blood test.
The weather forecast is good, so I hope to spend part of today sitting out in the garden. My OH always says he doesn’t know which are the weeds and which are the plants to keep, so perhaps if I walk round with a stick and point, I can get him to do the actual weeding. Do you think?
Hope everyone can enjoy a bit of sunshine and warmth today.
Morning all, this site is a real mixed blessing sometimes. Just got very strange looks in pharmacy when insisting I needed the same brand of tamoxifen as last time (ladies saying different SEs with different ones and as I’m doing OK so far, Wockhardt it is for me.) They kept mouthing “they’re generic” like I was a few pence short of the full shilling.
Hope all FECers and TAXers get there next instalment (or whatever the correct terminology is for willingly being poisoned). Had to go to GP for first tam prescription from them. Very nice GP did the necessary and then enquired after my health as he hasn’t seen me since dx. Answer is I feel absolutely fine as other than tam no treatment not until rads next week. It is a very strange limbo to feel OK and have people keep asking how you are. Suppose we’re all going to have to get used to “you look well” (said with look of surprise). Mind you GP ruined effect by saying in a helpful way “so it looks as though they are treating it curatively then” I should flaming well hope so (and said words to that effect as politely as I could muster) xx
think its safe now. all duck issues under control. apart from me wanting to use ‘yes m’lard’ (as in mallard) somehow. i know, i know: truly dreadful. but this is what its like in my head!! constant quippage all the time. be thanful that i keep most of it in!
i have just received a lovely scarf from ‘R and R Confidence’. Really pretty, i would wear it with hair. i bought it cos the sun is too hot for Jordan and the suncream looks like whitewash. is that how it works…so white that all the sunlight is bounced back? also don’t want to rub head too vigorously (thats my head and im still talking about sun cream. Rude.) in case i discourage any potential hairgrowth.
Sorry you feel down today Cheryl. it can come out of the blue and although you know it will pass it doesnt make it any easier. heres hoping it passes sooner rather than later.
SB - hopefully you are reading this after a complete FECcing, may all you SEs be small ones.
my last one is the weds after easter (with a fair wind). its 2 days late cos of the hols which suits me!!
Your last FEC is day I start rads then. Fanfare of trumpets. Finally. I guess it feels like that for you too.
It is too nice a day to be inside but as I am working (honestly I’m taking break between jobs)I am stuck here looking out at it rather than sitting in the garden or in our own tropical lagoon.
Cheryl, sorry today isn’t so good for you, hope the SEs are wearing off xx
Hurrah end (of chemo at least!) is in sight SCACO! And for Mary Grace you are on the homeward stretch starting Rads. NOT belittling the stuff still to come for both, but hey, it has to be good news to get another step done!
Officially working, but no work to do…so enjoying some sunshine. Going to get an icecream with hot and over-tired DGD.
xx
Night all xx