Bloody lovely
Stopped by our local butcher yesterday and picked up a pack of my fav hotlinks. Going to BBQ for lunch. Rain is gone and temp is a "Crisp" 10c this morning.
They look good. I can’t find good sausages here. They have them but mix a weird herb in them that the kids don’t like.And rarely get the ratio of meat to fat right.
Few pics from walk to downtown Saint Helena for my coffee and a donut pick up for my Mom.
Man, beauty morning. Walk out the door and a few seconds later the view of the vineyards
Some down town Friday morning pictures. Nice again to see people out and about very few wearing masks. People laughing and talking.
My local coffee shop. Did me a double shot cappuccino to kick off the day.
Couldn't resist the Bone in Ribeye. Might roast or Grill it. Feast party Saturday to kick off of the NBA playoffs, Game 1, Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets.
Looks like a lovely part of the world. Bet it’s less noisy then your part of Thailand.
Nice pics and thread!
Sorry to hear about your mum.
Actually I gotta tell ya DW. Where we live in the Lampang province its extremely quiet. But in comparison, it is quieter here but more noticeable is the air quality in the morning.
Thanks Joe on both. Hey its life. We all know our parents will pass. My goal this trip is to share some big dates with her so she can smile and have fun.
Spent some time today with my new DJI Air 2S drone. Man what an upgrade from my original Mavic. The new yaw control coupled with a Hasselblad camera really make this drone a blast to fly and take pictures.
Couple of pics from maiden flight while I set up Camera settings and ND filters.
Nice pictures Stumpy,
You have a good attitude towards your Mom's situation, and seem to be making the best of a difficult situation.
Thank you for sharing.
Cheers BB. It's good to spend time and have some fun and laughs. My Mom loves the drone vids and pics. I took a few vids around the vineyards and played them back on the TV so she could see what's going on around the area.
More pics to come and I will take some Vids and add to my YT page and post links. Need to dial it in further
Man one thing I do miss and enjoy when I return to visit is a real selection of quality bourbons and whiskeys.
Here come the cabernet sauvignon grapes.
Handmade vodka? now that's a new one.
Great stuff bro. Thanks for the reminders of my years living in "god's country".
You should pop over to the coast where as you know are some great places to go.
A drive over to Bodega Bay and then north up Hwy 1 to Fort Ross is a dandy.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect,"
Cheers Norts we will be traveling around a bit but not much as we are taking care of my Mom and giving my dad a long over due break. That said, we used to go over in my parents motor home and camp near Bodega Bay. Nice place.
Thanks TL. I will have to try and check that place out. I have sort of lost my taste for Scotch and drink Bourbon or more recently Rye Whiskey.
Turning out to be a cracking thread. Send your mom out with a smile on her face. I lost my Uncle and stepfather to cancer in the last six years. Fuck cancer.
Just posted in the wrong thread. Apologies.
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So my Mom's status for anyone interested, she is on an experimental Chemo concoction they inject ( seems like all Chemo is experimental anyway) coupled with Morphine "Comfort care. Initially she wanted to stop Chemo which I supported as it's her choice, not mine. On her own she decided to try the new option. Again Pancreatic cancer is really not curable, it's just managed. She wasn't eating much until I got here and now she is. That's primarily because my wife and I are filling the house with food cooking smell and it makes her hungry. I'm probably gonna gain 10lbs. LOL.
For now it's kind of funny as she gets random cravings for food like a pregnant woman does. "Can I have a Ice Cream Cone". "Can I have popcorn?" "Is there any salami in the fridge?" "On your walk/jog tomorrow into town can you pick me up a maple bar donut" ...
There is no time line defined by the docs. They say stage 3 and long-term outlook depends on her and treatment but my daughter and I know that once on Morphine it's a slippery slope but all good, she is comfy.
So not to drag the thread down I thought I'd update and share but we all move on, have fun, laugh and go about our days. I am very glad to give my dad a break from the duties. The tendency is to focus on the patient and forget the care giver. My Dad couldn't be happier, huge Ribeye Vodka Cranberry cocktails, SF Giants and Golden state Warrior games with me here cussing and yelling at the TV with him. He asked me if I would walk his dog to give him a break and I said Nope!. I said I am not carrying a blue baggy full of dog shit around. He laughed.
Today is leftover Ribeye. Still got half a cow to eat. Be heading out on my morning jog soon for a double shot Cappuccino and of course....a Maple bar donut...
Great that you and your wife got to be there for your Mom whilst she's still in the family home and can appreciate and participate in that environment. I'm sure your Dad is equally pleased to see your Mom perked up and the joy that you're being there gives her. A hopefully long snapshot of joy for the family. The food and smells, good though they sound and look by the photos, are not as important as the sharing of them and the jokes and atmosphere made.
Cheers all.
Nice quiet coffee shop this morning. Easter Sunday
Little short cut alley on one of my jog/walk route. This morning was 38 degrees ( 3c ) and bright blue skies. Last night the vineyard fans were running all night to keep the new grapes from freezing.
Its an awful cancer if one can be described as worse than another. My mum died of it and i nursed her to the end, she lasted 3 months from diagnosis and it was just pain management with morphine on a syringe driver in bed with me bathing her, much to her embarrassment.
Giving your dad a break and lightening the mood is great despite it must be difficult for you, so well done. I think its the least we owe our parents in the end. My mum loved the kids around her whilst she was still able to communicate and we had some fun times with her talking about us growing up. It'll be hard on your dad being left alone after a lifetime together but he surely will appreciate the family around him.
Sorry for being so maudlin, but i feel for you.
It is not a drag on the thread, and it appears that many of us here have had to deal with something similar, so we all empathize. I am tearing up a bit writing this as I realize that in spite of your mothers' cancer, you are still lucky to have both parents at this stage of your life. I lost my father at 16, my mother is currently 72 and has advanced Alzheimer's, and as I mentioned before I lost both my stepfather and uncle in the last 6 years to cancer. I miss them all terribly, especially on a holiday like Easter.
It is nice to see you relish these moments because they are fleeting. On a lighter note, I love Napa it is such an incredibly beautiful part of the world, and you are right in the thick of it.
All good MM77 and Snubs.
Thanks for the responses. I am not really sad or depressed about it. I just want to spend some fun times and hang out. My mom is 82 and dad 86.
Today I took my Dad out in the winery and let him fly my drone. He had a blast. I have some good pics for me to keep. He flies like he drives...All over the place.... Now he is having a Vodka Cranberry and me a beer watching NBA playoffs.
I will be heading up to the local casino for a bit of poker. I will post up some pics. Been awhile since I sat in on a table
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