Blessing for a Happy Mabon and Autumn Equinox!

 

 The autumn equinox arrived with a blanket of fog over the neighborhood. I have always loved the fog it shrouds everything in a sort of mystery only to reveal its secrets as it evaporates from view. Fog also reminds me of the thinning of the veil as we move closer into the dark half of the year. 

My recovery from Chemotherapy is going slowly but I am making progress.  Each week I feel a little stronger and my walks to the corner have extended to the further corner going to the right  of my driveway. It may not seem far to you but to me it's like walking an entire mile there and back.

I have decided not to continue with the Chemo because my quality of life disappears completely for weeks at a time so 2 cycles is enough for me.  I just don't think my body could take another round, the last one on July 15th I felt as if I was dying inside and it took much longer to regain my strength even though the dose was lowered.

The neuropathy in my hands was so bad I had trouble doing much with my hands without pain, it was as if I had 100 paper cuts in each finger and nothing would relieve the pain.  I am now on a higher dose of medication for it but so far it hasn't done much.  I see the oncologist on Wednesday and I hope she will increase the dose.  If not I will give it a few more weeks and if nothing changes I will stop the medication with the thought if if it isn't helping why swallow a pill that isn't helping.

Anyway, autumn's arrival here in Florida is always slow but it does happening, the last week the mornings have been cool and pleasant with fog rolling in today. as the days pass some of the leaves on the trees will fade to a dull green, the sycamore trees will begin to lose there leaves as they turn brown and fall with each passing day until the trees are bare which happens right around the winter solstice, though some years its before and others its after.

I was thinking the other night how I had my hysterectomy on March 18th right before the Spring equinox and its taken two full seasons to feel almost myself again.  I tire so easily after simple task as doing laundry or sweeping the floor.  I lose half a day when I grocery shop, it's not as bad as it first was when I needed a nap after those simple task, now most of the time I just need to sit and rest.  I try to take longer walks at least once a week an now that the weather is cooling in the morning I would like to increase the longer walks to at least 3 times a weak.

I bought a rosemary plant about 2 weeks ago and found a pot to transplant her in not too big but enough room for growth. I transplanted it this morning, unfortunately I lost one of the 2 shown in the photo. I do have 2 small pieces in water hoping they will take root.

While I am too weak to do any gardening at this time I had to have a live plant near me.  I still long to have a garden and this house came with a nice size raised bed in the backyard.  I haven't take a photo of  it but if I am here long enough I would love to fill it with soil and plants.  In the meantime I think a nice pot of mums on the porch would be nice.

Well I'm tired so I will post this with all good wishes for a wonderful autumn and I'll try to post more often going forward.