News & Updates from Wanda Lipski · Page 2
Its today ... the date CUP publishes its community news and Ive decided to share my joy as we celebrate our 12th Wedding Anniversary.
You know that old adage ... if at first you dont succeed ... well he is my try and try again and I have never been happier.
Thank the Lord I am thinner now than I was when I got married so I look a bit of a fright but what a gorgeous hat thing I wore.
As we fight cancer, things like anniversaries are so important as we are making as many wonderful memories as we can.
Well actually be celebrating on Satuday and Sunday but I think I have a lovely card for him somewhere. Have a lovely week.
I dont have grandchildren to brag about, and life in France is not all baguettes and snails, but we are having a gently winter.
Having said that I spent last weekend up a mountain in a snow storm, but came down to more clement weather.
With my husband in the hospital being chopped about in preparation for radiotherapy, I snapped this picture while out walking my dog.
It just seemed so beautiful in all its droopy simplicity and these little catkins filled my heart with hope that life goes on and renews itself and that we might beat cancer, or at least hold it off for a good long while.
Blessings to any of you out there in the same boat. And because us ladies/nurses/carers are just great I thought Id take a run at International Womens Day... ENJOY!
We have had the most fabulous christmas tree, that has refused to lose its needles or go droopy, threatening to drop all my precious glass balls onto the floor where they could so easily become glass confetti.
On the 31st January I finally decided that I could not longer sport red and green garlands and bling but was totally against throwing out the tree.
So I have transformed it, into a VALENTINE TREE. I have made my own love ornaments which are all available on cup, and with an evening of easy cutting, folding and glueing have transformed my tree, swopping the red and gold garlands for silver ones.
My husband loves it, and hopefully it will last until I redecorate the tree for easter? Lets upcycle !!!
Ah Birthdays, dont we love them. I just wanted to share with you nearly 13 hours of work in the conception and manufacture of this card that I made for a VERY SPECIAL FRIEND.
Chantal was 90 today as I write this, but her daughter organised a surprise friends and family celebration a week ago.
She is an extremely accomplished pianist and at 90 is still capable of enchanting us for Liszt, Scriabin, Chopin .... and always the totally unplayable pieces ... but not for her.
Today I gave her my best selling Paradise XL card, but I just had to make something really special for her.
Those little wicks on the 90 candles were sooo fragile. 3 of them needed discrete reinforcement.
As you read this, tomorrow the 11th I will be celebrating my own birthday and the fact that we are surviving chemo and my husband is in a good week to celebrate with me, so DESIGNER DISCOUNT for you all.
Stay well, stay happy .
Well, yes I am. This is what a man undergoing chemotherapy can look like .. Bright eyed and bushy tailed. Were one third of the way in and so far so good.
My husband may be French but he is so proud to be the official flag bearer for the Lyon branch of the Royal British Legion.
Last Friday we were in Vienne where this picture was taken, on Monday at the home of the SAS at Sennecy the Grand.
As you can see, I am faithful to our dearly departed queen and wear a hat!!!
Looking after him is time consuming (he is eating like a horse so I spend a lot of time in the kitchen) but I have a couple of recent additions to share with you.
Bless you all.