While on the Liberace Couch, I have been the recipient of incredible generosity by Seattle's most accomplished cooks. One afternoon, several dinners arrived with accompanying graphics. Although you can see what we had for dessert, I chose not to post the graphics for the lamb meatballs or the lemon garlic chicken, in consideration of the vegetarians in our audience. It was all delicious. Many thanks to my kitchen angels who are keeping our household well fed and running smoothly.
I recently read "Open" by Andre Agassi, the first book in along time that was not read primarily on an airplane. Yes, it is all here; tennis, hair weaving, tennis, Brooke Shields, tennis, taking drugs, tennis, tennis, tennis, and eventually Steffi Graf and redemption. I recommend this book to anyone who likes to read about tennis, and can tolerate the occasional people magazine. Andre Agassi, the man-child, plays many tennis greats; Pete Sampras, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, Michael Chang and Pete Sampras. You get the idea, or maybe you remember, like I do.
I also chose it in part because Agassi was assisted in the writing by J.R. Moehringer, author of "The Tender Bar", his own heartbreaking memoir. Moehringer is a wonderful author and writer who helped Agassi tell his story in his own voice. In the end, revealing in the the self accepting individual previously obscured by the insecure youth.
Technology Note - First Blog with text interspersed with photos, in addition, I am now the Master of the remote control. You can see I haven't been wasting my time.
Just for the record, my Mom is half way thru chemo (total of six months also) and you would almost never know it. Except for her fingers which are sensitive and the skin is peeling a little at the tips, and sometimes she is a little tired (read: lay down for a half hour) she is a house a fire. I am having to fight with her over who will do the cooking and the dishes. "But Patrice, you know I am happier when I am busy". Sigh. Seriously, she is sooo doing fantastic. Don't be afraid of chemo. Yes, there are some inconveniences and time involved but the doctors are really getting this down and it isn't as hard on a person as it has been in the past!!!
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