My medical problems and their investigation and treatment
MIXED MEDIA ON OLD CHRISTMAS CARDS, DIY WASHI TAPE FROM KITCHEN PAPER, AND AN ORDEAL Today I had fun in the studio just playing, enjoying the creative flow and feeling myself recover from yesterday's ordeal (more later). I get so little time for this activity and it was very fulfilling. Mixed media on…
NEWS FROM THE HOSPITAL I had a phone call on Wednesday 18th from the hospital saying that there is an opportunity for me to have my parastomal hernia repair surgery done at St. Mark's Colorectal Hospital in London. I told her, as I have told the Devon Referrals people in the past, that…
HAIR, LEBKUCHEN, AND THAT SINKING FEELING A few New Year bits and pieces Hair Yesterday I did my second Rhassoul clay wash. I had prepared my hair the night before by oiling it well as instructed, and wrapping it up first in a shower cap and then my sleep cap. Everything went very…
HAIR CARE UPDATE - ONE MONTH IN It is now just over a month since I started my new historical hair care regimen, and I really think it is working. I took some photos of my scalp and hairline today and there definitely seems to be a difference. There definitely seems to be…
Warning: This is a very long post! Click on the links to take you to the relevant posts for more details. Quite an eventful year, one way and another. On the artistic front I have embarked on some new ventures, I've acquired quite a bit of new stash, some lovely books... Several gorgeous…
NO-POO HAIR PREP Preparing for my first no-poo wash No-poo means "no shampoo" - it doesn't mean something else!! Decanting the scalp oil After making up my scalp oil yesterday according to Curly Proverbz' recipe, I put it in the airing cupboard because I knew that in this cold weather, it could set…
GOOD HAIR DAYS - THE CONTINUING SAGA Good old Ebay... All the supplies I ordered for my new hair regimen have now arrived, with the exception of the scalp massager, which should arrive any day; unfortunately it has not arrived in time to use it during my first alternative wash on Monday. Goodness…
BAD TO GOOD HAIR DAYS, EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY, AND SLEEP CAPS YouTube feeds can be useful! A week ago, a video came up in my YouTube feed about how to grow long and healthy hair. I was intrigued, because I already have long hair (to hip length) and am hoping to grow it longer.…
NEW STASH, A BIT ABOUT FOOD, AND MY PANTRY REVISITED New stash from Ebay After thinking that plastic lace table mats were well-nigh impossible to get in the UK, I have suddenly found them in abundance on Ebay! Perhaps I had been putting in the wrong search parameters... After my extremely successful coffee-staining…
I'VE BEEN SHOPPING! I have been shopping today for the first time for two years! - apart from visiting National Trust properties and buying stuff in their shop. Eye test I had my two-yearly eye test this afternoon and we combined this with a shopping trip, in one of our neighbouring towns. Two…
