Author: Tracy

As things often do, something I was thinking about last week has crossed my path in multiple ways in the last three days. Many of us have secret passions. Things we do to create in some way or another. Fiber crafts like knitting, embroidery, sewing, or word crafts like writing blogs, stories, poetry, or even…

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Original Recipe: Make Vegan Marshmallows Ingredients 2 teaspoons vegan butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar, divided 3 tablespoons agar powder 1 cup cold water, divided 2 cups sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract, optional Instructions Step 1: Prepare the pan and mixer Line an 8×8 pan with foil and…

Somehow in my little summer chemo break I completely blocked out 4 years of Kadcyla side effects. Four weeks ago when I got chemo and then spent 7 days not feeling well I thought, fluke. So last week when I went again and SURPRISE got sick again I was just sad. Hopefully today, day 8,…

Some people visualize. Some people visualize what they would do differently in situations that have occurred. Some people visualize what they will do n situations that will occur. I am the latter. Every possible situation is played out with actions and words cemented. This is how my imagination starts. Some small quirk in the scenario…

A True Story of a Soft Mind I do not believe in ghosts. I believe that when someone dies, that’s it. Pfffttt….gone. They are not going to come back and hang out in my house. BUT…I spend a lot of time alone and I have a very vivid imagination so sometimes (frequently) I get spooked…

I dreamed baby lynx were biting me because someone housed them with the tortoises and I didn’t know it. I also dreamed that Mary Beth quit and it was only Peter and I left to work the whole company but after being awake for 48 hours corporate sent down some people to help. The showers…

I started a post and then deleted it. I try very hard to make sure that when I do or say something I do a deep dive into my motivation. This one was just on the borderline of using someone else’s story to elicit an emotion. So I’ll sit on it for awhile before I…

I, like I am assume the majority of people, learn best by doing. This whole fiber craft odyssey of the last two years has shown that more than anything else in my life. Knitting is all abbreviations when can be very intimidating when you are trying to learn.I decided to play with mitten patterns. So…

Anniversary. Today marks 7 years of a relationship that changed my life. 🙂 Seriously, my oncologist. The difference in the experience of my first oncologist and treatment versus my current oncological group is night and day. They just make everything easier. Snacks. For some reason last night I was thinking about childhood snacks and I…