A long rave

[Mazarita]

Good morning, @CheerBear. Looks like we've both arrived at the forum at the same time this early morning. The earliest bird has just started sounding here at the same time as the rain has just started falling. 

[CheerBear]

Good morning @Mazarita 🙂 I'm still in bed listening to the early birds though I'm about to get up and head for the kettle. Wish I knew what type of bird it is that's singing un the distance every morning here as it sounds amazing!

How was your night last night?

[Mazarita]

@CheerBear, I feel the same about the earliest morning bird here that I often hear. It has a lovely, somewhat melancholy sound. Wouldn't it be something if we were hearing the same bird? 

Last night was a really good one here. C gave me a massage in the early evening, how lucky I felt! I then made us both cheese and tomato toasties for dinner (me making dinner of any kind is a fairly rare event here). We had especially nice chat and fun banter over the course of the evening. I also watched two episodes of an SBS show I love, 'Harlots'. It's an historical drama (a genre I love), all about women struggling to survive the disadvantages and disempowerment of 19th century England. Fantastic script, acting and direction. Looking forward to more next week.

How was your evening?

[CheerBear]

That sounds like a fabulous night @Mazarita (especially the massage part 😁). Do you and C chat very much/often?

My evening was OK enough thanks. I was a bit tired and emotional last night so I went to my room early-ish, leaving well person to wait for my Aunty (their sister) to arrive. I watched YouTube random things in bed, cuddled with my cats and enjoyed some quiet alone time 🙂

[Mazarita]

@CheerBear, massage is just about my favourite thing! 

C and I do chat, but it's often in very small bursts while we're doing other things, like being on the computer, which we both do a lot of! Long conversations are not something we do that much of. Mostly I guess we enjoy just being in each other's company. This flat is small so when we are both here together we are almost always in close proximity, mostly just in this one main room. We have a very harmonious friendship these days and it's almost always reassuring to be in his company. 

Quiet time alone (with cuddly cats) sounds like a good thing at an intense time. I'm guessing your aunty is there now? How long since she and well one have seen each other?

[CheerBear]

It's so nice to hear of yours and C's relationship @Mazarita. It seems like you've both found such a nice balance of independence and togetherness. I think it's the kind of long term relationship I might enjoy/find myself in one day too.

Aunty is here in what is now the spare room. We changed the playroom around and put a single bed in it as we've had quite a few people here on and off over the last weeks. She came to visit only a month or so ago when unwell one was having radiation therapy. She made the decision to come down this time when it looked like they weren't going to last much longer at all. Now they're (hopefully) having surgery soon, her visit might be more about giving unwell one some extra company and well one some extra support 🙂

[Mazarita]

Hoping the surgery goes well for unwell one, @CheerBear. Will it give them more likelihood of recovery and returning home?

Will it be a busy day for you? I have no solid plans, but hoping C and I will go and see our friend as part of it. I also want to have a shower. Other than that, we'll see what happens as it flows into the day.

[CheerBear]

Thanks @Mazarita. Surgery will hopefully give them some time but it won't be a cure, which was a big blow. They were given an estimate of maybe a year extra, though it's hard to guess (thankfully I think). They'd like to sell and move so well one will find it all easier, as well as spend quality time with us all. Day by day I think 🙂

Today should be OK and not so busy for me. I probably should go in to the hospital with the kids and may get there, but otherwise I dont have any plans.

Would that be your friend who moved not long ago? Do C and her enjoy each others company also?

[Mazarita]

@CheerBear, an extra year does sound like it would be worth going through surgery, despite there not being a possibility of total cure. The chance to settle well one and spend quality time with loved ones seems like it would be a very good thing. Wishing you all so well with it all. 

Glad to hear your day won't be too busy as any relaxation and slowing down time you can get during this period seems like it would be very helpful to you. 

C and our friend have been friends even longer than I've known either of them, 20 years or more. I actually met them both on the same day, shortly after I arrived in Queensland 16 years ago. It was a fateful day for me, though I didn't know it at the time! I warmed to them both instantly.

[CheerBear]

Thanks @Mazarita, for your kind support always ❤

That's a cool story, to have met both C and friend on the same day not long after you moved. Great to hear you're all close. It makes things much easier when companions and friends get along also. I think you and I may have swapped locations with each other at around the same time 🙂