Hair raising tales (2)

On Saturday, we went hat shopping. Val claims to have the smallest adult head in the world, so finding the right style and fit is a challenge, but MEC in downtown Winnipeg produced a few good options.

One is a piece of tubular headgear, which is a remarkable item that can be worn about 100 different ways, it seems. See for yourself at MEC's tubular headwear (or check out BUFF how-to videos online). Val chose the Spa Green Ellipses design - good colours for her. The others are beanie type hats in lighter materials.

We came home and Val played around with these new items. On and off they came. She tried the tubular item several different ways; she is a natural for the 'pirate' version. But in the end, she opted for her navy blue Tilley winter hat for our outing to the symphony. It was cool enough in the evening to need the head covering outside, and in the symphony hall it was warm enough to not require anything.

At the end of it all Val pronounced that, if you're going to look like a dork (which she claims to in most head gear because it tends to emphasize the smallness of her head), you have to stay true to your own style of dorkiness, i.e., peculiarity. Thus the Tilley hat.

The symphony was wonderful. Superb playing of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no. 3 by Andre Laplante, followed after intermission by Holst's The Planets with the women's choir from the University of Manitoba. The musicians and singers deserved every moment of thunderous applause we gave them.

It's a busy week coming up: furnace is being cleaned tomorrow (morning's are now cold enough for a blast of heat), blood work for Val on Tuesday, then chemo session 2 on Wednesday. Here's hoping all continues to go well...

Some of you are asking how I am doing and if I'm taking care of myself. I am fine and I am taking care of myself. Going to work every day is good for me and coming home with time and energy to give to things here is good for me, too. I am reading a Kate Morton novel (light) and also enjoying a serial story featuring my favourite pony book character, Jill. It's fan fiction, an entirely new genre for me, and it's fun to read each new chapter as the author (Jane Badger) posts them online. I discovered that Jill has  her own Facebook page, which is how I came to find the fan fiction. Who knew!

That's all for today.
Amanda