Hello friends,
As you know, I (Harriet) traveled up to Oregon for routine doctor visits and time to visit some friends in the Central Oregon area. The first appointment on Monday last week was to a new dermatologist in Bend. They looked me over carefully, froze off some pre-cancerous spots here and there, and looked at and took a big slice off of a mole on my right shoulder that I was concerned about. On Tuesday, they called back and told me that it was melanoma! Oh my. On Wednesday I saw a surgeon, and we scheduled surgery for last Friday, the 13th. Surgery went well on Friday, and they also removed a lymph node under my right arm (that incision is more painful than the one on my back!) Today I finally got the results, and it is benign. Hallelujah! Thanks so much to those of you who knew about it and were praying for me. Of course, I need to be extra careful of sun exposure (and I live in Baja??) and watch moles very carefully. Probably need to see the dermatologist more than once a year. Anyhow, I'm feeling blessed and very satisfied with the timing and the results. God is definitely in control!
Panorama of a sunset on Sunday night, with the end of the rainbow to the southeast, the Three Sisters to the southwest (?) and the sun going down in the west.
In the meantime, I visited the Sisters Quilt Show for the first time ever on Saturday (I had a driver, so didn't have to walk too far when I was supposed to be resting 24 hours after surgery!) This is just one sample of some of the beautiful quilts we saw. It's the Virgin of Guadalupe, a very important figure in Mexico. More pictures of quilts are in our July 2018 album.
I've visited and helped out at my friend Janet's Gypsy Winds clothing shop. And of course, I had to buy some of her beautiful clothing. Every time I go in the shop, it seems like I see something new.... to buy!!!
This jacket is beautiful inside and out... yes, it's reversible!
Our friends the Telecks came over from the Willamette Valley for a few days, and I was able to go out with them to dinner several times. Also got re-acquainted with their cute dachshunds. (Marilyn also discovered Janet's shop, and thinks it's wonderful!)
I have been shopping for baby things, ordering parts for the smoker and our solar water heater pump, ordering things with Ryan and Charlotte for the baby, ordering things for me and eagerly awaiting delivery. There is no way my one suitcase is going to work for the trip back, so I'm borrowing a big one from Ken and Bea and return it when we come back in August. I'm also leaving most of my clothing here (most of it is too hot for Baja right now, anyhow).
The weather here in the Bend / Sisters area is as hot as it is in Baja, but it is NOT humid (and the house is air conditioned!). Ryan said that it rained at our house the other day, and those summer rains do help it cool down for a bit, as well as green up the desert.
Ben is still monitoring the restoration of the Model A in La Paz. They said he could bring the chassis in this next week and they'd start putting it together. He pointed out to them (again) that the running boards and fenders need to go on first and the body sets on top of them. The fenders are done, but the running boards? Not done! He said they looked just a bit panicked when they heard that! We'll see how it goes!
I'm scheduled to return to Baja on July 25th (I have a 5AM flight from Portland to Phoenix!! Check in at 3AM??? Yikes!) We will be in Baja until the baby arrives, and help Ryan and Charlotte out for a couple weeks before we head north, driving as usual. This is one "different" summer for us, but we are adjusting. I'm betting we'll have some great baby pictures to share in the next P-O-T-W!!
Until then,
Your friend in Oregon, Harriet
and the Baja contingent, Ben, Ryan, Charlotte, Sam & Zoey
As you know, I (Harriet) traveled up to Oregon for routine doctor visits and time to visit some friends in the Central Oregon area. The first appointment on Monday last week was to a new dermatologist in Bend. They looked me over carefully, froze off some pre-cancerous spots here and there, and looked at and took a big slice off of a mole on my right shoulder that I was concerned about. On Tuesday, they called back and told me that it was melanoma! Oh my. On Wednesday I saw a surgeon, and we scheduled surgery for last Friday, the 13th. Surgery went well on Friday, and they also removed a lymph node under my right arm (that incision is more painful than the one on my back!) Today I finally got the results, and it is benign. Hallelujah! Thanks so much to those of you who knew about it and were praying for me. Of course, I need to be extra careful of sun exposure (and I live in Baja??) and watch moles very carefully. Probably need to see the dermatologist more than once a year. Anyhow, I'm feeling blessed and very satisfied with the timing and the results. God is definitely in control!
Panorama of a sunset on Sunday night, with the end of the rainbow to the southeast, the Three Sisters to the southwest (?) and the sun going down in the west.
In the meantime, I visited the Sisters Quilt Show for the first time ever on Saturday (I had a driver, so didn't have to walk too far when I was supposed to be resting 24 hours after surgery!) This is just one sample of some of the beautiful quilts we saw. It's the Virgin of Guadalupe, a very important figure in Mexico. More pictures of quilts are in our July 2018 album.
I've visited and helped out at my friend Janet's Gypsy Winds clothing shop. And of course, I had to buy some of her beautiful clothing. Every time I go in the shop, it seems like I see something new.... to buy!!!
This jacket is beautiful inside and out... yes, it's reversible!
I have been shopping for baby things, ordering parts for the smoker and our solar water heater pump, ordering things with Ryan and Charlotte for the baby, ordering things for me and eagerly awaiting delivery. There is no way my one suitcase is going to work for the trip back, so I'm borrowing a big one from Ken and Bea and return it when we come back in August. I'm also leaving most of my clothing here (most of it is too hot for Baja right now, anyhow).
The weather here in the Bend / Sisters area is as hot as it is in Baja, but it is NOT humid (and the house is air conditioned!). Ryan said that it rained at our house the other day, and those summer rains do help it cool down for a bit, as well as green up the desert.
Ben is still monitoring the restoration of the Model A in La Paz. They said he could bring the chassis in this next week and they'd start putting it together. He pointed out to them (again) that the running boards and fenders need to go on first and the body sets on top of them. The fenders are done, but the running boards? Not done! He said they looked just a bit panicked when they heard that! We'll see how it goes!
I'm scheduled to return to Baja on July 25th (I have a 5AM flight from Portland to Phoenix!! Check in at 3AM??? Yikes!) We will be in Baja until the baby arrives, and help Ryan and Charlotte out for a couple weeks before we head north, driving as usual. This is one "different" summer for us, but we are adjusting. I'm betting we'll have some great baby pictures to share in the next P-O-T-W!!
Until then,
Your friend in Oregon, Harriet
and the Baja contingent, Ben, Ryan, Charlotte, Sam & Zoey
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