Good morning! It's such a beautiful, bright, and crisp morning out this morning - a wonderful fall day. Don said he hopes to rake up a few leaves and mow the grass one last time this year - at least he's thinking it will be the last time!

This is our week "off" from chemo. My legs are doing better...I'm not taking any of the "happy pills" anymore. Our next appointment on the 22nd is the full deal...CT scan, doctor's visit and then, hopefully, chemo. That will depend on what the CT scan shows and what the doctor's advice is. The CT scan is prescribed by the clinical trial to mark the progress of the chemo activity - is it working or not? But the doctor will use the results to make a recommendation to either continue or not. We shall see.

Enjoyed the latest "vegan" class last Thursday night. It was the best yet, I think. One of the recipes I will hope to make often - and I would even make it a "catering" recipe because it was really good! Very simple, too. They were called "Veggies in a Blanket" I think (I don't have the book in front of me, so I'm going by memory...!) and you take a tortilla (our teacher used something whole wheat, I think) and spread it with hummus ("hum" - like singing). She used "purchased" hummus and it was red pepper hummus with a dollop of pureed red pepper in the middle. She just stirred it all together in the little container it came in before spreading some on the tortilla, covering the entire tortilla using about 2 T. of hummus, depending of course on the size of your tortilla. Then down the middle close to one end, she made of row of fresh chopped greens - hers that night were romaine, fresh basil, and some other green that I can't remember, but it wouldn't matter what you used - just some chopped up greens, about 1/2 cup or so. Then she sprinkled grated carrots (about 1T.) on top of the greens and the same amount of chopped red pepper on top of that. She rolled it up tight and cut them into 4 pieces. That is it. It is a very "forgiving" recipe in that you can use any combination of greens and herbs or veggies on top to your liking. The hummus made it very tasty. Would even make a great combo with a bowl of soup!

Take care...and enjoy the beauty of God's creation today (and every day!)...
Love,
Deb