Here she is. Queen Flo, aka Sheena Warrior Princess, looking down her nose at me. I tell her she is just common brown tabby, but she refuses to listen. She has been this way ever since I made her own wool hand knit pad. She knows she is special. No other cat has ever sat on it. She will not allow it. (And I have the rest of the island to myself. I didn’t think it would work so well!)
The ugly pink plush carpeting is gone and I have a beautiful new floor. Don says it’s too slippery so I ordered a new rug. He’s going to have to wait a few weeks.
We managed to find queen size sleeper sofa that wasn’t ugly and was comfortable to sit on. When I saw this floor lamp, I had to buy it.
Now I am wondering if the sofa will go with rug.
Maggie Pi was gone for eight days. We didn’t think we would ever see her again. She finally showed up late at night. Her ear had been clipped, she had lost a lot of weight and she was coughing and sneezing. Oh, yeah. Her tummy was shaved and stapled. I was very happy to see her, but very upset with what had happened to her. I also know who did it. Currently, there is a federally funded project that is neutering feral cats and releasing them where they were found. Now, I know that this is a good thing, but can’t they tell when a cat is not feral? I guess not. From my reading, they were only working in city limits. We live two miles south. Unfortunately, one of the volunteers lives on my lane. Why she decided to pick up my Mags is beyond my understanding. Maggie Pi was so sick when she came home and she had lost 24 ounces, a lot for my little girl. I had to take her to Dr. Mike the next day for shots and meds to the tune of $75.
Maggie is getting better and gaining some weight. She spends her day in Sweetums’ lap or in the dirty clothes basket. She will gladly tell you all the sorted details.
I was so pissed. Whenever I see the woman I look the other way. I still want to smack her.
Even though it was raining, Sweet Baby Rue had to check on the geese. I didn’t think there was that much room in our little pump house.
At least he had enough sense to seek shelter.
I found backing for my Splendid Sampler. The print is 104″ by 88″ and my quilt is 106.5 by 106.5 so I had to get the orange to add a border.
It was time for my machine to have a check-up. It was getting a little laud. Time to get out my embroidery machine and make a label.
The goose babies hatched early this year. The warm winter was probably the cause. I don’t think I will ever tire watching them.
On the knitting front, I decided to try this mitten kit. I liked not having to weave all the ends. I didn’t like having to constantly watch where the colors changed and trying to adjust my tension. They are knit on size 2 and I would have preferred size 0 or even 00 with this yarn. My daughter said the little kids on her bus will get a kick out of them, so she was happy. Isn’t it all that really matters. I also bought a sock kit that will quite different when finished. There is no way that I am going to use size 2 needles for socks.
With the snow and below freezing temperatures, I haven’t been outside since Friday. Yeah. I know. I’m a big chicken. I took some bird pictures.
We also got the cats drunk. We have to get some more kitty nip soon.
I sewed some.
And what does that mean?
No walks for Don. All he got was a short trip out to the mailbox. He had to ‘make do’ with the front yard. He is not happy at all. We tried to explain that we were old farts and could easily fall, but I don’t think he was listening.
I finished some blocks. There are still many more waiting.
Sweet Baby Rue had the best solution.
Don was so happy when Ruth decided he was her dog.
This is Don.
He is a Labrador/Springer mix. I was rather surprised when I searched the two breeds how much he favors Springer Spaniel rather than Labrador.
Miss you.
I finally managed to switch my Summer and Winter clothes. I was beginning to wonder if we were having a mini ice age. Last week we actually had the heat on and the air on by the end of it. It’s a wonder I don’t have a cold. And now…it’s raining again. I think it’s causing me to lose my mind. I put eggs on to boil this afternoon and I completely forgot about them. Rubber eggs anyone?
I have made good progress with my squares. I’m starting on four bonus blocks. I am not making the last block. It is all embroidery and I’m not in the mood. I saved it in case I change my mind. I hope to start the BOM from Australia that I joined later this week. The fabrics are different from any that I have seen around here. Once these are current, I have a December wall hanging to finish. If it’s not Winter by then, there are my pants that have no pockets. I don’t understand it.
I forgot to show the back of my new hat. I really like this one.
And, there’s nothing like cat help.
