Update on the furbaby

As of this point our vet thinks that Casey just has lyme disease.

We started giving her the antibiotics on Thursday evening & by Friday she was wagging her tail. . .which was a great improvement however how she had been feeling. I thought everything was going fine.

Today she won't let us go anywhere near her mouth. . . even just petting her snout causes her to start whimpering like she is in pain. I'm not sure what to make of this new development.

She did not want to eat this morning. . . . but ate her supper easily and even gave me some soft "whoo whoo" sounds when I offered her the cheese that she gets her meds with.

Hopefully things will continue to improve. . .but if they don't we will just have to see what the vet thinks should be done as a next step.

Hope things are well in your households. . . . .


In peace and pieces,

My furbaby has lyme disease. . . . .

Those of you that have read my blog for a while know that I am a dog person. . . my beloved Bogart died almost 2 years ago after enriching my life for 11 years (and helping me find "Mr. Right").

Casey, our cockapoo rescue, has been with us since shortly after Bogart's passing. . . I wasn't ready, but DH was & she just kind of "picked" us. . . and those of you that have adopted a rescue dog probably understand what I am talking about. . . there wasn't ever really a conscious decision of "this is THE dog". . . everything just sort of fell into place.

Anyway, Casey has been drinking a lot of water for the past couple of weeks. . . I really didn't think too much of it because the weather has been really hot & humid. . .but in recent days it has been pretty dank & dreary but the water consumption kept up.

They she started acting really lethargic. . . and not really being interested in eating.

So today, off to the vet we went. After dealing with Bogart's diabetes I was expecting that same diagnosis. . . .

That's NOT what I got. . .well, at least not yet.

Casey tested positive for Lyme Disease and is now on mega doses of antibiotics. She may have just gotten the disease or she could have had it all along but it just "flared" again. . . there is no way to know since, as the vet put it, "once positive for Lyme, always positive for Lyme".

Now we have the waiting game to see what the rest of the blood work has to say. . .could be diabetes, could be Cushings (haven't looked that up on the internet yet but the vet said it is medically treatable). . .her kidneys could be effected. . .just have to wait & see.

Oh, and on top of all of this. . . .she needs to have her teeth cleaned (which means being knocked out); but that will have to wait until we have these other medical issues dealt with.

There's always something going on in our house.


In peace and pieces,

WIP Wednesday

Despite being busy I was able to get some more work done on some projects. . . here are the pics to prove it:

These first two are pictures of a Flickr block swap that I am in. . . these blocks will be winging their way to Arizona later today.



This is a progress picture of the baby afghan that I am making for a friend of mine. Yes, I like to make my baby afghans extra big so that they can be used by the adults with the child. . . .and there is plenty of "grow into" room.


I'm also working on a "secret project". . .namely the annual Twisted Mystery #6 project. I can't show pictures here until sometime in late October or early November. . .but I love the fabrics I was sent and now that I see the project coming together I am really happy with my decisions.

DH is feeling better. . . but with school starting in less than 2 weeks he has been kept extra busy and, IMHO, hasn't been getting enough time to sleep.

Not much else to report for today. . . we have been getting some rainy days lately (which I am NOT complaining about after the long period of high heat, humidity and no rain). . .it's been touch & go for several of my newer plants and I'm not sure if some of the dogwoods have survived. I'm pretty sure some of my azaleas are gone. . .there was just no way to give them the amount of water they needed with the summer that we have had.

DH would disagree with me but I can't wait for the cooler weather of fall to get here.

In peace and pieces,

WIP Wednesday. . . . . on Thursday

DH called yesterday afternoon to tell me that he was going home & then directly to bed. . . .he's been attacked by a nasty, evil cold!

He looks and sounds terrible. . . and I really feel sorry for him but why does the world stop for colds with men but nothing changes when we women get sick???

Now I understand what my friends have been complaining about all these years!! LOL

Ok, to be fair, there have been some times (like when I get my migraines) that DH has waited on me hand & foot. But I still have to tell him where things are & what needs to be done --- guess I've made life a little too easy for him!! he he he he

Enough about that. . . here's some eye candy:




These are pictures of a baby afghan that I am making. I got a bit bored with doing all blue so I thought some bands of a cream would brighten up the piece --- and help to show off the design of the pattern.

There are post stitches (for those of you that crochet) that create the ridges down the length of the piece. . .I'm hoping that you may be able to see them somewhat clearly in at least one of the pictures.

This has been my lunch project. . .I eat in our cafeteria and then use the rest of the hour to work on projects or read. I find that I get alot of things done doing this; very much like taking 15 minutes to work on a project as many people blog about.

I'm still working on the pink & green quilt. . .just thought that you might like to see something a bit different this week.

In peace and pieces,

Welcome to New Readers!

I've just been advised that my blog was added to the Quilters Blog listing (see side bar for the button).

Welcome to any new readers that may be passing through.

I write mostly about quilting --- both items I am making and swaps that I am in; however, I am involved in a lot of different endeavors so you never know what I may be writing about.

As I get comments I try to respond to them individually; however, if your email comes back as "no reply" or you use an anonymous identity that will not be possible.

There have been some issues previously with this blog and an internet "troll" so I screen all messages.

I'm hoping to have some pictures up later today of a crochet project that I am working on. . . . the quilt project that I posted about this past Wednesday is still in the works but probably won't be pictured again until I can show some *real* progress (like working on the binding) because I'm thinking it will be very boring for readers to keep seeing what appears to be the same picture.

But, if DH doesn't mind taking pics of me stitching I might show the hand quilting in progress. . . since there aren't too many of us that still do hand quilting it might be interesting for some to see.



In peace and pieces,

WIP Wednesday

Well, I am getting better!! It's only been a week since my last post! LOL

And, I have some more pictures (same item so it might be a little boring!)

I have been plugging away on this quilt. . . trying to get 1 block per day quilted & I have been doing pretty good at that pace -- not perfect, but I am moving the project forward so I am happy.

Here is a closer view of the quilt blocks as they sit in my hoop ready for quilting:



There are two different blocks (one with a pink center & the other with a green center) and I am quilting them differently. One design of square in a square on the green centers since the stitches show better and a larger single square in the pink centers.

This is the back of the quilt -- I thought perhaps the stitching would show up better:


In this picture I think you can get a better look of the quilting in the green centers; I don't think the quilting in the pink center shows very well:


Yes, in case I hadn't mentioned it (and you weren't sure) I am hand quilting this one. It is very calming once the initial stitches are done. Once I get going I do not want to stop. . .but sleep has to be done at some point!

Since I have more than 40 blocks to go on this I am sure that you will be seeing it for at least a couple more weeks. . . but perhaps I will have time to throw in some other projects that I need to get busy on just to give you some other "eye candy".

Until next time. . . . .

In peace and pieces,

WIP Wednesday

In an attempt to be more productive I am going to try to blog more frequently so that everyone (including me) can see that I am actually working on something!! LOL

Here's a picture of a quilt that I originally started for a co-workers husband that was undergoing cancer treatments. Well, I had always wanted this to be a quilt for her but she wanted it for him so I prayed for both of them while I was working on this.

Unfortunately the hand quilting really kicked my butt & I wasn't able to complete it before he passed away.

Now I am slowly working towards getting this finished for her. I have about 1/2 - 2/3 of the quilt done.



I am hoping to have it completed by the end of this month. . . wish me luck!

In peace and pieces,