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It's been 14 years since we first met - she was young and feisty and full of life. Today she's still feisty, but feeling the years that have added up to 80. This friend I'm talking about is my dog. She's been a faithful companion, a character and someone who continues to love my family, no matter what! Sally is 15 now and nearing the last stages of her life. She's been diagnosed with kidney failure and requires fluids every other day. It's been a roller coaster with her good days and not so good days, but somehow she carries on. I'm told by the vet that once she stops eating, the end will be near.
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You're probably wondering why I'm telling you this. . .well, this is why. I have made so many friends through her. She's absolutely the most popular dog in the neighborhood! She even had a boyfriend for awhile! Many people walking by stop to say hello, especially children in strollers - they love to give her a pat and sometimes I truly think she knows more people on our street than we do! Occasionally, I'll see someone pull over in their car just to say hello! In the summer she stays at a special place when we go on vacation; a beautiful organic farm lovingly taken care of by couple who offer, "farm vacations for good dogs". Annie and John are some of the nicest people I've ever met!
In the past few months she's slowed down a lot, but continues making friends on our visits to the vet, not only with other clients, but the staff as well who all offer their best and take care of both of us.
These are only a few people who've touched our lives because of her and as we go into this time of transition, I will remember their love and sweetness and always be glad I've been lucky enough to be acquainted with so many of her friends.
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Blogging. . .never thought I’d be doing this, but what the heck, I’ll give it a try.
“Yep, self-portrait!”
I suppose what I’m most excited about these days is my new workroom! Along with our new addition this fall, I inherited a workspace. The dining room actually worked fine for a lot of years because it’s really two rooms made into one. However, most of the materials I worked with were packed into a tiny room, everything stacked on top of everything else. . .you know what I’m talking about. Now, I have a beautiful room, with beautiful light, counters, shelves, design board and great set of organizational pieces from Ikea to store fabric, paints, beads and camera stuff. And since it’s been so long since I’ve actually played with all these toys, I’ve had the best time organizing and getting re-acquainted with my “inventory”!! It’s still a work in progress, but here are a few photos.
“One side of the room – when the other side is organized, you’ll be the first to see it!”
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| “Mmmm. . . fabric!” |
“Yummy. . .fabric!” |
What I love most about this space is working on several projects at once. There was always a problem when we needed the dining room - clean up could take awhile. Now I can leave my sewing machine and ironing board set up and projects strewn all over the place! Aaaah, freedom! I have some new friends in my life. They are a quilt group I joined up with a few months ago. There are six of us and we meet every month or so for four hours. It’s an eclectic group for sure with tons of talent and each person expressing their own style. We’ve been working from the “Art Quilt Workbook” by Jane Davila & Elin Waterston and “Color and Composition for the Creative Quilter” by Katie Pasquini Masopust and Brett Baker. Everyone takes a turn teaching a chapter and then we take what we’ve learned and apply it to a themed project at home. Also, each time we meet one person takes a turn and provides a small “bag-o-goodies” (fabric, beads, hand made items, wire and other embellishments) for our ‘postcard challenge’ which can be any size we choose. You’d be amazed what everyone comes up with!
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| “January goodies.” |
“This is what I made.” |
So, as time goes by, I’ll share more photos, but now I better get back to work! Thanks for reading!
“See you next time!”
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