No, not this kitesurfing.....
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Kitesurfing
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Week Nine
Much to Pup's dismay she's got almost another two weeks in quarantine. I called the vet on Monday and she doesn't want to see her until the 27th which is a week after she gets her third dose on Friday. I'm hopeful we'll get a good report. I'm so tired of living in this plastic wrapped house.
A sign that progress is being made is the sight of an empty bathtub. It's still be used to boil all our laundry in the mornings but I actually took a bath in it on Sunday night. I had only been taking showers-several a day to fight the itch. Right now I am only in need of two. One in the morning and one at night. The serious itch is a distant and terrible memory at this point. We've got some small itchies and weird little prickles but they are manageable with just some spot treatment. Taking my first bath in two months was wonderful. I didn't feel like I was sitting in mite soup at all, although I did rinse myself very well afterwards and used a big dose of Epsom salt and vinegar in the water. Baby steps I know but headed in the right direction. I really feel the worst is behind us. Finally.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Tiny Needle Tuesday
Well look at that. I finally finished that awful lawn section. It only took me a three years but to be honest I'm surprised I got it finished this quickly. It was such a painful slog. I still have a bit of border to do at the bottom and then the sentiment at the top before I can declare a complete victory but I'm still doing a happy dance today. Whew.....
Monday, May 16, 2022
Beans on Toast
The most exciting thing I did yesterday was make beans on toast for dinner. That's the kind of ho hum day I had. Some days I have energy to spare after the big morning clean up and laundry marathon and some days I don't. Yesterday I didn't. I napped my way through the afternoon. I did get a lot of question on Saturday so it gives me something to post about today.
Some of said you are having trouble leaving comments. I'm having trouble leaving comments on some blogs too. The format on some blogs has changed and it's taken me a while to figure those out. I am not sure what is going on and I am sorry if there is a problem. I have looked at my settings and they haven't changed. I allow anyone to leave comments and I post them after I've read them.
And.......I am big Eurovision fan and fell in love with this year's winner which was the Ukranian band Kalush Orchestra. In case you missed it, here is the haunting video they just put out for their winning song which pays tribute to the women fighting the war. I promise you it's not all rap. It just starts out that way.
Slava Ukraini!
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Second Sleeve Syndrome
I have to admit that those itty bitty sleeves for the mini Advent sweaters are a slog. They are so fiddly. I'm going to do two at a time from now on in hopes of avoiding that SSS thing that always slows me down. That's side by side knitting, not two on one needle. I'd have to be on some serious drugs to attempt that level of fiddleyness.
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Hands Down
My hands are killing me. All that cleaning and hauling and wringing has done so much damage to my poor old fingers. It's been a real pain to knit again but I did get the body of Number 8 done.
Friday, May 13, 2022
Hexie Fever
Before all the stuff hit the fan around here I was making hexie flowers for the border of my paper pieced table runner. I had just bought this new polyester thread and I have to say now that I've had a chance to use it, it makes a world of difference.
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Number 8
I finally got around to putting a few rows on my Lofoten socks.
Their Number 8 is Christmas green and red and I just wasn't feeling it in May. I changed out the green for maroon and the red for a light green. I can always swap out this holiday colorway later when I'm in a more holly jolly mood.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Week Eight
Two months. Two whole months of living in this topsy turvy world. At least coming after Covid I was already quite used to the isolation and the work of disinfecting everything in sight. Pup's over all this. I am too. The Mister and I have been at each other's throats lately. We're tired. Our old bodies are worn out. Our emotions are wrung dry. It's been an adventure, that's for sure. Is the end in sight? Dunno. We're still itchy and rashy but it can take four weeks after the last mite has bit the dust before all that goes away so who knows? We just have to wait and see. Wait and see......I hate the sound of that.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
TNT:The Itch to Stitch
I had to urge to work on this again yesterday but it didn't happen.
Monday, May 9, 2022
Monday, Monday
I took a small break from battling the mites yesterday and made myself a brunch for Mother's Day. The Mister and I are not usually breakfast people but I've had a yen for waffles.
Sunday, May 8, 2022
Saturday, May 7, 2022
Happy Sheep Day!
No. I'm not there again this year but I can dream.
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Week Seven
I have to say the itch has been almost bearable this week. I hate to say it because I've said it before only to have it return. Itch or not, I still look like Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Mites leave track marks all over you that look like long scars. If and when I ever get out of here I'll have to cover up for a while. It's too bad we are heading into summer. I could use a few more months of cold weather and layers of clothing.
And......do yourself a favor and DON'T Google that the rash looks like. I just did and I'm sorry. As bad as I look, I am NOWHERE as bad as what I just saw.
Sunday, May 1, 2022
May!
Hopefully this will be the month of our liberation. 21 days and counting until the critters develop complete mite killing abilities. The Mister and I are still fighting the itch but grateful for how quickly time seems to pass even when you are not having fun.
Friday, April 29, 2022
New Stuff
I may not be doing much these days other than cleaning and healing but I have been buying stuff. I got an international delivery yesterday. From the UK. When I ordered this birth sampler on Etsy for the Grand that's due in September I didn't realize I was ordering from across the pond. I should have. This ABC sampler is full of clues and I just didn't notice.
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Out Again!
If you look way down the boardwalk you can see The Mister and Pup. They got far ahead of me yesterday when I stopped to look at my phone to get a photo. Pup was cruising along at warp speed. She was so happy to get out again. It was cold yesterday and very windy so we figured we could cover up all our ugly bits with some warm clothes and have the place to ourselves. We did.
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Week Six
Pup's been recovering very well this week. I am encouraged. She doesn't need the cone or the pajamas to keep her from chewing her legs off anymore. Her poor ears are healing nicely too. She can even hold them up again when she's trying to be a good girl in order to get her reward for putting up with her treatments and isolation. That's a McDonald's chicken nugget-her favorite thing in the whole world. I keep them in the freezer and take one out when I need it. All the critters got their second dose so we are hoping for even more rapid improvement in the weeks ahead. I just wish Pup would start growing hair on her bald spots. If she doesn't she's going to be one weird looking dog.
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Out!
It's been five weeks since we've been out for a walk with our mangy mutt but yesterday was so nice that we took the chance of going to the marina down the street for a stroll in the sunshine where no one could see us in all our scabbed up glory. We had all our PPE at the ready for handling Pup and jumped in the shower when we got back. Now we'll let the car sit for a few days to de-mite itself and then maybe we can try it again. It felt good to get out. Weird but good.
Friday, April 22, 2022
Planned Obsolescence
Look at that. Just look at it. That's a chip in my new $$$ quartz counter top in the area around the sink. I had an absolute breakdown about it yesterday and cried all day. I have no idea how I did it but there it is. Nothing and I mean nothing about this new kitchen is working for me. When I say I hate it, I really, really mean it.
I spend all day walking on eggshells in it. I've got mats, glass counter protectors and then I still put down a dishcloth under everything. I've been so careful and still........a chip. All these new fangled building materials are terrible. The glass stove top and sink scratch if you just look at them. The floor is a streaky mess even if you mop it all day long. Don't even get me started on the appliances that never worked. I can't even use the dishwasher now because of the recall and we can't even get through to them to set up a repair date. It's insanity. I hate cooking anymore. All I can think of is that they don't want this stuff to last so we have to keep replacing it over and over. The old kitchen that The Mister and I installed 30 years ago looked better when we ripped it out than the new stuff looks right now. It might have been out of date but it was much more usable than this fancy modern junk-and I mean junk. Expensive junk.
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