Yesterday was a zoom fest all over tarnation…from dropping the dog off for a bath early in the morning, to heading into Austin for various trips to the Dr. (I stepped on a broken bottle while walking the dog at the high school…the blood gushing from it would make Stephen King proud. its ok now, tho), to zooming back down to pick up the dog, then home…I was on the road so much, i blew thru the $20 in gas I put in the tank that morning…so today, I am staying home and getting stuff done…
thankfully there were only 4 at our shelter, not 900
Last night we visited the gang at the shelter, expecting that the two kitties from Monday would be there, but surprise – a new batch had arrived…someone went to Austin and picked up 4 new cats, one of which had a litter of 4 kittens. It was a fun night to say the least. and the orange kitty, Peaches, who looks like Amelie was gone, hopefully either to be spayed, or on the show circuit. Echo, the black porch kitty we donated, was still there, but his skin rash on his tail is looking better, so he ought to be going soon.
The kitties were the highlight of the evening, but we tried to not spend ALL the time with them, and instead played with their very exotic looking mom, as well as all the other new members. They all have diarhhea and Brian said it smells terrible. probably worms. I changed their boxes at least once, and sometimes twice because the piles were so nasty. I forgot my phone, so I didn’t take pics, but if they are there Monday, I’ll shoot some. the exotic Mom cat will need to be spayed, so she’ll prob be there, and maybe the kittens, but they’ll need to go on circuit soon before they get to big. I’d say they are 5 weeks, still blue eyed, still nursing, pretty small, but cute as buttons…
Joe came home yesterday and its always with mixed feelings…its good that he’s home with us, but he’s still gone and we miss him. I wrapped his litterbox in a garbage bag and put it in the garbage bin last night (with his disease, it wasn’t recommended to clean and reuse it). I scooped up most of his toys too, but kept a couple that we will keep. He loved his cardboard scratching mat, and its still here with all his claw marks and small bits of cardboard all over it. plus the rubberbands he played with….and the small sparkly ball he loved…I still have his food bowl in the studio, i haven’t had the heart to remove it yet…
I will be popping in from time to time for updates, but I have a bunch of stuff I need to get done, and will be taking time to do it…Even tho June is awhile away, I need to get started on some packaging options and display setups for the show…better to do it now, than to wait till 2 weeks before I leave. Plus, I’m not sure what i’m looking for, so I need to do some hunting…
Another brainiac who watches Fox News…Think they are a Glenn Beck fan?
It was 80 here yesterday, the AC dude attended the big machine, as it was making an unsettling humming noise when running…he seemed to adjust it, but last night the noise was back again. the unit is running, and cooling the house just fine, I only hope the noise doesn’t mean the condenser is going to blow out, since the machine is less than a year old…we’ve replaced 3 a/c units in the past few years, (two in Austin, one out here) and we don’t wanna do another one…sigh…
these are the new socks I want to try – I liked the heel/toe colors, and it looks like a simple enough pattern…plus I have some Sport weight yarn to use, so I need to match the pattern to that gauge…
I finished my second pair of socks last night…I think they are a little too small, I didn’t knit long enough on the foot, but they fit ok, and for as little as I’ll be wearing them (it was 80 yesterday, the socks are going in the back of the drawer), it wont matter…I’m gonna still make more socks, I’ve already got the yarn ready and am hunting a new pattern, and I think I’ve found one. I’m gonna try making the heels and toes in a different color…and I think I wanna cast on more stitches than called for, as my foot isn’t a size 7, so I need more stitches…I’m having fun with it all…
I think I know what is going to happen next…and I better stop petting her immediately…
Since signing up for the sock class in January, the little class attendees has continued to meet on Tuesdays mornings at the little yarn shop…I missed last week, due to losing Joe, but I’m heading down there in a few minutes this week to just sit, knit, and maybe shop…but at least to sit and knit…and drink some hot chocolate…even tho its going to be 78 today…maybe I’ll drink some cold water instead…but I like my weekly hot chocolate!
Clem was sleeping over my shoulder…up close and personal…
And I like my weekly get-together…its only for a few hours, but its a nice way to get out of the house and work on a project. I’m zooming along on my socks now that i’ve turned the heel, and pretty soon I’ll be finishing the toe and ready to cast on another pair. Pink next time. the yarn is already balled up and rarin’ to go…
dew on bluebonnets. they are getting ready to pop very soon…
I made a few beads yesterday, and this afternoon plan to make more. the A/C dude is coming out to check on the new a/c we had put in last June. The unit is blowing cold air when calling for heat, and i dunno if it means anything but it makes a strange sound when running. That all happens this afternoon, so I’ll be home and will fire up the kiln…I still have a few buttons to shoot and show you as well…
this is Peaches. She likes being petted, and eating snacks between meals. She’s getting fixed, and will be up for adoption soon. She reminds me A LOT of Amelie..
Monday and Thursday evenings Brian and I go to the local animal shelter and spend 90 minutes taking the cats out of the cages, petting them, letting them play on the ground, and generally keeping them from going insane. Last night, there were only TWO cats left in the cages. The rest are all out on tour, at the local PetSmart, Petco stores. I hope they are adopted, because kitten season is coming up and there will be loads of kittens to adopt. Adult cats tend to be pushed aside for the cute kittens…It was nice to see only two cats in there, and we spent the whole time with them…Four more dogs have been adopted, and I think the total of adoptions for the year is like 71 or 75, something like that. Pretty good for a podunk little humane society. Get them animals out there!
I’m assuming you’re Wallace and Grommit fans, and so I dug around and found the 2010 Oscar Nominated short film (that didn’t win last night, booo). If you have 30 min, sit back and enjoy…
thankfully there were only 4 at our shelter, not 900
