KoKo is well 03-16-21

The vet called today with the results of yesterday's blood test.  The pancreatitis is gone and his "levels" are all within the normal range.  Hooray!  So, now he is back on kibble, dental treats, and can go t the groomer soon.  

Meanwhile he still wants me to play with him, or at least pet or give him a massage.  So, here is his routine when I am trying to read. 

He puts his head over the top of my book and pushes it down. 

 

I move it over so his head is against me and I try to adjust my glasses to read at such a distance. 

He rolls on his back, "Tummy rub, please."

He stretches out on his back and stares at the ceiling. "Pay attention just to me!"

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More sewing 03-15-21

I am still working on the half square triangles.  I don't have the patience to stick to it for very long.    I suppose I have about 300 and maybe half have been trimmed. 

I have been trying to mix them up as I trim them to maybe save some time later when working at the design board.   I sewed them together by matching all the same dark fabrics with all  different light fabrics.  So, there should only be a few that are matching pairs. 

I lay them out in sets of ten and make the four cuts so they are each three inches square and the diagonal is perfectly corner to corner. 

 

Then I stack them in sets of ten with a sticky note on top of each stack.  Hopefully I will not have to keep recounting them as I go along.

 

I Googled half square triangle quilts and looked at about a million different designs, but I think this is going to be a very simple arrangement.  Probably just rows of triangles all with the same orientation.  And lots of borders!   This is essentially "make work", just to keep my hands doing something without much brain needed.  

KoKo had the blood test this morning, but no report from the vet.  We have an appointment on Thursday.  He has been so active I relented and gave him a couple dental treats this afternoon.  It may have been a mistake as he has not since been active at all, but has been clinging close to me and sleeping.  Our morning walk was in the rain and for the evening walk it was still daylight but very windy, which he doesn't enjoy at all.  Nor do I!  

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Miscellaneous stuff 03-14-21

My life has gotten so dull that I usually can't think of anything to post on my blog.  Tonight I looked at some pictures from years past and came up with these images.

Ten years ago I had a hummingbird nest in my little tree, which has since died all on its own.  Lovely to watch these little guys grown until they were hanging out the sides of the nest.  Allen's hummingbirds. 

This was March 13, 2020.  I took the picture while we were walking on Brian Street, which parallels Warren Street where we live.  The tall, light colored tree in the right of the image is a "needle" cactus which has turned red in the sun at this time of year.  However, the owner discovered that it is a highly poisonous tree and the white sap is very irritating and can even cause blindness.  He took out all of those that grew in his yard.  I still have one in my backyard and watch carefully when KoKo is out that he doesn't rub up against it.  

Also from a year ago.  A close up of the trunk of a crape myrtle, a street tree in our neighborhood.   This time of year all of their bark has peeled off leaving lovely smooth "skin" to show.  

And finally, here is KoKo last year in March holding on to his Froggy while Froggy undergoes surgery on his foot.  Poor Froggy he is covered with scars, but still holding together. 

We will see the vet tomorrow morning and KoKo will have a blood test to see what the status of the pancreatitis is now.  He seems to be his old self and I would like to get him back on kibble instead of the smelly canned food the vet has him on.  Also a return to dental treats to keep him teeth in good shape. 

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