Here is the caregiver again! 11-06-15

I have been so fortunate to have this little guy while I have been sick.  Sickness is so isolating, but KoKo has kept me company and kept me from feeling sorry for myself.  He can be a little devil, but mostly he is a sweet, loving little fellow.  Here he is comforting Froggie.

 

Doctor says to stay on the inhaler, drink plenty of fluids, rest in bed.....  the same old, same old.

And since I very much want to attend the Surfside Quilters Guild November Fest on Tuesday, so I will be a good girl and listen to the doctor.

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Getting well slowly 11-04-15

A big day - appointment with doctor and out to dinner at my favorite "Fish in a Bottle" in Placentia.  I am really scrapping bottom in my freezer and will have to get to the market soon.  So, I enjoyed the sushi and the company.  I feel like I've been stranded on a deserted island!  I also had to stop at the hardware store for a new flapper for my guest toilet - it has been flushing itself for several days.  I couldn't stand to call a plumber to install a new flapper and I couldn't get the cutoff valve to move, so I suppose the next water bill will be out of sight.  Things happen!. 

KoKo needs a bath before his mommy comes home on Saturday.  May do it myself or take him to Petco, maybe.  What a sweet little guy he is.  Now, if we only spoke the same language so I would know what he wants at different times.  I will miss him.

What a boring post.  I'll get back on track soon.

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Lots of clouds - no rain

We thought surely it would rain with the black clouds we had most of the day.  But none in my neighborhood.  But it is cold for the first time in months.  Low was 50F and High was 70F.  We actually had to find sweaters to wear! 

I'm still coughing a bit, but seem to be almost well.   I know from past experience that I will need to  go slow for another couple weeks so I don't relapse.   Antibiotics finish on Friday.

KoKo is still with me and he has been a great comfort while I have been feeling so bad.  What a loving little dog he is - always ready to snuggle up.  Guess tonight is a one dog night!

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Monday Browsing 11-02-15

“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up”  Something that might help you in the  future:

http://www.techenhancedlife.com/articles/fallen-how-get-up

Winners at Houston Quilt Festival:  http://www.quilts.org/home.html

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A Funky Chicken from Kristin Shields 11-01-15

I only bid on four quilts at the SAQA online auction this fall.  The special $1000 starting spree turned me off and, to be blunt, I didn't see a lot of pieces that impressed me.  This time I bought "names" instead of impressions. 

 

"Funky Chicken"  Kristin Shields - Bend, OR 2015  12"X12"

Machine pieced, hand appliqued, machine quilted, embellished with sewing  threads and embroidery floss. 

Another bird for my bird collection and the 2nds of Kristin's pieces in TCQC.  She does beautiful hand embroidery and very nice work in general.

Great fabric on the back.  I always like "fancy" backs, so it is a special surprise to find this on the back of one of the auction quilts.

Nice, easy to read label with a contact so I can check out her other quilts and see when there is something new I might be interested in buying.

 

The pictures above are fairly representational of the actual colors, but these final two are waaaay off.  The blue of the bird is much greener and there is no pink on the front of the quilt.  But I want to show Kristin's nice even hand embroidery and the successful machine quilting.

 

A wing...

 

...and a head.

 

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