Kate dropped Kai off on Monday for a “get to know you” session at a nearby daycare/boarding place for a few hours… because at some point she’s going to need it.
It wasn’t evident right away, but Kai soon started favoring her right rear leg — hardly putting weight on it at all. She didn’t seem in pain at all, never barked or whined.
After calling at least a dozen vets, Kate was finally referred to a place in Green Bay that does only urgent care.
An x-ray confirmed that Kai has a broken toe. Six to eight weeks in this get-up… except that she chewed the cone right off her head last night and started going at the bandage a bit.
Poor thing. Good healing juju… and any advice for dealing with this situation is very welcome!
I don’t think I knit a stitch all week! I have made progress on the Fancey Blackett piece, though.
I’ve finished the top section, and the dividing border is done except for a stitch in the center of each of those motifs. One crow atop a pumpkin is stitched in the bottom section, and I’m currently working on cornstalks. I had to undo/redo some stitching last night… “counted” is the operative word for this type of work. heh. There will be five of those altogether, along with another crow atop a pumpkin, and a swirl of stitches to tie it all together. Stitching ought to be done in plenty of time to make it into something for Halloween!
We had a doozy of a thunderstorm roll through last night — power was out for a few hours (I still have an electric alarm clock, so blink*blink*blink when it came back on) — and it was overcast this morning when I took photos, but even without the clouds, the hours of daylight are getting noticeably shorter.
Even though we didn’t need to bring anything to the workshop, I had a bag full of stuff, including the gel prints I’d made at that previous workshop.
And I used some! There are two in the unfinished piece above. I’ve printed that dancing lady before, and I just love her. QUEEN! not John Mallards Wife. The more I looked at that prescription, the more I scratched my head…
I also used some gel prints in this piece — or two — the “sky” is mounted on one piece of mat board, the “grass” (or whatever) is on another. I think it will be all one piece in the end, and probably layered much more. I need to spread out & reacquaint myself with all the fodder I’ve collected over the years.
The illustration is from a broken children’s book — I only have part of it, but they’re all amazing and there’s even one showing a girl sewing. Yeah, that’ll be something someday.
I spent the morning, plus a little bit after lunch, printing.
I don’t care how much time is allotted for printing… it’s never enough!!
I printed much, much more than that — a whole different lock-up, even.
I already pulled some type at home to do a little bit more. The thing about a workshop like this is you really have no idea about what’s going to inspire you. I did a bunch of random printing, then pulled out some fodder & picked a few things from what Mel brought, and nothing really started coming together until later… and then there wasn’t time to regroup/reprint. Thankfully, I’m able to do that at home (on a very small scale), and Mel also shared some tips for making prints at home even if you don’t have a press.
Things were a lot quieter yesterday, and OMG was it ever hot! Ali & the kids came over for a while — we hung out, tried to stay cool, had some pizza — and it was great to see them, since school started TODAY!!
I don’t know why, but I usually think of a BOR marker to be the center/front (image at right), but with that hat… I don’t think so! I just need to finish stuffing the body & close it up (tonight). I’m using a couple of skeins from an ancient ModeKnit mini-skein set. I’m beginning to feel pressure from my stash, so I’ve been looking there first when I need some yarn, and have been unloading what I know I’ll never use.
Anyway, there’s at least some hair (beard/braids) and arms to come for this one, I think; possibly even some legs. We’ll see… it’s a mystery!!
READING
I finished A Fair Isle Nurse, by Mona McAlpine, the other day. It was a quick read, and fun, the memoir of a young nurse and the year she spent as the only medical professional on Fair Isle.
Another book plucked from the pile on my nightstand, I’ve begun reading On the Line by Eric Ripert. I’ve had this book for seven years, so it’s about time! Eric is a chef & co-owner of Le Bernardin restaurant in New York, which is holder of three Michelin stars for nearly 20 years. The tag line of the book is “the stations, the heat, the cooks, the costs, the chaos, and the triumphs…” “inside the world of Le Bernardin.” I’ve only just begun, but so far I think I’m going to enjoy peeking behind the curtain to see how a place like this actually runs. It’s doubtful that I’ll ever be dining there (though a girl can dream). And, there are recipes!
After a long hiatus, Tiny Needle Tuesday returns! Halloween is coming! I want Fancey Blackett’s band of dancing witches & squirrels to be ready!!
I’m nearly finished with the top portion. Only a leaf or two, an acorn top & a star motif to go. A little bit of the border to go, and then, beneath the border, there will be some corn, pumpkins & crows.
Along with August vaporizing, we have had some definitely cooler mornings around here… autumnal, even. I haven’t seen any leaves starting to turn yet. Kate & I (& Kai) are making a quick foodie trip up north next weekend and I won’t be surprised if I see some color changes then.
