Follow up with doctor today...happy to say no surgery (at least not for now)! Here's to good results from alternative approaches!

Ambam - the strutting Gorilla.

I love seeing this footage. Enjoy.

Catty Devotion

It is wonderful to have the love of an animal. One of my cats loves me so much that he is my constant shadow. My husband calls him my "familiar" as though I am witch with a cat under my spell. He may have a point as this cat has been known to jump into the tub as I shower, and squeeze between me and my laptop as he is doing right now. Such catty devotion is a great gift.

Talked with a friend today who is planning a visit to my neck of the woods to get a break from the wintery weather. After talking with her, I will whine a bit less about the fact that the temperature was down in the high 40's last night. I love the warm weather and am thankful that the only snow I will ever have deal with again is recreational snow that I make a conscious decision to spend time in.

Do the do up.

I have an appointment to get a do done this evening, in about four hours, but I have no idea what I would like done with the do. That may mean that I stay with the tried and true, or that I go way out on a limb and chop and color. It is nice to have options. Certainly time to refresh and renew.

Knit knit knit

I have been busy knitting, as I have had a burst of inspiration. My knits are animal hats for kids. This is the first one, a black cat. The little girl modeling is not mine, and so I have blocked her adorable little face. My next hat is an elephant hat, and then I have plans for a skunk hat and a lion hat. There are no patterns or instructions, so it is a knit as you go project. The face of the child is also the face of the animal hat. I am having a blast letting my creativity bubble over. Hope to sell some hats down the road.

I thought I was having a BAD day - I'm not!

Some people are having the worst day of their lives, and facing things that are inhumane and terrorizing to them and everyone that loves them. I feel small in comparison, and hope to remember the shame I feel now for a long time to come. Shame on Me!