I Like Thursday # 385 prompt about events, general survival, painting and a poodle!

 

when cows fly!

Time again for our weekly list of things we like... I love cows! This flying cow has hung in all my houses. That's my grandmother's washstand from the boarding house she owned. 

My birth mother stayed at her boarding house while she was pregnant with me, and where granny's daughter met her and arranged to adopt me. 

Nothing much to note this week. We ate well, making lemon orzo chicken soup, lasagna, chicken and yellow rice, and now that oranges are ripe we're eating more citrus. We had an exceptional green pear too!

while this week was brought to you by the color white... along with some mighty cold temps

I also enjoyed all the other colors while painting again this week (more on Sat's post) and sewing

 

 

daily drawing prompts 365 for a year LINK HERE

Sewing news

I made this for Project Quilting in 4 days.... please see the post with details HERE

 

 Watching on TV

PBS has a couple shows new to me, like "Funny Woman" and Frankie Drake

 great audio book

 A funny!  this guy tells jokes

https://youtube.com/shorts/VRmF5TGAixc?si=kZL2xLzkmK1-x0qg

 

our prompt this week

Tell us about An event that had a big impact on you this year.... and how did you handle it? 

gosh, life is just kind of, well, Daily and I wish I had something momentous to mention but mainly we survived... 

know what I mean? 

My husband survived a  virus that laid a strong man out for weeks in bed. (not covid or flu)

I survived his illness too, doing all the work, cleaning, cooking, and poodle care as well as constantly checking to see if he was breathing still, and worrying who would care for Milo should we all fall sick  

God provided a miracle keeping me safe. I feel like I achieved something...

I survived a big infection this year too,  sending me to the ER twice, to several other medical appts, and a several month weekly visit to a foot specialist. There were countless expensive tests, risk of covid for me at hospitals, and pain, such pain. I developed Reynaud's syndrom in my toe, that wouldn't subside and then a subsequent cut on it infected and it took months of antibiotics, and topical treatments and care. Now I must be very careful to wear wool socks and slippers here in the cold. I learned a lot about medical care here... the ER's were not helpful, long story. 

I forgot to say, I am extremely phobic about doctors and hospitals. Overwhelming panic.

I learned DH is the steadfast man I married, who took care of me and stood by me even when I couldn't stand.

I melted down several times, and because life is not a Hallmark movie where hard times last one segment between ads.... I just picked up the tattered spirit, duct taped it back together, did the dishes, and kept going. 

I wouldn't have thought I could endure all that!

 

Mama: Honey stay under your blankie, the high today is -11 F

Milo's Moments this week

Milo: I am still battling with my ears, so I get what Mama is sayin' 

This week I liked eating the cheddar cheese chewy cookies mama made for me. I got through all the boot wearing on walks (our temps were below 0 at night much of the week) and mainly have spent my days going from my blue chair, to the living room sofa, to the windows I must guard from random animals, delivery trucks, mail carriers, and neighbors. At night I come alive! I want to eat, and run, and play fetch (more like chase me for the toy) 

Mama plays hide and seek with my toys and I always find them. Daddy throws the toys up and over the upstairs rail so I race him to see who gets up there faster to get the toy. It's always me, I have twice the number of climbing running legs as that daddy. 

At night I even like my new jammies and getting in the big bed, on the soft comforter, and being off duty to rest. The daddy curls up around me, the mama pushes me over a bit but she means well. The lights are off, and I am able to really rest knowing no one will try to clean an ear, or trim a toenail. 

sorry you can't sit here, there's barely enough room for a poodle!

 

Now please visit these folks to see what they liked this week

https://knittingquilter.blogspot.com/

https://canadianneedlenana.blogspot.com/  

grammajudyb.blogspot.com

http://littlepenguinquilts

princess bubbles creates   

https://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/

 craftscaviescontras   

 http://imworkingonaproject.blogspot.com/

https://www.homesewnbyus.com/

the knitty quilter

  pieceful thoughts

chasing my stories

https://lavenderdreamstoo.blogspot.com/

 

   LINKING WITH 

https://brianshomeblog.com/ 

http://itsasmalltownlife.blogspot.com/   

http://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com

https://llbinourbackyard.blogspot.com/

               friday smiles at a stitch in time