Flowers and condolences

Flowers arrived on my doorstep. One batch from someone at the church, either Stephanie or Susan. The note only had an "S" on it. The ohter from my coworkers. Very nice gesture from all. It was Mike's mom and yet no one sent him any flowers...hmmmmm. Interesting. I feel so loved! It's a weird time right now. Just plain weird. No more parents in our lives.

Margaret Estelle Britts Nicholson

Mem passed away May 13, 2022 at a hospice facility in Yanceyville. She had been at home until the last couple weeks when she decided she was not able to take care of herself. She had a hospice home care, but they were only there a couple hours a day. She really needed more overnight care. We went to visit her April 10. She got to see her great-grandkids once more which really made her happy. She was cremated and we will have a graveside ceremony on June 4 to place her ashes next to David's and her mother. Mike and Britts still need to clear out her home and take care of the rest of the estate. It's sad, but she lived a good, long life and the end was relatively quick and painless. As Pam said, now she is finally back with her beloved David.

Latest Crochet Projects

I found a crochet pattern for this purse and decided to give it a go. It was a little tricky, something new for me. The blue one was the first effort. I didn't line it or put in a closure. I may later...or maybe not. It was a practice project. The beige one is lined and has a magnetic closure. The handles didn't turn out right, but whatEV. It is good enough for my purposes. It's the process that counts, not necessarily the end result. I have a few other things to try next. I need more yarn and I have to consider how much I'm willing to plonk down. Yarn is expensive, even though I am using the cheapest thing I can find. All this crocheting is killing my old arthritic fingers, but I really enjoy it and plan to keep it up as long as I can.

Updates April 2022

The puppy. She is just the sweetest little thing, but Sophie and the cats really hate her. Early tolerates her, but her presence has everyone on edge. Not to mention the mess everywhere. So, when Bert was packing up the boys after their visit, she took the puppy with her. She'll take good care of her. Maka will enjoy having a new playmate. At least we hope so. This means I will get a decent nights sleep for the first time in over a week. Yesterday, we met the cousins and Bert's childhood friend and her little boy at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. A lovely time was had by all. It's a nice museum. The boys played in the tree houses and the "creek". I like the butterfly house. It's a rainforest filled with hundreds of butterflies and moths. Amazing and beautiful. Everyone went home today. Sophie had to have some surgery to remove a cyst on her shoulder. She's home now and doing fine. The past week has been action packed. I'm exhausted and looking forward to a very quiet and peaceful Easter weekend.

I must be crazy

Yep, I need another dog like I need a hole in the head, but here we are...once again adopting a dog. The across the street neighbor was "gifted" a puppy and the dog they already had just hated her. They knocked on our door, since they know what softy dog lovers we are and we took one look at her sweet face and...well...that's that. She's 10 weeks old and is supposed to be yorkie-shih tzu mix with a little pitt thown in, but she looks mostly like a pitt to me. She is super good natured. Sophie and Early seem to tolerate her. The cats not so much. It's weird having a puppy in the house again. She is a ball of energy and pees a LOT. We haven't quite landed on a name. I like Luna. Malcolm prefers Sailor Moon. Right now I just call her Puppa. I can't quite believe it. I was kind of looking forward to a life without a house full of messy animals, but here we go again.

Mini Me

Latest crochet creation. It's me! Pattern is from the book "AmiguruME" by Allison Hoffman. Fun stuff. If I had more time, energy, motivation, etc. I would do one for every member of my family...but you know...effort.

Sophie in middle-age

Here's my sweet girl. She's showing her age now.