I have had a productive day beginning with my therapy appointment and then an afternoon at home where I finished my first skirt, a reversible pull-on A-line, so I have something to wear at the Student Link graduation next Thursday. I also made the back for my quilt, pinned it all together, and then quilted it. It only needs to be squared and bound now and I hope to do that tomorrow. But it is time to call it a day and feed us all. Here is my tanka:
a skirt finished
my quilt pinned
and quilted
two bees share
my shower
I have had another busy day! I tutored longer than usual at Student Link so that a couple seniors could get the last of their work handed in. Today was their last day for that although several will do their senior presentations next Tues and Wed. before Thursday’s graduation. No matter how hard we all try, it still ends up being a race to the finish. I ran a couple errands and then came home to find that my vet appointment had been moved again to this afternoon instead of tomorrow (when it had originally been yesterday if you are still with all this), and that worked out ok and it was a good visit. After that though I was tired and so I took a nap and now it is time to get everyone fed. Here is my tanka:
end of the
school year
last minute rush
errands to run
appointments to keep
I had an especially busy Wednesday! I tutored at Student Link and then stayed for one of our senior’s final presentations. I was honored to be asked. But that meant no lunch! I headed out immediately to teach my bridge class, followed by a therapy appointment. I got home to find a message from Fair Isle that my vet appointment had to be rescheduled for Friday because of an emergency surgery. That was a blessing as it allowed me to get a nap. I haven’t been feeling terribly well since my thyroid dosage was changed and I don’t know if that is why or not, but I was grateful for the nap. Kay will be coming soon, and so I need to call it a day and feed the dogs. Here is my tanka:
senior presentation
teaching and tutoring
therapy appointment
vet rescheduled
unexpected nap
This is the last week for students to turn in their work, so it is a bit hectic, but hopefully everyone will finish on time, especially the seniors! After tutoring in the morning, I came home and finished my quilt top. I am trying to decide on the flannel for the back, and while I am figuring that out, I made a pattern for a skirt and I got it cut out. I need a skirt to wear to the Student Link graduation next Thursday (June 7), so I decided I’d make it out of my own fabric. I just hope it all works! Anyway, I have one more student to tutor today, so I need to finish up and get prepared. Here is my tanka:
last week
of classes
final projects due
quilt top pieced
new skirt cut out
I have had another quiet day and I have pretty well finished the top to my new lap quilt. I just have three seams to go, which I will probably do tonight. Then I just have to decide on a flannel for the back and put it all together, quilt it, square it, and bind it. I also got a nice nap this afternoon and played Words with Friends with my friend Anja, so it has been a lovely day. Here is my tanka:
triangles sewn
into squares
which are sewn into
a new quilt top
a butterfly outside
I have had a quiet peaceful day. I sewed all the strips for my new quilt and then cut the strips into squares and then cut the squares into triangles. The next move will be to sew the triangles back into squares. I also spent much of the afternoon reading and napping. Time now to call it a day. Here is my tanka:
strips sewn
and cut into
squares and then
triangles
a new quilt top begins
It has been an absolutely beautiful day! I started the day by resuming Chauncey’s Saturday baths, which I am sure Chauncey wasn’t thrilled about but I’m hoping they will help his itchy skin. Then I did my Saturday chores and also started a quilt, this one for me since I gave my lap quilt to my friend Anja, who really liked it! I am using a new design and it will be another Kaffe Fassett quilt. I took a break after lunch to go see the Park District Spring ballet performance as one of the Student Link students was performing. I returned home and worked a bit more on my quilt and took a quick nap. But that is enough for today and it is time to feed the dogs and get ready for a quiet evening. Here is my tanka:
dog gets
his weekly bath
chores completed
new quilt begun
sunny day
Oliver slept through the night and seems to be doing fairly well. Times like this I wish I had carpet for him as his back end is weak and he doesn’t get any traction on my floor. Still he is managing to get around and do what he needs to do. Currently he is using only three legs, but if the first surgery is any indication, he should be trying to use his left leg in the next day or so. At least the surgeries are over and things can only improve for him from now on! I had a quiet day, getting a hair cut and running some errands and then napping most of the afternoon away. It has been a gorgeous day here after a very rainy week. Here is my tanka:
hair cut
and errands
sleepy afternoon
for dogs and cats
and me
It has been a stressful day, but it has ended well. Oliver’s orthopedic surgeon decided that it was time to fix his left knee, that his right knee was sufficiently healed. Dr. Nell and I were both glad that the surgery would happen, but it did make for a long day. The surgery went well, and the surgeon said that the left knee was identical to the right in that there was already some cartilage damage as there had been in the right. This was only going to get worse, so the surgery was both necessary and timely. Kay just arrived with Oliver and he is doing very well so far and even hopped into the house under his own power, three legged and slowly, but he did it. He is currently sleeping by my desk in his living room crate. Hopefully he will recover as quickly from this surgery as he did from the last. And I made very sure that there are no more knees!! While Oliver was having such fun, I tutored at Student Link both in the morning and the afternoon and I also finished the three infant quilts I have been working on. I have been very distracted, and I am very pleased to have Oliver by my side once again. But now it is time to call it a day and feed the dogs and me and have a quiet evening. Here is my tanka:
my dog’s knee surgery
tutoring and quilting
three quilts finished
my dog returns home
the sun shines
I have had another busy Wednesday, first with Student Link (and it is hard to think that that will be at an end by next Thursday, at least the tutoring part for this school year) and then teaching my bridge class. After that Dr. Nell came for our weekly visit and she got both urine and blood from Sasha so we can see how she is doing. We also discussed more on Oliver’s left back leg and we are hoping that the orthopedic surgeon will agree to do that knee tomorrow. When Nell talked with him he was hesitant as it has been just 6 weeks since the right was done, but Oliver is using the right leg very well indeed and none of us want more damage to the left. Originally there wasn’t that much difference between the two knees–they both needed surgery, so we want the left one done as soon as possible especially since Oliver is a young dog and we don’t want so much damage that he will be developing arthritis. The final decision won’t be made until tomorrow morning. If the surgeon agrees, it will be knee surgery. If he wants to wait longer, then Oliver will get his teeth cleaned. Anyway, I also stopped by Island Quilter today as Anja is finally home after three weeks on the road to quilt shows and it is great to have her back! And this morning before I headed out to Student Link I squared the three infant quilts that I am working on so that I only have to bind them. But that won’t happen tonight. I’ve had it, so here is my tanka:
squaring quilts
tutoring students
teaching bridge
helping the vet
successful day
