Dipping My Toes In

Its hard to get back into the creative swing. I've been idle for quite a while now doing nothing more than stitch a couple of stitches each night. There are lots of reasons for this I suppose, recently of course the puppy drama, but really its been going on for a lot longer...

I will sort it out as I go, or not.

Sometimes Artist Block just comes back to snarl you up and there isn't much to be done about it except pick away at the knot until it unravels.

I've been treating it with a kaizen mindset as I work on the snarl, thus a stitch or two a night, or cooking something new.

I believe it is a good way to keep the pump primed so when it clears up its a bit easier to ease back in.

Today I sewed some coasters,

and yes, I did sketch the dog.

Well Earned Rest

Today Lar and the pup spent resting. He had a gig last night and didn't get home until 2:00 AM she has simply earned a day of relaxing at home by the fire. I on the other hand did some errands and am currently cooking Roasted Red Onions Stuffed with Feta Cheese. Normaly I'm not much of a cook but I wanted to try something new and interesting for dinner... we will see how it comes out.

The photo is an older one but it captures the theme of the day, and she doesn't have all those shaved bits, at the moment she looks like Raggedy Ann, all patches.

Yes I did sketch the dog last night and now I'm off to do it again, still not being very creative but in my world cooking counts!

She's Home!

We made it! her progress over the last 24 hours has been phenomenal and today we brought her home, there are still lots of meds to take and we will be watching her very carefully but she seems like an entirely different dog than was admitted to the hospital, if you will excuse me I'm off to kiss her some more!

Cautiously Optimistic

Today she ate a few meals, even one during our visit. She is out of the oxygen box and very slowly gaining some steps back. We spent an hour or so cuddling with her and she licked my hand just a little. Still very doped up, pancreatitis is very painful.

Lar is doing a little better too... I belive that the two of them have some sort of psychic connection. They seem to get the same symptoms at the same time, sympathy pains.

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The Oxygen Box

Today she ate something! That is a good sign. When we went over to visit she was somewhat alert (considering the pain killers) enough so that she managed to give us a little guilting with her big brown eyes (an art form she has mastered). She has been getting up to go outdoors to pee and got restless enough to have to be put into the oxygen box, a crate that has oxygen pumped into it. Her breathing has eased somewhat and she doesn't seem as swollen around the abdomen (from the pancreatitis). We are a bit more hopeful. The folks at Ocean State Veterinary Specialists are really at the top of their game. I'm very grateful that they are so good and we have the money to do this. There will be no vacation this year, or much of anything else... but I will still be able to visit mom in the summer. Thank you all for your well wishes and prayers too, I truly believe it is making a difference.
Please excuse the incredibly poor quality of the picture, it was taken on a cell phone with lousy light conditions but it does show that she is holding her head up!

Sketches

About 2 years ago I started sketching the dog in the evenings, these are some of the better ones. One could wonder if the creature ever moves from looking at these. She makes a good model because she likes to snooze, at least until she hears a potato chip bag rustle... at which point she becomes very alert, and the modeling session is over. I really haven't done many of these sketches lately and I regret that now. If she comes home again I will do more. She has pnemonia now... in addition to the other, however she seemed more alert when we came by tonight for our visit, so I really don't know what to think.