Daily Notes- November 2nd

                                                  

What I hand stitched last night while watching some "educational" thing on Stonehenge.  Now they have DNA evidence the stones were set up by aliens from another solar system (really?).  And they powered up the stones and went back "home".   The tone of all the stone theories seemed to have influenced my cloth choices.  Stones, Sun, Darkness.  I plant based dyed the yellow linen with dark brown onion skins.  Love the color. And the rusty tones left by direct contact with the onion skins.

The Hallmark movies were of no interest and there was nothing else to watch.

This early morning's walk with Riley was cold (as was last call last night).  I may have to wear something warmer under my orange raincoat.  I have been wearing just a very light quilted vest under.  Yesterday a neighbor from across the big road was walking with her two big fluffy white retrievers.  Girls.  And they pulled her right across the street to "meet" Riley.  She had another white puppy when Riley was a puppy.  Sashia developed a tumor on her heart and died before reaching 4 years.  So this neighbor was surprised we still had Riley.  I said he was 12.5 now.  On the walk back down the street he had to intensively sniff every spot the girls had visited.  Men.

A found a bag of avocado pits in with the morning newspaper.  My Library/walking buddy must have stopped by.  When avocados are a "very good" price she eats one a day- saves the pits for me.  I tucked hers into the freezer with the ones I save.

I now have two more loads of laundry to monitor today (writing two to three pages of Washing Machine Pages).  And I never did get to dragging out the vacuum and doing the floors. G often volunteers but his sciatica is still bothering him and even taking the dog out with the invisible fence collar is more than he can do.

Well, it's Saturday.  Last Saturday.....well, I am reminded of how weak Riley was last Saturday- refusing to eat or take his medicines.  He's come a long way in just a week.  Back to pulling on the leash and dragging me into the brush with him.  And I am a very heavy weight to be dragged.  He's eating about a pound of low sodium turkey over 7 days- wrapped around the various pill pockets of meds 4 times a day.  And he's enjoying Milk Bones.  They have nutrients.  Low fat and low calories.  The Vet office suggested canned chicken with the juices in his dry food.  I can't see him even sniffing that.  The Milk Bones add bulk to the digestive tract if you know what I mean.

Well, the Washing Machine Pages won't write themselves.  Later.