Knitting, with Dogs

Remembering my dad

At my wedding rehearsal:

My dad, me, and my brother at the Lawrenceville hamfest.  I became a ham radio operator so I could talk with my dad on the radio.

Dad in a reflective moment at my wedding:

And even though it's a crappy lo-res PDA photo, this is one of my favorite pictures of my dad from
Christmas a few years ago.  That's my mom's picture behind him.
 

My dad died a year ago today.  I have days when I want to go all Inigo Montoya on the universe and cry, "I want my father back, you son of a bitch!" 

My dad forgot a lot of things in his last few years.  But he never forgot he loved me.

I miss you, daddy.

Jasper update

Jasper spent a good part of the afternoon at the vet, getting blood drawn and x-rays taken.  Preliminary bloodwork looks ok, the x-rays were a little inconclusive as to whether there was any intestinal blockage or not.  We don't THINK there is, but the next 24 hours will be key.  If he has any more vomiting or diarrhea (especially vomiting) he'll go back to the vet for more x-rays and tests.

He seems to be feeling ok right now.  He was hungry tonight.  I cooked him chicken and rice (bland diet), and fed him 3 times over the evening, about 1/3 cup at a time, to keep from stressing his tum.

So far, so good.  I've got to get a poop sample the next time he poops, but picking up poop holds absolutely no terrors for me. 

Keep your fingers crossed for us. 

No Thing today

Jasper's had a tummy ache.  He's had some vomiting and diarrhea today, and didn't want to eat at all for a while.

But he never felt so bad that he couldn't bark at the dogs on TV during "Eight Below" or bark at the motorcycles going by. 

And tonight he finally ate some rice cooked with chicken broth. 

So far, so good.  

Thing a Day 2009: 6

Grey and Black:  Bouncer

I took these pictures with the little camera in my Palm Zire 71. 
The last one is a little spooky somehow, which is odd, because Bouncer is the sweetest dog EVAR.

Thing a Day 2009: 5

Dogs in Hats 1:  Bouncer

He'd much rather be in the front seat with us.

Thing a Day 2009: 4

Triptych:  Jasper

This blog has been lacking in dog pictures lately.

Thing a Day 2009: 3

Bobbin #1:  Singles spun from hand-dyed (by me) superwash woo

BTW, someone said they were having problems with comments here.  If you're having trouble commenting, could you let me know at harpnfiddle AT yahoo DOT com, please?  I decided to add CAPTCHA verification after some obnoxious spam got through.  I might have borked something else up.

Thing a Day 2: Poem

On Lines

I showed the picture
to my husband

and asked him
what he thought

He looked at it,
and looked at me,

and said:

"i don't see those lines
when I look at you."

Sometimes even
if you just state a fact,

you say exactly
the right thing.

Thing A Day 2009: 1

Triptych:  Lines