This didn't go the first time..... Picassa, you love and you hate it too. The very definition of a modern woman vs technology

Jazz, just where he wants to be, sleeping with the big dogs.  

Little Birds, Little Dogs and Blabbity Blogging

Our little bird, Pepe, died a couple of days ago; it is a relief that he is out of pain and won't have to go through any more. He was sick, probably from inhaled interior smoke he got one day several months ago. He had only a small existence in the scheme of things but he was so sweet natured that you couldn't help but love him. He fell ill during the time of my surgery and recovery. He's buried under my favorite rose bush, and has a shell rock for a marking stone.

I"m going to start the Gretchen shawl during the next couple of weeks. First I want to finish the three fleece coats I've been struggling through getting ready to go. I've had to rest my back for hours at a time because dining room tables are notoriously bad as cutting tables. Awe, poor me! I've been able to read more favorite books, watch more movies, and get in a lot of holding Jazz in this time. Anyway, the coats will go quickly once they are all cut out. The sewing and serging is the easiest part.

I'll throw in a gratuitous sleeping dog piccie, since Jazz is doing lots of it lately. I think he's enjoying life now, more like a big dog. He's doing lots more sleeping and eating and a lot less being on RED ALERT. He is the littlest and lowliest pack member, so really feels the pressure of his position. The big dogs just yawn, lie down and go to sleep but little Jazz knows the wicked cats and birds could try to sneak into the house at any time. Now-a-days you can actually say, "cat" or "bird" around him without it being a clarion call to ACTION!! The words, "Mat", "sat", "hat" and "bat" are all treated with the same disinterest. Can you imagine chasing a two pound puppy up the side walk when he takes off after a Labrador retriever? Ah, the memories.

The tools of the Trade

The needles came yesterday. I can just see them exciting the x-ray apparatuses-s-s-s at the border and at the airline. The lovely Addi Turbos were airmailed and took a helaciously long time (11 days) to get to me from the Toronto area. Anyway, all of the ingredients are well aged and ready to go  

September 11th Tribute to a sweet and joyful woman

Veronique (Bonnie) Nicole Bowers

Bonnie was nearly the same age of my twins and had a little son whom she loved. She was full of life and love and joyfulness at being alive.

I am putting up a tribute site from CNN:

CNN Tribute Site for Bonnie Nicole Bowers

Also, there is a quilt that was made for all the victims and was posted as a Quilt Block Gallery at the "United in Memory" Site Bonnie's block is the first one on page four.

Some of you may have noticed the permanent link in my sidebar that will take you to another project, one which is for bloggers. They were asked to make Celebrations of Life posts for one of the September 11th victims. I was honored to have the chance to make this small remembrance post to a young woman who, if she had lived, would have been one year older than my youngest child. May you rest in the arms of our Lord, and be forever at Peace, sweet Bonnie.

Will this post add?

I'm having a terrible time with blogger.. No pictures will upload and no new posts will actually stick.

I, foolish Geek WANNABE that I am, plugged in the source code for my template when Blogger was just having a hiccough this AM. I have to recustomize all my side bars and Heaven only knows what else. I could have asked super geek but he was busy.

Why do they let people like me loose?

Trying this without Picassa....

We went to the Bay this morning and saw a Pelican that was wounded badly. Happily, after thinking things through and getting on the cell phone, I was able to reach Wildlife Rescue and the Pelican team. This unhappy juvenile will be re-habbed at Sea World and will become part of one of their community ponds there. I still wonder if the red phalarope that a roofer found one year, when it fell out of the sky nearly at his feet, is still at SeaWorld. I always meant to go see if I could see him again but time passed.

Picassa has failed to upload the pictures two times, so I'll keep trying.

A juvenile with a very big problem

This young California pelican had a very bad problem. Some how the top of his wing tip was bitten off and the forewing bones were broken and exposed. The bones were dry and hanging from some skin. Another lady and I stood guard over him until the angel from Wildlife Rescue came with a Net. The happy ending will be in a few weeks after he is re-habed at SeaWorld. I hope he will see the little red phalarope there that a roofer turned into me one year.   

Red French market bag or Little Red French Poodle Bed?

I'm still knitting away on that bag. It's gotten to the stage just below the handles. Felting will happen soon!  

I changed a script... *gasp!*

I found that it was a little annoying to have several windows open after I navigated around my site, so I took out the script that was there which had made the change. I'm going to go look for a script that will pop up a new window if you click on a link, but not if you want to just enlarge a picture or see comments.

So, now, you will have to use the BACK BUTTON a lot, and I'm sorry! There seems to be no happy medium on this.

This week has been hot and hotter, icky sick making weather. BUT, I did work everyday on the market bag, and, (TADAAAA!) I just got an email that told me the three addi turbos I ordered at Camilla Valley Farmwere on their way! I'm excited. These circs are for my Gretchen Shawl

At last! I can now cast on two pair of shorty socks, and have Six WIPS like everyone else.

DH bought me a new camera whose strap doesn't have to go around my titanium plated wrist. It is a Canon semi-uber but not a Nikon Ultra-Uber which is too much camera for my brain anyway. That I will still sometimes salivate over the Nikon Ultra-uber is just sickening but I'll keep that to myself. This one goes around my neck and I will have the devil's own time dropping it, which is not true of the other supershots. I can drop them all in a heartbeat. I promise new piccies with it as soon as I figure out how NOT to take videos... that is why the sea study has a little Movie icon in the corner. I pressed something I shouldn't have an it ate up all the space on the little card. hehe