Colin and I will be spending Thanksgiving with Jake & Missy and her wonderful tribe who have folded us in with warmth and kindness.
My heartfelt thanks to all of the friends and family afar who have reached out to us with messages and prayers of condolence. Every word, every gesture has meant a great deal to us.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Voodoo
After Jimmy came home from the hospital
last week Voodoo was on constant vigil with him, mostly sleeping
between his feet but once or twice a day stalking around the
perimeter of the bed.
Not normally a lap cat, he has become one in
The past months, needy and vocal in his demands for attention. I was thinking that it was just part of his
dotage but he has taken on this guard duty with a fierce gravity that
forces one to admit that animals have a knowing beyond human
capabilities.
When the priest came to give Jim last rites Voodoo
sat at attention at the foot of the bed and his golden gaze moved
from Jim to the priest and back again, over and over during the
recitation. No wonder, no amazement just a steady watchfulness over
his charge and the proceedings.
Bereft, he has transferred his need for
contact to either myself or Colin, whomever has a warm lap in his moment of need.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Freebird now
Colin, Jimmy and Jake |
We were all here with him and he will remain the largest part of my heart forever.
This was taken the day before Jake and Missy's wedding. He was so happy to have made it there well enough to enjoy the weekend. We all were.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
half hearted
Jim had a serious setback late Monday night and we went by ambulance to the hospital.
After tests and scans his doctors have agreed that any further treatment of his cancer would be not in his best interest and we are now focusing on his comfort and quality of life.
I can't thank the wonderful team of professionals at the hospital enough, although I will find the time and a way in the future. We are now in the hands of a hospice care program and will continue to live in the Golden now together, here at home, as long as love allows.
After tests and scans his doctors have agreed that any further treatment of his cancer would be not in his best interest and we are now focusing on his comfort and quality of life.
I can't thank the wonderful team of professionals at the hospital enough, although I will find the time and a way in the future. We are now in the hands of a hospice care program and will continue to live in the Golden now together, here at home, as long as love allows.
Monday, November 11, 2013
winter light
I was going to sit out on the deck yesterday and stitch a while but I could tell that the sun running lower in the sky these days would not clear the trees that stubbornly hang on to their now mangy leaves.
So, like the cats will, I pulled my rocker over into the big bent rectangle of light coming through the back door and sat there, shifting the chair every few minutes as the patch of light and warmth made it's transit. Jimmy was napping and "Band of Brothers" ran in it's entirety on TV yesterday and I just sat with my back to the screen and let the music and dialogue take me as I worked.
I'm going to try to stay with this one until it's finished, soon. soon. While rooting in the bottom of the bottomless basket for my cell phone I found the missing piece which will be nest on the roster of things to tackle.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
outside comes in
I've brought most of my houseplants up to Jim's sitting room into the east facing window. There's probably a lizard or two in there but time will tell.
This Christmas cactus is a great grand daughter sprung from stems from my mother's plants that I brought down from NY years ago. She has made a fine recovery from the day one of the cats decided to climb up on it and mash it into a cozy nest.
It's been a tough week for Jim physically and emotionally..the wedding, the travel, strange foods and round of chemo tossed on top just for fun.
This weekend we rest.
Friday, November 08, 2013
works in progress
Although I set it aside for a while, I've come to recognize that I need to do this work, this art, for the sake of my own well being. Even if I don't always get enough sleep, even if I can't get a balanced meal, I must take a few minutes and stitch.
Who knew you could stash your sanity in a river grass basket?
There's a clutch of twenty inch square vintage damask dinner napkins in the closet that I held back from the summers dyefests. They make great, controlled starting places. Boundaries are important to me right now.
As I make up fat baggies for the store I'm pulling out little treats and tidbits of cloth to keep for my own stash, a snip here, a sweet little passage there..most of these will become part of the Vigil series.
Who knew you could stash your sanity in a river grass basket?
There's a clutch of twenty inch square vintage damask dinner napkins in the closet that I held back from the summers dyefests. They make great, controlled starting places. Boundaries are important to me right now.
As I make up fat baggies for the store I'm pulling out little treats and tidbits of cloth to keep for my own stash, a snip here, a sweet little passage there..most of these will become part of the Vigil series.
Thursday, November 07, 2013
devilish details
It gets too easy to fall into the cloth. Tighter and tighter into the warp and weft and all things on the periphery fall away and lose meaning.
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