~on the night that i hurt my finger, i saved a dog's life. she had almost swallowed a 15" length of climbing rope. there were two" left in her mouth when i pried it open and hauled out a slimy, slimy red thing.
~uncovered lots of greening flowers from maple leaf mulch
~made paper from hosta (i keep raving about that)
~returned books (ok, four) to amazon
~organized some files (note, not all files)
~harvested mushrooms for dye
~investigated hops fiber
~walked my land. found an illegal tree stand (a deer hunter placed it in a tree on my posted land) and a spent shell casing. shame on you bad hunter.
~put together my alden amos cotton wheel
~cleaned off the dining table
~prepped shifu
~planned warp
~read and walked, and talked to friends
~kept smiling
OK that's more than I do in a week!!! :D
ReplyDeleteI like the "return books" bit, that's a very accomplished week and a strange looking finger. time for a little rest.
ReplyDeleteYAY! amazing list. rope-swallowing dog, yipes!! and indeed, a bad, bad hunter. but an excellent velma!
ReplyDeletem has thanked me repeatedly for saving gwen's life. she's my best dog friend besides wendy.
ReplyDeleteoooo sore looking finger.... great looking paper... naughty doggie.... and deer hunter on your land? scheeez! the idea of uninviting hunters setting up camp is giving me the chills!
ReplyDeleteThats not a bad count given that your wounded!
ReplyDeleteBy the way whats a 'tree stand'?
well done, but now slow down a bit, you can't run away from that finger...5 stars to you for saving the dog, that's truly horrific. i'm imagining that it's a young dog?
ReplyDeleter&l, it's a "traditional" hunting culture here, and trespassing is an understood "rule", a tree stand is a hunter's platform put up in a tree to shoot at deer from
ReplyDeletek, gwen is 5 and knows better, she went "chew crazy". the rope belonged to my border collie who plays with it
great to see you are still smiling velma, its hard to have a finger out of action when our art work is so tactile. I wish you well and hope that it gets back to normal soon.
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t, i smile for the camera, but i'm grumpy, still haven't changed the bandage w/o letting the thing move a little bit. not good.
ReplyDeleteOh ouch! My one and only trip to the emergency room for myself was when I ran over the tip of my finger with a rotary cutter. The tip is still there but it wasn't a sure thing. :) Hope it feels better soon. I'm very curious about hops fiber. I have two huge hop vines in my garden.
ReplyDeleteNever a dull moment then Velma? I hope the finger heals well - I broke my right ring finger last year - very annoying when you are a calligrapher trying to write, and all the other things so I share your frustration. Continue to enjoy Spring.
ReplyDeleted, no blood here, and no pain, just weirdness! according to lillian bell hops are good for papermaking.
ReplyDeletef, if you endured and kept your sanity, i might also! it's so annoying...
can't hold a good woman down....
ReplyDeleteGoodness... I do feel a bit more "snaily" reading your list!
ReplyDeleteToo bad about hunters not paying attention to signs, that could be fatal to more than deer. And, good that you caught the rope when you did, intense!