The week that was......

and still is! I have been busy with that and this.....

yes, French Rose dangling in my bathroom window. Great light comes in this frosted small window so I do not like to block it but still need a bit of something. They gently move about.
So, What else has been going on? Alan is still working in the garden...

The other night we had heavy rain which of course flooded the old pond area. Yesterday morning, Alan began to break it apart … it is a cement deep bowl shape... so now there will be drainage. He was like a kid playing in the mud! Do you notice that his able assistant is not helping? That would be because Mr. Murphy was at the vet.

Murphy the baby is now a boy...yes, he had snipping done. He came home very groggy and still wrapped in my shirt (actually this is a shirt that Dennis wore that I wear around). They suggest that he come with something familiar.... he knows this shirt well and it had my scent. He did very well. However, last night he spent a lot of time trying to remove it and he was able to get to his incision. When the vet called me this morning I told her and she said bring him in. Now he has a larger halo so we shall see how it goes. When Murphy and I walk he tends to retrieve things...

He carried this small log home...it is about 7 inches and at least 3 inches round and a little heavy. Determination is powerful with him. Of course since he eats what he chews, it is now gone. Hopefully the snipping will calm him down. Oh, and we have to change his food. He gained weight, again. Now stands 14 inches and weighs 18 pounds. He definitely is not a true Mini!!! We love him anyway.
Since we chatted Lisa and I have been shopping...

We took our comedy routine to the mall. It will be a while before we venture out again. As we ( Murphy and me) left the house for a walk the other evening,

The heavy wrought iron door caught my heel.... still very painful for walking. Took a sliver of flesh. Minimal walking for the week while it heals. So, there you have it. At the moment Alan and Lisa are getting ready to go to a horse show, the oven is on self clean, there is swishing in the laundry area and Murphy is napping. Me? I am ready for another cup of coffee. Glad we could chat. Thank you for your kind words and for your friendship.

What a face...

Yesterday Mr H and I went to the Arabian Horse Show....

I fell in love with this beauty....and all of the others too. Their eyes are soulful. The riders are so in control, well, at least they look it.  Watching them strut around the ring both indoors and outside is watching precision team work. I am amazed  the judges could pick winners. The weather was just right. and the crowd manageable.  The entries came from all over the states and the world. There were over 2000 horses! the riders, groomers and owners.... lots of people for each horse.  It was amazing to see the youngsters all dressed and mounted with their beautiful horses.  A very pleasant afternoon.
Of course I did not get much stitching accomplished. I am working on the second side of the Hardanger piece.  I did go to the library to pick up the books on Tatting. They all have advanced work and use the shuttle method. Not much use for me. I will try to follow a pattern or two using the needle method. I will just have keep looking for needle tatting patterns or try again to use the shuttle. If anyone has any ideas.... I am ready to listen and learn.  The weather is looking mighty nice again for today. I hope to get outside to sit and stitch for a time.  I do hope your day is relaxed. Thank you for the kind words and emails....your friendship is treasured....