Fuming

 Another post, another Ativan.  First of all, Amanda, thank you for that info.  I am passing it along to the officer that told us we cannot shoot.  And here's the real flame singeing my ass.  Another officer and his family at the other end of the road are friends and neighbors of the dogs' owners and have played with them from puppydom to now, as year olds.  The father was walking their Labrador on a leash along with his wife, their 3 year old, and 5 year old daughter. The dogs attacked the Labrador, each on one end. They could not get the dogs to stop even after being kicked and hit.  The officer left the dog and got his traumatized kids into the house, then went back out.  The dogs released and their Lab was treated and survived.  The little girl is terrified to go outside, even if she sees the dogs behind the fence (which they dig beneath to escape).  Their cat was also found mauled to death under the playset.  This happened a month ago and their mom sat here shaking as she relayed her story to us, the children can't forget their dog's screams or what they witnessed. No law or common sense to notify neighbors with pets or small children. Dog warden said it was only one time, no bites to humans, and the dogs eventually released.  Mr. Warden, when we meet in person, it will only be one time that I vise your balls and I promise to eventually release. 

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Thank you

 for your condolences.  It is heartbreaking when you lose a pet, but I cannot get the images of his broken body and his screams out of my head.  Or the massive heads over him as he lay helpless and unable to get away with all the broken bones.  The dogs are Cane Corso, owned by a neighbor, a state officer that was arrested last year for fraud and I don't believe is currently on the force.  Another neighbor stopped to tell us that they are kept in the back, unnoticed from the road.  Pool fencing and shrubs hide the beasts.  Nothing is being done.  Not that anything can help us, and since the attack was to another animal, not a crime.  There are no medical bills to be reimbursed and Nit's terror and suffering is over.  Not ours though.  Not enough Ativan and stomach meds to help, and we relive it every time we look out the window.  I do need to try to slow the palps and may call my cardio about that. 

 If we would have shot them, we would have been charged.

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Nitzy

 Taking some time off.   My Nitzy was torn apart and suffered terribly after two massive dogs attacked him on the deck.  We got them off of him and brought him inside.  Held him while he screamed until he passed.  The vet didn't get here in time.

The police know who owns them, never saw them before.

 

Missy lost her mate Bud, and now her son.

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The land of forgotten tips

 Why don't I know these tips after decades of stitching?  Have I forgotten, or been clueless?  Jeny's lower case letters are stitched over one on this 40 count linen, and since I have such difficulty removing over one on lower counts, assumed it would be near impossible.  Surprise!  Not when they are removed from the back of the fabric!  Several times without issue, and I stitched the letter shapes to my preference.  I followed Brenda's tip to use tent stitch on 40 when stitching over one.  Maybe that's why it was easy to remove from the back!

The other tip I did know but it fell out of my brain, is Thread Heaven.  I've always noticed how neat and slick the thread looks when first stitched, followed by a matte and fuzzy appearance after being handled during the continuing work.  Several swipes through Thread Heaven calms the fuzzies, clarifies the thread's color, helps the thread lay neatly throughout.

Would this prevent the light to dark fuzz transfer in areas like the solid block?  Another tip that fell out of my head is that the single stitch recedes if in place first.  In other words, the lighter thread  will get lost as it is pulled down when the surrounding stitches are worked.  I yanked the leg's stitches up since they were quite puny looking.  The two top critters will be stitched after the dark block is complete, opposite of what I did on the bottom, all with threads swiped with the Heaven.  I have beeswax but since Heaven is colorless, will continue with it.  Anxious to see if that results in a noticeable difference.

Phoebe is back.  She makes such a horrible mess, difficult area to scrub and also because the wood stain, not paint, changes with cleaners and elbow grease.  We have seen two Indigo Buntings so far and they nest low off the ground in bushes.  Hopefully we will find the nest and create protection with a chicken wire circle or offensive smell.

Too many raccoons and cats roaming and I try to protect nest and bunnies whenever possible.

Take a look at the new size of PF garlic bread.  Will be making our own now.

Eye doctor tomorrow, dilation does not leave me for many hours so no stitching for sure.

Had the phone ring early morning with the caller ID of Carole's facility.  Yep.  These palps won't be leaving for hours!  Ordinarily starting on their own, a scare can send them into orbit.  Thankfully, it was only an appointment question.

Enjoy your day!

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Happy Easter

 Wishing everyone a blessed day.

Posting to IG also, still need to learn that site.  The difference in colors from laptop to tablet is huge.

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Today

 started out dark, rainy, nasty.  Ended clear blue and sunny.  You never know what to expect, and for my area it rarely changes dramatically in one day.

So I saw my nurse practitioner and yes, I do have a blockage leading to the lower chamber.  She started explaining a heart cath and since I drank too much grapefruit juice yesterday resulting in the trots, told her to move it along.  I declined the cath since my symptoms are mild, and instead asked about HeartFlow.  She seemed surprised but I explained that I research everything to know my options.  It's a CT scan and CAD program (or something) that shows the heart vessels, blood flow and percentage/area of the block.   Only one close to me, but the doctor in charge of the testing/reading recently passed away suddenly.  She will check for another location and also fight with medicare, not covered.   Safer and cheaper than a cath, but you know  ...  government.  A stent is only used if blockage is seventy percentage or higher, so my situation would probably be an invasive test, more of an exploration, resulting without treatment.  The scan will give an indication of how close to that number I am and whether invading my arteries is warranted. 

Went to the Italian store this morning, got the ravioli.  Mark has a batch of sauce simmering with sweet sausage instead of the pork ribs he usually uses.   And I am relaxing, hoping my medical crap will have answers, and that a medication can help slow these palps.  She believes they are from the year of stress and just unable to leave.

So here's Jeny progress.  Stitching grass takes almost as long as growing it.

Mom and son have been nasty to each other for a while but today, they are both snoozing peacefully.

Met with the prosthetic pros and Carole will be getting one leg's device in a few weeks.

Hope your day ended brighter than it began!

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