The critter in the corner

 which has a nice rack will hopefully be worked on this evening.  I thought Jane was closer to a finish than she actually is.  The border, two rows of her name and such, two birds, and the critter corner yet.  But that's still within a few days.  Hopefully.

Started at the beginning of September, should this sampler have taken this long?  Jane was not worked on for probably a week or more when days were busy with chores.  More stitching was done this past week as I worried about Peanut.  

She passed away yesterday evening.  My brother is inconsolable.  He saved so many cats over the years, all strays, found agencies or homes for the litters, but this little brat was his favorite of all.  He has one remaining in house, not very social as some rescues are (our Missy, Nit, Petey, Tootsie!).  The mobile vet we have used ended practice a week ago.  The primary vet gave him liquid medication to calm and sedate her if she worsened.  One day you have hope, the next day is desperation.  Having med on hand to ease their anxiety or pain is a blessing.  We think she lost eyesight yesterday ( still no explanation ) which was terrifying for her.  The medication could not treat whatever caused her condition but certainly helped her stress.

I've been trying to hold back tears for days, assuming this was coming.  No doc has an explanation why my eyes become so bad after crying with no tears.  Doesn't it make sense that the lacrimal glands getting the brain's message to produce tears and struggling to but cannot, would become irritated?  It irritates the hell outta me!

Hope you have a good day.

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Big Bird

 One of the great Halloween costumes.

But this big bird has been removed and restitched four times.  The fact that the tree is one stitch farther to the right than charted, is not a factor.  There is room at the right edge to compensate for this error.  

The very light thread on the bird's breast edge did not show, so have reversed and also changed colors.  Then I realized the long skinny shape was bothering me.  Not a big deal with all the other motifs, but when stitching/focusing on an area I don't see the whole picture.  He's two colors and fine for now, moving on.

My brother is slowly losing his beloved cat, they have no diagnosis despite twice weekly visits and multiple meds.  Two weeks into this, CHF became an added issue.  But meds are not helping any of her symptoms.  So upsetting.

Our thoughts and hearts are also with those in harm's way.

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Set sail

 to finish Jane.

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The decision

 Not my preference, but I have a good reason.

The upper section is perfect for a box, but the bottom has too many quirks not to be seen.  Since the quirks are in the corners, a drum or box wrap would hide them.

For this reason alone, I plan to finish Jane's sampler.

The deer's antlers will be another color as will the tree growing as a tail, for them to stand out.

And these guys that remind me of Virginie Cochepin, another should-be-seen corner.

So there you have it.  Time to pick it up and return to stitching.  I have the box bug now, will search the pile to see if something fits.  If not, next project will be sized for them.

Damn.

Happy October?

Nope.

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Line-a-timers

 Are these or a comparable product still being made?  

Before I discard them, I have several yellow in four sizes and will be glad to send them.

Anyone?

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Scale

 This is way off!  

I thought I could use the box I already have to copy that door decor I recently saw.  I should have stood back to gauge scale before filling and hanging.

So I grabbed a basket until hubs can make one with a wider box, and longer back.   It should work for Christmas greens too, although I love the blue basket.

But it's too long for cornstalks, and although sprayed for protection, I don't want it exposed to weather for two seasons.

Hope you have a great weekend!

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