I hadn't intended to take a blog break, but sometimes life happens. I apologize for not answering many comments or visiting blogs lately.
While I haven't made any job search progress, we've finally started the long overdue hallway painting project. I'm hoping to finish this weekend, and will share some before and after photos soon. There are a ton of doors and lots of trimwork! I caught a bad head cold before Easter, which slowed us down, but thankfully it seems to be gone.
In the health news dept, my dad's cancer has been acting up again. After a bunch of tests, he's going for a new, stronger treatment for the next six months. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Miss Rainy has had some good news, however. She is now a proud member of our home's IBD club, walking in the pawsteps of her predecessor Charlie. While IBD is a serious disease, and the specialist warned me hers will be tough to treat, I am so grateful she does not have intestinal lymphoma like Charlie that I laughed for joy when we received the news! She's now on prednisone and seems to be feeling better overall.
I'm still working on Daphne, and making good progress, though I think that the cotton yarn will not be dressy enough for the evening wedding we're attending in May. I'm also working on a nonknitting project as a gift for said wedding, though I can't share photos yet in case the recipient reads this blog.
Book hoarding continues. Several friends had recommended Georgette Heyer to me, and I found a copy of one of her newly republished mysteries, Why Shoot a Butler?, at our local bookstore. I love the 1930s English Country House setting, though so far there has not been a lot of character development. I don't feel like I really *know* the characters or their motivations yet, and I'm over 100 pages into the story. But Georgette's mysteries have been compared to Agatha Christie's, whom I love, so I hope and expect that I'll want to collect all of Heyer's mysteries, if not her other novels, by the end of the book.
Since I have not shared any shelter photos in a little while, I'll post a few of my new best friends.
Diesel, who looks like Rosie's twin brother.
Goomba, who with his siblings lost his person to cancer. He's thankfully in a foster home right now, getting all the extra love and attention he needs. Can you tell I have a thing for brown tabbies?
Popcorn, in the infirmary because she is recovering from spay surgery and attack by some wild animal. We have to return her to her owners, which grieves me so much. I love this little girl and wish I could take her myself!! I'm glad I have a photo to remember her.
I hope you have a great weekend, whatever your plans!
