StanleyandGus

Here is my granddaughter’s quilt- actually it’s just the top, there’s still some work to do. I thought I would do a crazy quilt, but it turns out that is too much chaos for me, so I had to border it! I note that Gus tried to get in the photo. My dining room/ quilt room has French doors, so he’s not usually in there!

That happened after my thyroidectomy. Run the tap and be patient. Mine got better after a few days.

This is my “barn” cat. He reinvented himself at about 8 weeks, and is now a wonderful house cat. He was underweight, had worms and an eye infection. After some vet care, he responded nicely! It wasn’t my barn; it belonged to an aunt of my daughter’s former boyfriend. @Keksie is doing a wonderful thing.

If you have time, please do post photos here, along with your assessment of the cruise! I think it would be interesting.

Poor dear. 🤪

Congratulations on your new family member!

She looks like she can’t believe her luck. Will you adopt her? I’m sure you will at least foster her until she gets her forever home.

I had a thyroidectomy on Friday. Sutures come out today, and everything is fine- except for a headache that won’t go away. Caffeine, pseudoephedrine and ibuprofen are managing it, but it’s annoying. I don’t normally have headaches, so I am thinking about how much I have to be grateful for. If you typically don’t notice any pain, you don’t really think about it, until you do! We are having an unprecedented warm spell- today it’s going to be 6 degrees C. And tonight we are going to the National Ballet of Ukraine, which should be lovely! Meanwhile, I am making a quilt for my not yet born granddaughter! I’m doing a crazy quilt, with scraps from the baby’s brother’s quilt, her mother’s quilt, and her uncles’. I have never done a crazy quilt before, but it’s coming together nicely. It’s going to be colourful!

The actual dog is looking a bit critical!

@lenquixote66 A very happy wedding anniversary!

Mine seem comfortable!

Except if you go upstairs and lift her, she will decide she doesn’t want that after all!

Pat and Patricia, please keep the amazing photos coming!

It’s starting to warm up here. -21C, but next week it’s going to be above 0. It’s a bit worrying, because we have a minimal snowpack.

…because that’s what good dads do! Unconditional love is wonderful, and you deserve it!

It’s -34 C here (-23 Fahrenheit). Chris was just outside; he says it’s perfectly nice if you’re out of the wind. Mind you, he was wearing a down parka, a fur hat and a scarf. It’s a bit colder in Edmonton. However, in a week it’s going to be around the freezing point.

Patricia, thank you for for the photos! It’s -20 F here today, but Antarctica seems so much more exotic. And you have icebergs!

My husband lost some of his hearing during a rocket attack in Afghanistan.

Pink Bunny has a little bit of a crush on Daryl.

We had Mohan as our cabin attendant for the Panama Canal - he is great! You must be near 1550.

I had no idea that turkeys used crosswalks!

Stanley says the crochet hook looks like an interesting toy. And it comes with an entire ball of yarn!

I really can’t explain it, but we just had dinner at Chops, and it was fine- they had mushrooms and asparagus. My husband said his NY strip was good (he’s not really a foodie, having spent 42 years in the Canadian army!). My shrimp was fine, although I think serving it with mashed potatoes is inexplicable. I’m sorry you had a couple of miserable dinners. There must be some logistical reason, but I have no idea what it is!

No, not that we noticed. The Captain did say in the Captain’s Corner this morning that 2 days after we had left the locks, Gatun Lake got rain, which he said was very much desired. We did a tour with Dora as well! Our tour was a little unusual, because Dora took us to a restaurant. Normally she doesn’t, but one of the people that was on the trip wanted that- it was lovely, and I believe the prices were very reasonable. We only wanted beers! Our ship didn’t stop in Colon.

If you do- wide leg linen trousers. I am so glad I packed those. Cartagena was hotter than the surface of the sun, and humid!