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Some ON-t, some OT, some ramblings YarnWright 07-20-2008
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Posted by Mary on July 21, 2008, 2:31 pm


So sorry to hear about your dog! When an elderly neighbor died her 11
year old Yorkie needed a home, so I took her, and am glad I did!
Molly had cataracts, arthritis, collapsing trachea (which made her
cough), and heart disease. However, she lived another 4 years and was
a sweet little thing. When Molly first came to live here she would
sit in my driveway, look through the fence at her old house and yard,
and cry -- it was heart-wrenching! She and my dog, a mixed breed 50-
pounder, had known each other as "through the fence neighbors", but
actually sharing a home is another thing, and it took a while.
However, neither dog did anything nasty or physical to the other, so I
stayed out of it and just watched carefully at first while they sorted
it out between them. (Early on, Clara wouldn't let Molly walk from
the front parlor into the living room, and made her walk through the
front parlor, through the kitchen, through the dining room, and then
into the living room from the other doorway. She also made sure Molly
stayed only in one small area of the living room at first.)
Everything did settle down, and although the dogs didn't become best
friends or playmates, they accepted each other as roommates. When the
end was coming and Molly was getting sicker and weaker, Clara would
take her favorite toys over to Molly -- dogs know far more than we
think! It was awful to lose Molly at last, but she was here for 4
years, mostly good, and I wouldn't hesitate to do it again.

Sometimes I think that dogs "just happen" in our lives. Clara was born
with a deformed and hairless front leg, ankle, and foot, and was
rejected at birth by her mother. The homeowners were going to let the
puppy die, but neighbor children rescued her and took her to their
grandma and grandpa, who already had 3 dogs. Well, grandma and
grandpa took her in, not needing another dog and not knowing what
might happen with this poor little pup with the bad leg. However,
grandma worked for me and knew I was planning to get a dog from the
local shelter the next month, so she came into work the next morning
and said that grandpa had a day-old puppy and would bring her to the
office that afternoon, and if I wanted her and was up to a challenge
that she would be mine as soon as she didn't need round-the-clock
care. And that is how Clara came into my life. Her leg, ankle, and
foot are still badly deformed, but did grow and finally got hair, and
Clara doesn't know she has a problem and gets along just fine. She
walks a little funny and runs a little funny and has uneven muscle
development, but I don't care -- it's just part of being Clara.



Posted by Not Likely on July 22, 2008, 10:20 am


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Aww, that is so heart-wrenching and sweet! I'm so glad that you and Clara
were there for Molly in her final years when she needed you to help with the
loss of her previous owner. When my Mom passed away in 2002 my Casper
would go over to her TV tray and wag his tail (not happily, but more
knowingly), then go pick up one of her slippers and walk around with it. My
son Matthew was going to take the slipper from Casper the first time, and I
told him "No! Let him have it. That's his way of remembering Ahna (my
son's name for my Mom since he was a baby), he's not hurting the slipper,
just carrying it around." Casper still has the slipper and will get it from
his toy box when we say "Where's Grandmudder's slipper?"

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That is so nice! I feel so bad for animals that people cast aside just
because they may be deformed, or just shy, or the runt, etc. It's good to
know that there are caring people out there who will love them in spite of
any "faults" they may have... and the benefits are wonderful... regardless
if they are imperfect (to other people) they *still* give such an abundance
of unconditional love and companionship. Clara is lucky to have you, just
as I'm sure you are very lucky to have her. :o)

*hugs*
Gemini



Posted by YarnWright on July 21, 2008, 5:59 pm


Katherine spun a FINE 'yarn':

++ ON-t:  working on acquiring all I'll need for autumn/winter knitting.
++ On-t:  working on two books.
++ On-t:  recorded two more lace patterns in my own voice/*cadence* and uploaded
them to both my Zune and my iPod.  
++ OT:  agonizing on if I want to upgrade my cell phone or not.
++ OT:  agonizing on if I should get a new laptop, or figure out if I can just
add memory to my current....
++ Ramblings:  Our sister-in-law, Kathy (widow of DH's deceased brother)
recently lost her mom, and it brought up a bunch of emotions I thought were
either "not there", "buried", or just "gone from thought" for me.
++ Silliely (sillily?) (sillyly?) enough, I cried, yet I've not cried at all
about my own mom.... am I wierd or what?  Actually, mourning my mother would
actually be silly, as I know she's got to be in a better place!
++ Going out to sit on the porch/deck, enjoy the quiet and drink a "Mike's Hard
Lemonade"...
++ later!
+
+Why do you want to upgrade your cellphone?
+Why do you want to replace your laptop?
+What books are you working on?
+I think that, when we cry after a death, we are really crying for
+ourselves. I have cried, but I am a selfish person. Actually, I'm not,
+but I still miss my parents. I think I always will.
+We were just told that our little dog has a heart murmur. Add this to
+her cataracts and her diabetes, and I am ready to cry in advance. No
+more pets! They just don't live long enough!
+
+Higs,
+Katherine


Katherine. . .

OMG, Don used to say that's why he had kids, they last longer than pets!
:D
Noreen

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Posted by Spike Driver on July 21, 2008, 9:34 pm


YarnWright wrote:
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uploaded them to both my Zune and my iPod.
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add memory to my current....
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recently lost her mom, and it brought up a bunch of emotions I thought were
either "not there", "buried", or just "gone from thought" for me.

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about my own mom.... am I wierd or what? Actually, mourning my mother would
actually be silly, as I know she's got to be in a better place!

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Hard Lemonade"...
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My father used to say the same thing NAVY!, many times.

Posted by on July 21, 2008, 11:49 pm


Noreen ,,,,, Breath deeply !!!!
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.
that is very positive , and will help in other sides of your life ..
[mainly feelings].
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Reading ? Writing ? learning ??????
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uploaded them to both my Zune and my iPod. =A0
That reads positive !!!!
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Since i got my cellular i am on my 3rd , first was Too Heavy and i
changed it after 4 years , second just
couldn`t carry his new battery anymore they slipped ou all the
time ,i.e, the thing was dammaged ,
thus i am on my 3rd ,,,, and hope to have it many more years. if it
calls and sms`s , it is enough for me ,
i have no Email access , tv access and i still brew my own
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an just add memory to my current....
I don`t have a Laptop at all , thus can`t help you here.
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) recently lost her mom,
Dear Noreen you are still in a very touchy place / mourning /loosing a
mother/ or any a relative is a
loooooong process. If anything around you brings out emotions , it is
a GOOD HUMAN sign,, That is
the way we humans , can live on/ We are not always aware what feelings
are Cooking inside us ,
having events close to us , Opens the Lid of our inner `boxes` , and
show us that we are alive and
feelings are inside us.

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all about my own mom..
Now i am going to say something that will sound Idioitic ,,, the Grass
of the neighbour is always Greener..
=2E. meaning , It is Easier to Let Go of all kinds of feelings when it
is `supposedly` , not related to our `grass`.
We cry in films when we see something that touches some Cord inside
us. Crying about our own when we
have to deal , practicly and mentally with so many other things, Isn`t
possible. Crying Now helps you loosen
out , almost `ironing` your squeezed crumbled `nerves` of loosing your
mother.
In fact you are Healing NOW Noreen ,,Maturing and on your way , to go
on into an Easier Mental time.
mirjam


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