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Happy New Year!

This is baby (11 1/2 year old) Pearl sleeping on my cross stitch pattern. If I put the paper down she comes straight away to sleep on it, and she can stay for HOURS...quite amazing really:)

 I had to take some pictures of a massive rainbow just outside our window by the firth...absolutely stunning:)
 
 
 And here is baby Tara snoozing away on the sofa cuddling hubby's legs...
 She had a turn for the worse this weekend...2am Sunday she came to me and was almost unable to walk, kept lying down looking extremely sad, confused and anxious. I let her out to do her business, and she lied down outside. From then until 4am Monday morning she slept on a double folded duvet and thick fake fur throw on the livingroom floor. Every time she tried to move she whined, and when hubby did cooking she did not even try to get up to get some treats...and that proves she was not well. She has got a weak back and back legs, and it seems that she either has a genetic disorder of her back, or it could possibly be arthritis. We will just have to wait and see. We have painkillers for her, and will give for a few weeks starting with full dose and then lowering it and seeing how it goes. Time will tell. 
 

This is how far I have come on the Peacock Tapestry. I had actually done the whole frame outline in the gold colored thread, but realised that I had miscounted and the right side was 11 stitches too far to the right, so have had to remove the whole side, and will be very careful calculating properly before doing it again...it is not as large as I thought it would be, but it is still going to be a proper challenge...:)

The New Year has started, and I am determined to start taking care of myself. I realised that I have pretty much waited for the right time to start my life, but I have honestly no idea what I am waiting for...I need to figure out what and why... 

That is a big challenge for the New Year!

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  1. Nicola2 January 2013 at 00:24

    My heart goes out to you, it is so hard to see a beloved dog suffering.

    I will keep her in my prayers.

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