Good Golly Miss Molly!!

What a week! We have a new staffy pup. Her name is Molly and she is 9 weeks old. We brought her home a week ago and it was love at first sight for her and Harry our 18 month old staffy. They are so funny together and it is a joy to see. Chloe is keeping out of the way but is not as stressed as when we brought Harry home as a puppy.
Because I am settling in a new puppy I haven't been out much this week so am ploughing ahead with my Treee of Life Part 1 and have booked in to do part 2 at the end of October. I think that I will be finished before then.
I am also crocheting in the evening in front of television Prudence Mapstones "not your grannys blanket". Made in 16 different colours in Frog Tree from Bolivia. Gorgeous soft alpaca wool which hardly sheds. The nicest alpaca wool I have ever knitted or croched in!

A Gorgeous New Cushion!

After a crappy week where I didn't really want to see anyone or do anything I indulged in some retail therapy on the internet to cheer me up. I logged on to Etsy and found Renate Kirkpatricks' shop. Renate is a fabulous freeform artist and whist her pieces are similar to Prudence Mapstones, they are different in that she uses some felting techniques as well. Renate is another Queenslander, like Prudence, who lives on the Sunshine Coast. I am thrilled with the cushion cover and keep changing it around from room to room as it looks good in so many different places!

I have finished this months Debbie Abrahams Mystery Quilt and as I'm only 2 months from the end will begin blocking the pieces this week.

Rest in Peace my Ginger Boy Basil

I have had a horrible week. I had to have my darling boy Basil put to sleep on Monday evening. He was nearly 14 and such a faithful loving affectionate boy he was. Always near by either on my lap or on a chair in the same room and on the bed at night. He had lost so much weight and had not eaten for 4 days. The vet had given him some medication to try and stimulate his appetite but his poor kidneys just didn't want to work properly anymore. I always though that Chloe my other cat would go first as she has had kidney problems in the past. She misses him and Harry, my staffy keeps looking for him in his basket. A sad week and when his ashes come home next week he will sit next to Poppy ashes. I hope they are together in heaven.