It appears that Stitching Lotus may be taking a break from blogging, or has moved on to other things, but I'm still going to keep up with the Smalls SAL. My Small for May:
I stitched the turkey block on Blue Ribbon Designs "Frolic in the Foliage." I'm still really enjoying this piece. Because of life and yadda, it's the only thing I've worked on this month, excepting about 5 stitches put into a travel project, so continuing to make progress on it is even more satisfying.
In other stitching news, I'm Blogger of the Week; thank you, Jo, for asking me to participate! I'm really honored.
Real life stuff ahead...
The month has been crazy and stressful, mostly due to work. Also, my son graduated from his two year college and is preparing to move to a four year university to finish his degree, which is exciting but also stressful in its way.
The worst thing that has happened this month, though, is that my dog has gone blind. In retrospect, I think it's been coming on for a little while, but within the last three weeks he's become completely blind. Runs into things, doesn't know treats or toys are in front of his face unless you touch them to his nose, only knows where people are if they make noise.
He's not old - only 6 years old. My usual vet couldn't find anything obvious, such as trauma or cataracts, so I've been referred to a vet optometrist specialist. The earliest they could get him in is the first week of June.
It's really sad, and I'm really sad, and tired. But I think if I can just make it through June, life will level out for a little while. The work project from hell will be done, I'll have answers about my dog, and most of my son's college transfer logistics will be worked out.
I don't want to end on such a down note, though, so I'll just add that my son and I saw the Han Solo movie this weekend, and it was awesome. No, it's not ~epic~ and ~meaningful~ like the other Star Wars movies, and no, Alden Ehrenreich is not Harrison Ford. But it's a great adventure story that has fun with the Star Wars universe and the characters, Ehrenreich is charming and idealistic in a believably young-Han-Solo way, Donald Glover is a fantastic Lando Calrissian, and seeing where the character comes from and how some of the iconic Han Solo elements came together is just hugely engaging. I am definitely going to see it again soon.
In other stitching news, I'm Blogger of the Week; thank you, Jo, for asking me to participate! I'm really honored.
Real life stuff ahead...
The month has been crazy and stressful, mostly due to work. Also, my son graduated from his two year college and is preparing to move to a four year university to finish his degree, which is exciting but also stressful in its way.
The worst thing that has happened this month, though, is that my dog has gone blind. In retrospect, I think it's been coming on for a little while, but within the last three weeks he's become completely blind. Runs into things, doesn't know treats or toys are in front of his face unless you touch them to his nose, only knows where people are if they make noise.
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| My sweet baby |
It's really sad, and I'm really sad, and tired. But I think if I can just make it through June, life will level out for a little while. The work project from hell will be done, I'll have answers about my dog, and most of my son's college transfer logistics will be worked out.
I don't want to end on such a down note, though, so I'll just add that my son and I saw the Han Solo movie this weekend, and it was awesome. No, it's not ~epic~ and ~meaningful~ like the other Star Wars movies, and no, Alden Ehrenreich is not Harrison Ford. But it's a great adventure story that has fun with the Star Wars universe and the characters, Ehrenreich is charming and idealistic in a believably young-Han-Solo way, Donald Glover is a fantastic Lando Calrissian, and seeing where the character comes from and how some of the iconic Han Solo elements came together is just hugely engaging. I am definitely going to see it again soon.
Comments
Sad news about your dog, poor little chap.
I agree on Solo, I was very skeptical after the trailer but it was a decent movie and that really was a young Han Solo there!