Day 298, September 29, 2013

When there is a will there is a way!!!

Hank loves to chew his bone and with

the cone that is impossible, but he

has managed to pick his bone up and

carry it around the house.

Tried to hold it for him while he

chews, not going for that, yet!

Day 297, September 28, 2013

Hank is hanging in there!

Meds help him relax and lots

 of love from mom.

Huge lesson learned on cutting fabric.

Tried a short cut and my blocks are too small.

Had been making the black and white

blocks for a swap.  Used the cutting mat grid

to cut my strips, only to find the grid lines are not

accurate and not all the same across the mat.

So, I will not be participating in this swap, but

will work with my blocks and make a quilt.

 

David and Julia

with Mickey!

 

Michael and his friends celebrating

Olivia's birthday in StamV!

Day 296, September 27, 2013

Our sweet boy, Hank is doing well.

I had found a cyst on his left hip,

Dr. Noonan did a needle biopsy and it

was found to be inconclusive, he

recommended we remove the cyst.

So, Hank had surgery today.

Dr. Noonan does not believe the

cyst to be cancer, but we will

get the report back on Monday

or Tuesday.  I am feeling positive!

He will wear this cone for ten

days, until the stitches are removed.

Day 295, September 26, 2013

Our gardeners are fantastic!!!

Love Fall Clean-up!!!

 

Ice cream at Typhoon Lagoon,

bucket full...

bucket empty!

 

Day 294, September 25, 2013

Celebrating Michelle's 50th birthday

with the girls!

 

David making friends at Disney World.

Day 293, September 24, 2013

Wow, what a driving day for Al.

First, we drove David to the airport in NY for

his trip with Julia to Disney World.  We

brought Hank along for ride.

Then, Al and I went to The Big E!

Eastern States Exposition

West Springfield, MA

Classic Fair, lots of memories of taking

the boys to the Los Angeles County Fair.

Love seeing the animals!

This tired momma pig has eight little piglets.

Boy, could they eat!!!

The Clydesdale's are so big

and so beautiful, this guy weighed

in at 2250 lbs.!

Quilts, quilts and more quilts!

Been a good week for me.

I have made this pattern.

I am currently working on

black and white quilt squares for a swap.

This is on my list to make as well.

I will make it in blues, no greens.

A replica of the old CT Statehouse.

One day, Al and I will have

 a bear like this!

Lunch, pulled pork, delicious!!!

The biggest corndog I have ever seen!!!

You can get just about anything at the fair!!!

I love animals and always enjoyed my friend

Savina's stories about growing-up on a

dairy farm and her adventures in 4-H.

This brought back the memories of those stories.

The way to end the day, Funnel Cake!

Goodness!!!

 

Julia at Disney World,

waiting for fireworks at Epcot!

Day 292, September 23, 2013

I spent the day with Hank,

lots of playing going on!

This is him carrying his

bone around the house.

At the end of the day,

over eight balls and many

ropes and bones all around

the family room.

Ahh, is Hank just the cutest or what?

Day 291, September 22, 2013

Al, David and I went to

The Alden Sherman 2013 Classic.

The weather was a perfect Fall day,

on the first day of Fall.

Alden is our neighbor Jane's father.

He is in his ninety's and is a car

collector, the Weston Senior Center

needed to raise money so Alden

put together a Classic Car Show.

Brought back so many memories of

my dad, as he loved cars, racing and

being out and about.

 

Bugatti

Bugatti

Thinking Magnum PI

Very cool, the new and the old.

Can you say "cowboy"?

We see this car driving all over

Fairfield County!

 

One can dream...

My dad raced a Mustang

just like this one.

 

Al and Rich

Peggy and Rich's last weekend in Westport.

Jo had us all over for a Welsh dinner,

delicious Shepherd's Pie and

cobbler with custard.

Peggy, Felicia, Jo, Terrie