Rose Update

photo by Phil

Yesterday she ate (a little), but I spoke too soon--she wasn't on the mend.

At this very moment, Rose is on the operating room table and we're waiting by the phone to hear if the vet has discovered what is causing her such trouble.

On the Mend

On Wednesday evening we had to take Rose to the emergency vet. She'd vomited repeatedly in a very short period of time and we were worried. Wednesday night was rough (and extremely messy) and we kept all the leftover turkey for ourselves since even the smell of food seemed to induce additional vomiting yesterday. We took her to our regular vet this morning and from what Dr. Zakos can tell, Rose and a virus had a tangle and for 48 hours or so the virus had the upper paw. But this afternoon she finally kept a teaspoon of food down and we're all doing the happy dance over here.

Gratitude

In this fourth week of November just a few weeks beyond the anniversaries of three devastating traumas, I am grateful for the gifts of noticing, stopping, and marking, none of which I would have learned in quite the same way if my journey had been different.

Snow Day

The office is closed again today due to icy roadways and below freezing temperatures, and so begins a long and very welcome Thanksgiving holiday break. I lingered over my coffee and then thought it would be fun to play with the cats, but they

were

all

asleep.

Except for Theo, 

who was on watch duty and couldn't be bothered.

A Few of My Favorite Things

Glazing and steel. Shadow and light. Pattern and form.

In the midst of the noise and activity of the weekend, I had a brief moment of solitude. It passed too quickly to allow me to settle back into myself, but I am grateful for it nonetheless.

Snow!

We got our first dusting of snow this morning. Those from less temperate climes will find the evidence paltry, but it was pretty exciting there for a few minutes.