In case you don’t remember what a prickly pear looks like in its cactus form –
this is the one that is budding like mad in Dani & Alex’s front garden. Green when not ripe – and you can barely see one that is ripening up in the corner. They have all those prickles. What I found out today is that I didn’t get them all out so that it is back to the tweezers as more of the blasted things work their way out of my fingers.
It is so not fun.
Meanwhile, I finished the next Zodiac Girl in Nora Corbett’s series. Here she is – minus only about 200 beads, 100 stitches and a world of backstitching..
the stitching includes the 600+ stitches of Kreinik (gold metallic thread which twists, frays and is a real pain). As I finish each month, if it is early, I might just go back and get the Kreinik done… and get it out of the way.
And, most importantly – today is George’s actually birthday. We celebrated yesterday because weekends are easier on everyone. So today it was quiet. He even got the following birthday greeting:
The dogs are posed, not photoshopped; treats were involved. Saiorse is the German shorthair, Gwen, the golden retriever and Mako the vizsla.
2018, when George turned 70 was the last time we had a major birthday celebration for him. The following summer he was restricted to home and no visitors while we waited to see if his stem cell transplant would take (it didn’t). And I don’t have to tell you about 2020 or 2021.
I think I am adjusting to the new normal. Sort of. Maybe. Perhaps.
