And we say…
Time Out For Repair
Taking a bit of a break while my computer is being sent out for repairs. Let’s hope it comes back from ye old shop feeling bright, shiny and practically like new.
Wishing you all a fantastic Holiday weekend!
Best,
Kwana
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Coney boy…
What’s Jack up to? Nothing much. For those of you nicely asking, we took him to the vet on Saturday for his week back check-up hoping he would have his stitches removed, but… No. The vet said he was healing, but slowly. So it will be back next week and where hopefully we’ll have some better news and maybe his stitches out. I’m not sure how much longer he or I can take that annoying cone. He’s gotten very good at nudging me with it.
Best,
Kwana
Contained
I’m doing a little work on keeping my life contained and so far not doing a very bang op job of it. The only progress I’ve made so far is over the weekend with my new container porch plantings of basil and some hot and sweet peppers. Also some geraniums for a bit of pretty. I’ve decided to forgo the planting in the back since over the past few years it’s been steady disappointment of weeds and some critters coming along at the last minute stealing my bounty. Besides you know what they say about doing what you’ve always done…
Also Jack seems to like it out front. Here’s hoping for better results this year. Are you doing any spring planting?
Best,
Kwana
Peeking
Hi there. I’m peeking out from my little cave to say hi. I’m trying to get into some sort of new life schedule with kids back home and a busy writing life. Things are a changing rapidly around here and it’s never a dull moment, but through it all I have to remember to stop and breathe and just let the world happen.
Jack is still hopping around and so over his collar, but he needs it as I have to clean his wounds 2x a day so though he hates it, it’s very necessary. I hope I’m doing the cleaning correctly and all will be well when we return to the vet next week for his stitches to be removed.
I’ll probably be a little more sporadic on ye old blog for the next few weeks just peeking in here and there. I will surely give you updates on anything exciting with me or the Jackster or the super cool book coming out in September!
In the meantime if you have not please go and if you like, “like” my official author page on Facebook. Thanks.
Best,
Kwana
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In the Pink!
Wishing you a week full of unexpected beauty. I spotted these on my walk with Jack while taking a different route. He’s still on the mend and will have his stitches removed in about a week. Thanks again for all the good wishes.
Best,
Kwana
Have a Happy…
Have a Happy Mother’s Day weekend all you moms. I’m thinking you should at least get a weekend out of the deal, forget about just one day. You all deserve so much more for all you do.
And a Very special Happy Mother’s Day to my own mother, Kay and my Nana. I can’t say how much I love you both and how grateful I am to have your love in return. The older I get the more I know that.
We are Mom enough!
Love,
Me
P.S. Thanks for all the well wishes for Jack. He is on the mend and taking his pain meds like a champ. I will keep you all updated.
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Next?!
So my son took the Jackster out for a walk yesterday and out of nowhere a big dog comes out and attacks Jack. Oh to the What to the Get Out Of HERE! My son pushes the dog off of Jack and somehow fights him off while pulling a scared Jack away and picking him up. Another man stops and starts screaming for the owner. Well, it turns out the owners are the nice sisters (sisters as in married to the Lord) that live in the rectory house around the way. Oh gosh. Needless to say there were lots of tears and prayers going around.
Long story short, Jack was bitten twice. He had to be sedated and has stitches, tubes and drains in the wounds to his hind parts. My son thankfully is ok but feels just awful about the accident which he could not avoid. All this has been just the midpoint of a week that we thought could not get any worse. Just coming at us. Wowza. A total ‘what’s next?’ moment. At this point I vow to not be surprised.
Best,
Kwana
Book-O-Mat
So I had this dream last night, well quite a few, and I remember bits and pieces of each, which I do often ,but in one that I’ll share with you I was trying to buy my book out of a machine vending machine of all things. You know, like those new machines where you can buy an iPod and the accessories if you have 200 bucks to spend in a machine and a music emergency. But the thing was my book was in an old style beat up machine like you’d see at on the outskirts of a bad Carney show. And the book was in a brown cardboard box with brown tape so I don’t know how I knew it was my book (also it was a secret baby book which I have never written). Besides my book, also in and this machine was various stuffed toys, card and old time candies to complete the rundown look of it all. Now don’t ask me what it all means, I’m not going to analyze (yes I am), though I will consider the push of bringing the Book- O- Mat back.
Best,
Kwana
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Plus or minus…
Life is quickly starting to feel hectic and a little overwhelming but here is a little Monday thought that I’m thinking of adopting. I’ve started in a small way with a quick but ruthless closet clean out over the weekend. Who knows what will be next?
Feel free to join me.
Best,
Kwana
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