Peony isn’t so pitiful
Sidewalk kitty is feeling much better today. Her eyes don’t feel so raw anymore, and there’s no more goop coming out of them. She’s a big fan of antibiotics now. Even better, she’s going to have a permanent home! The wonderful Iris is going to adopt her. She’s going to her new home tomorrow and she’s all excited. Look how big her blue eyes are when they aren’t all squinty from infection.
Next step is to try to clean her face up again, now that the flow of goopy yuck has stopped. Then we’ll pack her bags and get her ready for the big move tomorrow.
“Isn’t this a knitting blog, Cari?” you ask. Why,yes it is, mostly. Well, erm…in large part, anyway. That is, I sometimes talk about knitting and often think about how it would be nice to have more time to do it. So there’s been some knitting activity since school ended the other week. I’ve been working on the Debbie Bliss ribbed-collar jacket. The back is finished and I’m three inches away from finishing the left front, so that’ll probably get done today. (The left front, that is. Not the whole jacket. It’s SLOW ribbing on slippery splitty yarn.) That baby sweater has been wanting only the second side seamed for weeks, so I really should finish that one up. Maybe tonight. The LL Flames second sock has been languishing, three inches into its leg, in its project bag. Maybe I’ll pull that one out this afternoon too.
We’re having some of Billy’s friends over this afternoon so he can break in his charcoal grill, now that we have a backyard to grill in. The boy, he loves his grilled meat. What can I say? I’ve been a vegetarian for well over 15 years now, so I can’t say I’m looking forward to it. He has promised to pick up a little hibachi that will be for veggies and tofu pups exclusively, though. If I’m lucky I’ll be nibbling on grilled asparagus and a tofu dog this afternoon when the menfolk tear into their grilled meat.
One of the men will be accompanied by his delightful knitting, vegetarian wife, Fernanda, who some of you know from Knitting Tuesdays at the old apartment. She’s the fastest knitter on earth. Really. She’s from Argentina and knits on the longest straight needles ever seen, tucking one under each arm and shooting them forward to make the stitches. I love to watch her knit because she looks like a cricket when she does it. And she makes beautiful things.
So that’s something to look forward to. Grilled asparagus, knitting company, an afternoon on the deck if it doesn’t rain too much…
But mostly, hurray for Peony, pitiful no more!
Go Cari! Go Iris! Peony looks great now and I’m so glad that she’s found a home. You rock 🙂
Posted by: Becky
I’m so glad to hear Peony will be going to a good home. Those floral-yclept girls need to stick together.
Posted by: Jessica
Peony cleans up good! I’m glad the flow of goop has stopped. And I love the image of Peony sitting at the curb with a tiny suitcase, waiting for Iris to come and pick her up and take her home.
I hope you get that tofu dog. Oh, how I miss processed fake meat! And would you believe my Billy is a huge meat-barbecuer too? (And yes, pasty, but freckled.)
Posted by: alison
That is the best picture. And if grilled asparagus is not the best grilled thing ever, I don’t know what is.
Posted by: Em
Hurrah! Hurrah! Yay for Iris! I am so happy she is going to good home. She is going to be a real beauty, that little Sidewalk Kitty!
Posted by: teresa
Yeah! I am happy Peony found a great home and so quickly too. And kudos to you for being an amazing person and rescuing Peony from the streets!
Posted by: Allison
You and iris are both my heroes. As is Billy for buying you your own veggie grill. I know how to grill mushrooms now! From knowing how to grill nothing yesterday, that’s a major step up in my grill-knowledge.
Posted by: Rachael
Go Cari! Go Iris! Peony looks great now and I’m so glad that she’s found a home. You rock 🙂
Posted by: Becky
I’m so glad to hear Peony will be going to a good home. Those floral-yclept girls need to stick together.
Posted by: Jessica
Peony cleans up good! I’m glad the flow of goop has stopped. And I love the image of Peony sitting at the curb with a tiny suitcase, waiting for Iris to come and pick her up and take her home.
I hope you get that tofu dog. Oh, how I miss processed fake meat! And would you believe my Billy is a huge meat-barbecuer too? (And yes, pasty, but freckled.)
Posted by: alison
That is the best picture. And if grilled asparagus is not the best grilled thing ever, I don’t know what is.
Posted by: Em
Hurrah! Hurrah! Yay for Iris! I am so happy she is going to good home. She is going to be a real beauty, that little Sidewalk Kitty!
Posted by: teresa
Yeah! I am happy Peony found a great home and so quickly too. And kudos to you for being an amazing person and rescuing Peony from the streets!
Posted by: Allison
You and iris are both my heroes. As is Billy for buying you your own veggie grill. I know how to grill mushrooms now! From knowing how to grill nothing yesterday, that’s a major step up in my grill-knowledge.
Posted by: Rachael