Happy Holidays!!!...

December flew by without my writing even one blog entry…I’m not even sure exactly where it all went…except to say that a significant part of it was spent with my dog, Shea… he had a lump on his leg that kept growing – it had started when he slipped off the wood stairs out at Oma’s about a year and a half ago…we had it tested and it was benign but it had started causing him pain…we found out why – when the wonderful vet, Dr Barbara Anne Chidiac, at Chidiac Animal Hospital operated to remove it, she discovered that it had encased a tendon and nerves...


















It was a worrisome morning when I dropped Shea off at the vet on December 10th (after driving through the first wicked snow storm of the season the day before to arrive at LT’s – the 5½ hour drive took 9 that day – yes, we are slightly insane to go to a vet that far from home…but if you knew her, you would understand why)…at that point they didn’t know if they would be able to save his leg…
















The operation went very well…he still has 4 legs…a fact I am very happy about – I had been told a number of times that he would adapt if they had not been able to save it, but I just couldn’t see him swimming with only 1 front leg…and he loves to swim…but it is all good…he did loose about an inch of tendon and he does have to pay attention now when he walks, so his foot doesn’t knuckle over…but he is doing really well…the first few days were restless…he didn’t understand the drugged haze he was in – he had a morphine patch for the first few days and was on pain medication on top of that…but as the drugs wore off, after a few days, he came to enjoy all the extra babying and cuddling he was receiving…















































Once more, Christmas and the whole of the holidays snuck up on me…I seem to be getting worse as the years pass, not better, as I had once hoped! While down at LT’s during the days around Shea’s operation, LT and I made our Christmas cards…I guess mine will be for next year as I didn’t get them mailed out!

We had a lot of fun taking over the kitchen table for a few days making them though...it brought back happy memories from when LT used to live with or near us and the 2 of us used to create together often...





































































Christmas was spent with family and friends...good food and wine...seeing family I hadn't seen for too long...seeing my sister and her family's new home which is absolutely beautiful...and now it is January once more...another year has come...

I have been trying to decide between a couple of words for my theme this year...I think I will use both...they just might compliment each other nicely...

Mindfulness and Colour...