The Stitch Up

Emo Cat

The Hubby piled a stack of my quilt books on a desk by the window so that the gato could peer outside in comfort.  Before this she was standing up on her paws to look outside and it was a little pathetic.  She sits and stares out the window during the 5 or 10 minutes out of the day that she's not sleeping.  The Hubby and I get a kick out of watching the cat at the window - she always seems so moody.  We enjoy imagining the emo haikus that are going through her mind while she stares outside:

lonely cat trapped in the house

I just want freedom

and maybe to kill a bird

She's probably can't create poetry in her tiny little head, but it cracks me up to imagine it anyway.  In fact, the picture of her should probably be in black and white - to reflect her mood.

 

It's possible that I find this entertaining because I've been working too hard and spending most of my time trapped in an office.  Sadly, I have not been out to the Cherry Blossom festival this year which is terrible since I hear it's great this year.  I did go last year though, so feel free to travel back in time if you'd like to see some photos!

I'm off to try and get some embroidery in before I hit the hay!  Hope everyone is having a lovely Spring!

 

New Year, New Blog

My New Year's Resolution is to blog more.  A LOT more.  To encourage more blogging I spent a little time updating the old blog.  I have a new name:  The Stitch Up.  Since the blog is not primarily about Spain anymore I figured I'd change the name although the link with the old name, "stitching spain", will remain the same.  I've got a banner that's winter inspired - I took the pic last January on our trip to Berlin - and the plan is to change it up seasonally or as the mood hits me.  So much work right?  But my readers are worth it.  And by "my readers" I basically mean you, mom!  Holla!

December was hectic and a little nerve racking honestly.  All of our furniture, clothes, knick knacks and whatsits were delivered a couple of days before Christmas.  As the hubby is traveling I had to unpack alone - which wasn't terrible, just a little time consuming and tricky.  Tricky because our new place is a little small and finding the space to unpack required a certain amount of architectural genius (if I do say so myself) of stacking other boxes on top of each other until I could plow through to a closet and shove everything in there.  The place looks good now as long as you don't open any closets, drawers or cupboards.

The New Year was also a little crazy as kitty got sick a few days before January 1st and we had to make a few trips to the vet.  She's doing well now but has to take some medication for the next couple of weeks which we're struggling with - literally.  She was too weak to fight back the first day or two but as she's feeling better, shoving a pill down her throat gets tougher and tougher.

(This is kitty in healthier times).  She's getting better every day but she's lost quite a bit of weight so I'm trying to fatten her up.  Poor gato - I think she is looking forward to a new start in 2009 as well.

I start a new job this next week and I'm excited to be back home and getting in the swing of things.  2009 is off to a good start and I'm anxious to see what else is coming our way!