Thanks Giving

Canadian Thanksgiving day.

I am sitting here alone in the quiet waiting for the Daughters to get up. Teapot left an hour or so ago to go with his brother and nephew for another day of hunting in the back country. They haven't been able to see anything worthy of their hunting efforts yet. It is a coolish morning with a nip in the early morning air. A normal fall day. The leaves have almost gone and actually around my yard there's hardly a leaf to be seen.  The sheep and Honeydew have departed for their new home almost a week ago now. I do not miss them, though the first night they were gone, I dreamed that they were having difficulty adjusting to their new home. Weird dreams abounded that night... but since then I really haven't thought of them much... probably because it has been so busy with the gallery show and preparing for that and then company for the weekend and now that things have settled down I find I am quite used to them not being there.  Mishka, on the other hand, seems to miss her companions and now looks longingly at the boys on the other side of the fence as though she wishes they were a little closer to her. The ram paces back and forth wondering where his flock of girls have gone. He will be moved to his new home soon too.

Meanwhile I am having a easy time caring for the rabbits.  I didn't realize how well this would work. They love being groomed and hardly move an inch as I comb their long locks. I will give them a good trim in a week or so... closer to the cold weather but not so close that the shorter hair will be an issue for them as they try to stay warm, and then I will not trim them again till early spring.  They are easy to feed and easy to catch and once they have been caught they hold quite still and enjoy a cuddle or two before I brush them out. I think the bunnies and I will get along just fine.

I haven't been able to get my mind off the gallery show.  It was great... in no uncertain terms.  I was so surprised that I sold two pieces right away.... It will mean a little income before Christmas.  I hope that some of my other items will sell but there is no guarantee. I came away from opening night feeling that all the work of the few days leading up to the show were well worth the effort.  I finished the scarf that was still on the loom yesterday and I will keep it for another occasion. I am also carrying on and working on the two shawls that never made it in to the show. I have several pieces on my diamond shaped loom finished and will keep going with that since, with some pretty beads, I think it will make a beautiful, though heavier shawl. But the hot pink shawl will become an alpaca blanket and I will play with the colour of that one a little so that it is not quite so hard on the eyes. Maybe tone it down a little. We'll see.

With a wee pooch at my feet, and a Turkey in the oven beginning to sizzle, the sounds of Thanksgiving surround me...

I am so thankful for family and friends who have supported and uplifted me throughout the year... its great to know that I am cared for and loved.

I hope you have much for which to be thankful too...

Now... those Daughters of mine are stirring and after breakfast they will want a shower... I'm running low on water in the cistern so I had better go deal with that... a visit to the parents place to fill the water tank should do the trick and I'll have a nice thanks giving coffee and toast with them too...

See y'all soon.