Cables & Danes!

Well, the title says it all! Here are a few pictures I took today of the Cables Coming & Going blanket that I'm knitting on right now, along with my two Danes, Layla & Lucius!  The blanket is coming along nicely -- a little over 5 feet wide & about two feet long so far.  Bad thing is, I'm almost halfway through my yarn!  Looks like I'll be making another purchase from JoAnn!

Fellow Knitters: What's your project right now?  I'd love to see!  Plus, I'm working on my pattern collection ;)

We've been enjoying some unusually "warm" weather here in Germany.  We've even reached the 50's!  Miracle!  Can I plant flowers now & put down grass seed for my torn up yard?  I wish.  It's almost Spring, though!

Hope that you have had a lovely Monday!  Any big plans for this week?!  ♥

The coloring in this photo is really more accurate than the previous two.  The colors are dark.  It would fit well in an old wood-paneled library, with a cup of tea & a very good book!

Thank you to everyone who's participated in this week's Saturday Around The World blog par-tay!  Even I got a few new followers out of it!  :)  HELLO, newbies!!  Anyway, you have one more day to add your blog & post your comments!  Then, I shall pick this week's Featured Blogger! 

Happy Tail

How awful it is that there can be such punishment for a happy tail-wagging dog! What I mean is...my poor Layla has what's called "Happy Tail", or a wound at the end of the tail that occurs because it's hit the wall one too many times :(  Oh, she gets so excited when I come home or when we're getting ready to go on a walk.  Her tail wags & wags faster than a speeding bullet!  But now, I'm wishing it would slow down.  I thought for sure that this would heal, but then she'd get happy again & her tail would split once more :(  Off to the German Vet we went, where they bandaged her up & gave me antibiotics for her to take.  Apparently, her poor sweet tail is quite swollen & infected -- this happens easily with dogs with long tails.  I take her back in on Monday & I'm praying that there is significant improvement then.  Or else...they may have to do surgery to remove the wound :(

My poor sweet girl can't help but be happy!  A lot!  And I love her for it!  But for now, calmness is key.  And keeping the bandage on.  She chewed it off during the first night she had it, & we had to go back to the Vet.  Now, my little girl has to wear the beautiful Elizabethan Collar when we go to sleep.  It's too sad!  But I told her it will be more sad if she looses the cute white tip at the end of her tail!  :(  And to top it all off, when she has her fancy collar on, my 155 pound fraidy cat, Lucius, won't dare go near her!  Instead, he high-tails it to his kennel & stays there until I present Layla to him, cone-free.  What a houseful I have right now!

Say a little prayer for us, will you?!  ♥

And this week's Featured Blogger will be out tomorrow!  Thank you all for your participation in Saturday Around The World!  Isn't it fun?!!

*Click!* -- My Weekend In Photos

So, as you look at these pictures, keep in mind three things: 1} My husband is gone & he's the one I most like to spend all my time with!, 2} Brr, it's cold outside!  So being cozy & warm in my house is my preference!, & 3} I just got back to Germany very late last week, so I've been staying in & getting over my jet-lag!  Of course, with the exception of Church & going to the Commissary to re-stock my kitchen!  And with that, we shall carry on.  Here's what I've been up to, or been looking like!

Lots of lounging, napping, & drinking yummy tea!  Isn't it beautiful?!  One of my Christmas presents from Don was a very pretty glass teapot with a collection of flowering green teas!  I'm definitely going to save some so that we can share a teapot or two when he is home!  He sure knows what I like ♥