I've decided I'm only going to post a couple times a month since life has settled down here.  Anyone who doesn't like the colors I use too bad as this is my blog and I'll do what I wish with it.  Green happens to be one of my favorite colors and any negative posts will get deleted before I read all the way through.

Norm went for his physical Thursday and is doing well for the most part.  His blood work came back fine.  We're trying to get a urine sample from him, difficult with him believe me.  Dr. Goliat ordered physical therapy for him.  We thought it was the gout knee affecting his walking, but it's the part of the leg between the knees and hip area. Both legs are very stiff, so 20 sessions were ordered and it may take more.  Here he is at Love n Care helping out in their gardens.

As for me, I walk Brandy daily...a mile.  This dog pulls all the way down, then half way back plops down in a yard because she's out of breath...cracks me up.  My sinuses have not been good due to the amount of pollen this season.  It's really bad here.  Everything is green and we haven't had much rain.

Art wise I've done a couple of dolls that relate to the series Charmed - yes I'm still on that kick, but I love the show can't help it.  The one doll is a banshee and the other is a wood nymph.  Most of the dolls will be magical characters or some of what the witches turned into during the show.

I know more people who are sick and who have fallen.  It's like an epidemic around here.  3 seniors over at the center that I knew well passed away within a week of each other.  A little are to take.

There's my update for now, hope everyone is well.

What no picture, no, no picture this time.  I'm really thinking of closing down my blog.  I have 83 "followers" and very few of them post.  Then I've had people tell me they don't like the colors I use, etc.  This is/was my blog not theirs and it was a journal of how things were/are going with Norm.  It was to relax me not annoy me.  I'm on Facebook more then I am here and really can't see keeping this going.  Norm is doing fine and for me I have my artwork and now the flower beds (yea).  Maybe I'll take a break for the summer and see what happens come Fall.

This is my flowering quince.  I love the color and it was pretty loaded with blooms this year.

It has been a quiet week and I think I'm down to posting once a week now.  Norm is doing fine.  He's a stinker with some things, but I told Kate he's not pure German for nothing.

I've been working on 2 stuffed dolls.  Right now fingers are giving me a problem on the one.  Whew they are difficult.  If anyone knows of an "easy" way for turning the fabric let me know!  One is a banshee and she's turning out very cool and the other is an elf.  So two totally different things.

Landscapers were here today to cut.  The filled the ditch in where they had dug up for the pipes last fall and spread grass seed.  A couple of weeks ago they came and thatched the lawn and spread grass seed then.  We've had rain so this is good.  I got Brian to transplant 2 old rose bushes from the back to the front.  I rarely go in the back anymore.  Hope everyone has a good weekend.

This is Argus (elfin name).  I may have posted him before without a vest and name.  I decided he needed the vest.  The face is clay and one that I've had for a few years.

Stitches came out of my finger on Tuesday.  It's healing nicely.  Still keep it bandaged most of the time.  Weather shot up to 83 today, to warm to soon and by Saturday we'll be back in the 40s.  With all the trees coming out, etc. my sinuses have been terrible.

Norm is doing fine, I'll be taking him to Senior lunch tomorrow at the Civic Center. 

I have 2 more dolls cut out, plus I did join a couple of more swaps.  Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Clarissa is finished.  I'm very pleased with how she turned out.  I know my weak points on dolls, but hope to improve on them.

Weekend was fine, just this up and down weather (which I think we'll get most of this month) makes my sinuses a mess.  The doctor did put me on Flonase and it helps, still get the achy chest, which is no fun.

Norm is doing fine, has his so, so days like all of us do, but this is the longest he's been out of an ER room in a long time, so you know he gets good care where he is.

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Drum roll please, here's the doll, still headless, but head is being worked on...thought I would give a sneak preview of her...

Went to the doctor yesterday finger is fine, stitches come out Tuesday.  He gave me a prescription for Flonase so will get that filled over the weekend.  Since weather has changed again back to cold and rain sinus is awful.

I've got the doll face attached and I'm working on the hair now.  She's 15" long.  She's not "perfect", but being my first one of it's kind I like how she is turning out...even my drawn face.  Really need to work on faces that is for sure.

Went to lunch with my friend Kim on Wednesday and she came back here to meet Brandy and all is squared away where Brandy is concerned, so this is good with two backups for me now if anything happens.  Have a good weekend!

Rather then show you what happened to me yesterday, I'll show you what Norm was doing today!  Doesn't he look great?  He was sitting outside at Love N Card and didn't want to go in until dinner time.

Yesterday I spent a good part of the afternoon in Parma ER.  I had been cutting back the Clematis and you guessed it, missed it but got my left first finger at the first knuckle.  I was so mad at myself.  I felt fine, but couldn't get it to stop bleeding, so took myself to Parma ER about 11:45am and it was packed.  They took my info, then had to go back in and give them more info and had to go back and have x-rays taken.  I finally got into a room about 1:30.  One guy came in and told me what he was going to do.  I'm like oh no not the needle in the opened area, but yep that's where he put it.  So the finger has 3 stitches in it now.  I have not been in any pain with it and very little swelling.  I was home by 3:40.  Got me thinking to who call if all this comes down again since I'm alone.  So I have some backups in place now, I worry more about Brandy especially if I keel over here or if I don't come home from ER.  So it is all getting worked on now.  I go to our primary doctor on Thursday for a follow up and stitches will come out next week  On top of this my cousin's sister started her chemo for her pancreas cancer yesterday.

Best part of the week is the herb garden is cleaned out.  The doll I'm taking is almost done.  Just have the head to do and then she will be finished.  I've been fiddling with drawing the heads (remember I don't draw), so this is a challenge for me.

Hope everyone is enjoying the great week we're having.

My snowdrops bloomed.  At least they didn't get covered by the bricks the landscapers put there when they dug up the pipe last year.  I need to move them over to the other side of the house where I can enjoy them.

It has been a fairly dry week and is trying to warm up.  I did get in the herb garden yesterday and today and have begun the clean up.  I'm glad this yard is small and doesn't take much.

Took Norm to senior lunch today.  They had "cook's choice" which is leftovers.  But there was a nice choice - turkey, pork tenderloin or stuffed cabbage.  Along with choice of vegetables and there were mashed potatoes and roll.  Dessert was great.

Brandy goes for her monthly bath tomorrow.  Have a great weekend.