Chrissy's Photo A Day

12-3-14

My in-laws were here all week, and they leave tomorrow. Here we are visiting my mother. We had a wonderful dinner of seafood casserole. A photograph of our parents.

12-2-14

I had coffee this morning with Drunken Waffle. I took a selfie of the two of us, but it was blurry. So here's a picture of something that was hanging up at the shop.

12-1-14

I've been working on this bunny hat for over a week. I think it's done.

Today I started tapering again.

Today is our 29th wedding anniversary. Dan was washing one of the cars outside, when he bent over to pick something up and threw his back out. Spent the rest of the day flat on his back. We didn't even go out to dinner because it was too difficult for him. But it's okay. In sickness and in health.

11-29-14

Let me describe Frisbee to you. He paces and since his toenails are too long, he makes little clip clip sounds as he walks up and down the hallway. He goes outside several times each hour. He is picky about what he eats. He is completely deaf, well, almost completely deaf. He doesn't see very well anymore and can't find his treats easily. He doesn't like to get up on the bed with us anymore. He sleeps a lot. He drinks out of the toilets. But he still chases a treat if it's thrown across the kitchen floor.

11-28-14

The ears are longer now but not floppy enough. I need to rip off the ears and completely start over.

11-27-14

This was my first attempt at the bunny hat. Cute little ears, a cute little face, but my friend Drunken Waffle, for whom I made it, said it look like a puppy.

Thanksgiving dinner with the family.

11-26-14

Squirt and Aza and my mother-in-law and Dan are playing dominoes.

11-25-14

This is what my ginkgo trees look like now! They have fall leaves on them!

And this is the Japanese maple outside our house.

11-24-14

We are at Grandma's house in Lake Arthur. Sakura is knitting. We are visiting with our dad, three aunts, uncle, and Grandma and her caretaker.

I just love the live oaks and Spanish moss here. This is Grandma's yard.

Aunt CaCoo made gumbo. I took a photo because it's awesome and it's Louisiana gumbo, the authentic stuff.

11-23-14

We arrived in Lake Arthur. Grandma is doing better than we expected. She's up and talking with us. Without her glasses on, she didn't recognize Sakura (asked who she was) but she tells old stories and seems pretty aware. Sakura sang to her. It was beautiful to watch Grandma sing along.

11-22-14

Sakura and I went to see our mom's college roommate today. While on the way we learned that our Grandma wasn't doing well and decided to get plane tickets to go see her tomorrow.

This evening we had dinner with her boys and her ex-husband Jebby.

11-21-14

Knit night in LA at Sakura's house.

My "students" helped create Mr. Bear's attire.

11-20-14

Walking around LA I'm amazed at the flowers in bloom.

We went to see Fossy's school.

I taught him how to finger knit.

11-19-14

Today I figured how to hook up Sakura's new TV set. Buddy and Fossy are watching a show.

11-18-14

I'm in LA with Sakura and her boys. She is reading the a bedtime story. She is so sweet to them. Such a good mother.

11-17-14

I taught tonight and we discussed 3D printers. I made a knitting needle before class just to see if I remembered how to design and print with it. I did!