It's Here! It's Here!




Ms. Mailman brought my Elann order. It's a bit hard to tell in this somewhat crummy photo, but the Mama Mia is a luscious shade of chocolate brown - I'd forgotten how much I love brown. The Austermann Saba is just gorgeous - I didn't buy the colors to use together, but they look amazing side by side. Now I'm not sure what I'll do with any of this stuff, but I'm sure I'll find a good purpose.


And for good measure, since I'm finally posting photos, here's the progress on the Xanax Sweater:

The color is actually a richer blue, I can't seem to get a good natural color indoors lately.


The Bossy One went for his annual physical today, was pronounced in perfect health, didn't protest his shots or blood test, though he wasn't too thrilled when the vet cleaned some wax from his ears. He squinched up his eyes and looked utterly miserable, but didn't struggle. She suggested that I clean his ears daily for a few days, a suggestion I always welcome because it certainly is always great fun for both of us. I just have to let him see the bottle of ear cleaner and he runs like hell and hides under the bed, and the chase is on. He never gets nasty or tries to bite, he's way too sweet for that, but his evasive maneuvers are very exhausting and he knows he can usually wear me down if he keeps moving. We topped the vet with a trip through the bank drive-through, where all the tellers had to rush to the window to coo at him, and he of course lives for these moments of public adulation because he's a tiny egomaniac. Now he's home again and somewhat disappointed; he's clearly telegraphing the desire to go for another car ride, because his public awaits. Tough luck, little dog, the only thing awaiting you now is the Evil Bottle of Ear Cleaner. Mwah-hah-hah....