Hump day in Mahone Bay is refuse pick-up. I bagged up the garbage and wrestled the large compost bin to the road. It's a man's job, especially since it hasn't been emptied since Christmas. It weighed as much as a hippo out of water as I struggled to get it down the long driveway. Not a bad bit of exercise to start the day and it felt so good I ran back up the hill to get the bags and had a jog to the roadside and back again. The air was cold on the face, I didn't dare lick my dry lips or I'd have to rub olive oil on them for days as they crack and split. Olive Oil is my healthy substitute for chapstick, natural and tasty although it comes with a pasta craving! The harbour has a light skim of ice again, after that warm spell last week it had cleared and I could once again hear the waves lapping the shore. I had high hopes that spring was coming but now we're back in a deep frost.
I lit the fire and put my four eggs on to boil. I chop three with butter in a bowl and share them with the pups and take the extra one to work for an afternoon snack. Eggs are nature's perfect food and for a diabetic the protein is good. My cholesterol is perfect after years of this breakfast regime so I figure, don't fix what ain't broke. I threw a dozen or so lamb kidneys in a pan for the pups breakfast. Cheap dog food and they love organ meat! Cooking it stinks up their house with the smell of urine but I love my dogs and deal with it. There might be a bit of retching when I slice them up but it entertains the dogs as they hang around my feet waiting for a morsel to fall off the counter. They can smell what's coming and salivate...kidney is the dog's chocolate.
Michelle, one of my new employees bought my poodles a laser pen at the dollar store so I played with them until they were so out of breath and collapsed on the floor panting. Only three get it. Fiz, our princess, is much too refined to lose her mind over such a silly game. She watched from her perch on the sofa arm and I could almost hear her thoughts as she stuck her nose in the air. We call her the fun police. If Honey, our oldest girl gets too excited she will jump down, corral her and growl as if to say, watch it sista, show a little class!
I felt alive this morning, eager to start the day. I had time to spare so I turned on the computer to see if there were any emails and was absolutely delighted to see a picture of my Mahone Bay Oriental rug come in. I'd just posted the pattern last week, finally drawn for the shop after the initial one I designed for the client almost a year ago. To see it hooked elevated my day from great to fantastic! I knew then that nothing could spoil this morning and I'd ride the high of it throughout the day. Nothing.....absolutely nothing....brings me more joy in the shop than seeing one of my designs hooked! Staring at a computer screen, I can control my emotions but not so much when they are brought in for me to view in the flesh. Sometimes, much to my embarrassment, my face turns beat red and I tear up. I don't mind being a blubbering fool in public, I just don't do it attractively and don't want to put anyone off their lunch. This mug doesn't portray a cute little sniffle, my skin turns fifty shades of red, especially the nose, I puff up like balloon and look like someone strangled me, the only thing missing is the Petechial Hemorrhage.
So now there is a picture to post on the web and attach to the Mahone Bay Oriental pattern. I love what Janet Perciulis of Calgary, Alberta did with the design. Her colour choice and distribution really brought the details of this design to life. Janet's hooking looks perfect and that handmade crocheted fringe is fabulous!
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