knitting therapy

since i lost pirets we have all been pretty down so i decided to knit some face cloths in colors i like while spending time with bump and rider. i finished the last one tonight and it was the butterfly. it's hard to see even in the next picture but it's there. you will all recognize feather and fan. i have to thank Tina for that and you may notice i knitted it both with and without borders to see which i liked best. the other cloths are "Roses For Mary" and "Lace & Diamonds" both purchased downloads by Sue Schaefer at Harvest Moon Designs. now i have some thank you notes to send. all four of pirets vets along with all 6 techs sent personal notes and i had an additional 8 mailed notes not to mention the about 125 email notes from papillon owners, friends, and knitting friends. i was overwhelmed over so many. never had i imagined such a response for one very little but very special little dog. i gave my life up for his 11 1/2 years to make sure his medical needs were met. as i always said, i bred him, i was responsible for his life and i would never abandon him. i think it was that dedication that made him so special to the animal community. but now we move on. two nights ago, rider finally left his new spot on the foot of the bed and climbed into my lap, curled up, and snoozed while i watched tv. i guess he's finally sorted it out in his head and felt comfortable taking up residence in my lap again. it felt so very good to have him there too. maybe now, i can get back to starting the blanket and doing the dishcloths and sweater i've told myself i WILL get done this year. i hope you enjoy the picture of the cloths. star

this is actually the white cloth that is on the front. i have it sitting on top of the rose colored cloth in this picture. it is a free butterfly from another list knitted with the border from the download purchase of "From the Heart" by Sue Schaefer at Harvest Moon Designs. It was the last one i knitted and bump and rider have about squared things away between themselves as to pack leader. they're both learning to give me "high fives" for being such super dogs. bump has it down quite nicely, rider still doesn't have a clue as to how to do it but he'll get it. now it's on to our new life without our little pirets but we go forward knowing that he no longer hurts.

Irving Townsend perhaps wrote "my" feelings when he wrote "We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own, live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way. We cherish memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the necessary plan."

my heartfelt thanks to all who wrote to me. i felt like you were living my grief and sorrowful as it was, it felt good to know that people cared. now, back to knitting and whatever the future holds. star