Well, we spent our first night all night in the new house. Ken is far too upset. I changed bed frames w the move—so my bed is roughly a foot higher now. Last weekend N was having a field day w that fact—but it didn’t really register to me that the bed was higher. I thought it was more of him just playing and being happy in the new house, w different circumstances than before. It didn’t dawn on me until this morning when Dumbdumb (yes, it is her nickname—yes, it totally applies….) came to jump into bed—which she does every morning—if she hasn’t been plastered to someone’s back all night—and all she did was whimper and whine and stand up at the edge of the bed to get my attention…
When E woke up and crawled into bed w me—also a morning ritual—she hoisted the dog up onto the bed. Now, the dog does outweigh the girl—by more than ten pounds. The funny thing was after E ran to find breakfast, the dog was too scared to jump down off the bed. In the dog’s defense, she does have something wrong w her hip—seems I always pick the dog w the hip issue…but mostly it’s because Ken is Ken-and she’s a big ol’ coward…and she knows if she whines, E will come save her. She should have also been aware that I’d shove her off the bed for whining—which is what I did. We’re talking a 60+ pound dog—who is almost two years old. She was not hurt—she didn’t really notice how she ended up on the floor—all she knew was now she could go find out what E was doing…
Seems it was too cold for the crows—or my ravens—to come let me know everything was good today. I did have a freakin’ flock of grackle camping out in the backyard—until Ken noticed them…forty to fifty birds…Ken is very fastidious about keeping her yard bird and squirrel free…Ken ran outside, barking and chasing—trying to get the birds to play w her, believe it or not—sparrows play. Grackles fly off and ignore her. Ken came back in. The birds came back.
I had thrown out the dog food that had been in Ken’s dish—for well over two weeks. She doesn’t eat here—why should she? R has the good stuff—for Shadow and his issues—but that’s what everyone eats. So her pedigree just isn’t good enough for her. I actually thought last night it was stale and icky, so I tossed it out for the birds and the squirrels. She hasn’t touched a thing yet. The torture of the not good dog food must begin.
Although..I just let Ken out back and she immediately hit the tree chasing a squirrel…the squirrel circled the tree about 4 times and the dog kept up the pace w her—and then while Ken is on one side barking up the tree, the squirrel streaks down the tree and across the yard, stopping long enough to make sure Ken was following…and then slipped under the fence and sort of chuckled as it sauntered to the tree in the front, while Ken was kept captive by the fence…lol…
Guess we needed the night at our house to get my Muses moving…I have been trying to find that something that I can do, on top of my counseling services. I’ve been trying to put my finger on that ‘something’ for awhile now. I always circle the same range—I always come back to the same arena—and I am always startled and unsettled by what I find—even though I know it is what I want and I know it is where my heart wants to go. So, since I pretty much built the road block up in my mind, my brain has been wrestling and twisting and heaving…and then, this morning, after I had gotten up—R called me on his way to work this morning…so it was after talking to him…an idea began to burst up and burst out for me…it did lead me to do some updating on that other blog/website I have had inactive for so long…. http://thesilkenthreadbyknittingjourneyman.blogspot.com/
I don’t have a great deal right this very moment…but…I have some of the process moving and percolating …which, for me, is more than half the battle…I have some aspects of that site ready…just need to fill in the voids there…and do more research on the business side of things…I have a client of mine helping me there. Some days, bartering and trading work is not such a bad thing at all.
There are some other aspects of my current business that I am looking to update and revamp as well. This makes me happy. I’ve been spinning a few wheels lately due to certain communities in this area…but…I think I am over-coming my issues about worrying about …people who are too needy…
So, at least I am feeling productive and feeling as if I am finally moving forward after this period of stasis…thank goodness…more to come….
Peace…
