Hedgehog Eyes

 Aaand, I'm back.  Last week was very difficult.  A very dear older friend  was taken to the hospital and we thought he was in his last days.  Fortunately, he recovered but needs to go into long term care.  His family is trying to get him into a facility in the Muskoka's so he will be closer to them.  I plan on visiting him as well once he is settled.  He is a dear soul and will be greatly missed when his time comes.

On Thursday, hubby and I went to Orillia to see his mother who is also in a care facility.  I have mentioned before about how we feel about the level of care she receives.  Another example  happened while we were there.  Mom has been having severe abdominal pains and, despite two scans, nothing was discovered.  She was in great discomfort and didn't want to have anything to eat. Because she isn't able to wear her false teeth, all her food is pureed or liquid.  Lunch consisted of chocolate milk and juice.  As I said, she didn't want either even when hubby offered to hold the glass.  I asked if a straw might help and a staff person gave her one.  She immediately drank all her chocolate milk.  Why wouldn't a straw be provided to a toothless senior! It isn't a major thing but did make a difference to whether she was going to get any nourishment or not.

I have spent most of today making hedgehog eyes.  I am following the instructions exactly in making this quilt as I haven't done one like it before. (Usually, I look at the pictures and put the pieces together my way.)  Fabric was all cut out and labelled and now I am following the directions step by step..  I am really looking forward to seeing how the quilt turns out.

Blessings,