A relaxing night.

 

Roberto Matta.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Matta 

Amazingly today has been a very pleasant looking day, with blue skies and weak sunshine sadly none of the snow that fell last night remained on the ground this morning.

Yesterday it rained all day and our three dogs did not like going outside, they seem to think that it was all Richie's fault that it was so wet outside, that they were almost refusing to go outside until it was dry again.

Yet when they went out later on and it was snowing they were delighted and jumped and played exuberantly in the falling snow, according to Richie it was a pretty sight seeing them play so happily.

Richie has taken them to the Rembrandt Park so that they can run and play to their hearts content and get rid of some of their excess energy, then they will come home happy for their dinner afterwards they will be relaxed and content dogs.

No sooner had I written this when the door opened and Richie and three dogs were back from the Park, by the sound of the dogs running around they had a good time which is good news for all of us as tonight will be very relaxed now.

A Winter Wonderland.

 
The Liver.

Arshile Gorky.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arshile_Gorky

We are living in a winter wonderland, in a frozen snow world; everything is slowed down as no one can move fast on the icy surfaces.

Observed several people trying to cycle up the road, it looked scary, wonder how many cyclists have been to Accident & Emergency over the weekend.

Richie has kept me amused with stories of Marleen’s fun outside, she likes the snow, and she runs around at top speed and even delights in rolling in it.

Noticing again today how quiet Marleen is without Spike, we are doing our best to play with her and give her plenty of attention.

Which works to a certain extent but not totally as we are not dogs, she is so obviously missing the interaction with Spike.

Even eating is not so much fun for Marleen right now; she no longer barks excitedly when Richie puts food in her bowl and puts it down for her.

She did play with some toys for awhile just now, showing us what a lovely dog she is, which was good to see.

Hope we find another dog needing a fresh start,, just as Spike needed one in 2002 which we gave him.

Just like we gave Marlee;, when she came to us in 2005, twice as heavy as she should be and severely depressed.

She needed a new home because of a new baby with asthma at her old home, plus she was not getting any exercises.

She came to us with a mega bottle of shampoo, several grooming implements suitable for horses not dogs, and not a single toy.

We introduced her to toys, how to play, gave her a good diet and plenty of exercise which soon helped her to blossom

Be good to give that to another dog.

      

  

Like A Charles Dicken's Novel.

Fighting Forms.

Franz Marc,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Marc

All the snow started to melt yesterday and today apart from a few scraps it is all gone, which is good.

I am glad as it was not nice for Spike, too cold for him, now the grass no longer has the thick layer of snow; the snow was well over Richie’s ankles.

Today now the snow has gone Spike could walk back up the road from the dog toilet, which is great to hear.

The extra food is working well; it has given Spike extra energy he lacked without the tins of food with extra calories which the vet recommended we give him.

He is also looking better with eating more, before we gave him the tins his normal dinner was not enough as the cancer was taking all the nutrients.

Good the additional food helps Spike so much that he can enjoy himself, love to see him so engaged with what is happening around him.

Seeing him being so much our lovely Spike gives me a huge boost, he does not k now what is happening, he just gets on with it.

And like all animals enjoys the moment he is in, Spike is very much in the here and now and inspires me to do the same.

Good to enjoy now and leave complicated and convoluted thoughts for what they are, which  is not part of the here and now.

It has become extremely foggy, the end of the street is no longer visible now, amazing how quickly the fog has become so thick.

Just two hours ago it was a grey but bright day, now it looks like weather out of The Christmas Carol, a Charles Dickens novel.

One of my favourites, the BBC will have it this Christmas on the tv, so looking forward to seeing it then.

Enjoy All The Precious Moments

John Stoa.
Scottish Artist.

There is a layer of snow on everything outside this morning, seems there was a light snow fall during the night.

 We did see it start to snow late last night not too long before Richie turned the lights off; this morning woke up early as it was freezing in the bedroom.

Richie jumped up and closed the window and put another blanket n me which helped me sleep on again which was very welcome.

Woke up later crying because of the pain in my arms, they hurt a lot now, so much more than even last month.

Getting quite scared about how my MS has accelerated just recently, maybe the sp catheter operation has made the progress faster but maybe it was happening anyway.

In 2006 my fingers started tingling but they still functioned alright, could put up with the pain in the morning and the clumsiness and lack of sensation if they still function.

Hate the pain and the weird feeling of having wooden arms up to the elbows, which is a strange sensation.

I am listening to BBC Radio 5 right now, they are discussing England’s World Cup bid for 2018.

Weird for me listening and thinking that my chances of being still alive then are tiny indeed, strange to think that, really odd to think that I may very well be alive to see the 2018 World Cup.

Very aware that what I have to constantly remind myself to stay n the present in the here and now and enjoy these precious moments.

 I am not a fortune teller so better not to speculate about time and dates but difficult for me not to wonder sometimes what will happen next.

Sunny Freezing Cold Day.

Wow it is a sunny day, icy and sunny, Richie said the only safe place to walk was in the middle of the road.

Since the snow fell Tuesday it has become icy and very slippery outside, the snow has become totally compacted.

It does not look very nice anymore; think there are lots of people who are wishing for this cold winter wonderland to stop now.

The snow was lovely when it fell for the Winter Solstice on 20 and 21 December, but now the excitement has worn off.

One nice thing about the snow and the bitter cold wind is that we get to sleep longer as no one wants to hang around outside in these temperatures.

Really noticed the beneficial effect of getting the good news about my carer's allowance yesterday.

I even got back to sleep without needing any additional THC that was a noticeable bonus.

Brilliant to wake up and drift off again, also happened this morning, and woke up when Richie closed the window.

Felt pretty good when I woke up properly later on at 10 am, first thing that I thought of was the carer's allowance.

Brilliant not to have anything to worry about, really good to feel relaxed about life again.

Great to know that Richie's hard work will be paid, I shall put a reminder in my diary for July 2011 to apply for an extension.

I intend to enjoy today, am going to listen to the film review program on Radio Five with Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qn5d7

Life as we know it has been restored by the sound of happy doggie footsteps.

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Here it is the second Saturday in January already; it is a freezing cold day, so cold we have had the heating on all day.

Since it got dark, I can hear the wind howling outside and Richie tells me it is snowing furiously, apparently it is whirling around like crazy.

The wind is so wild the snow is falling and whirling back up all at the same time, wish I could see it better but the electric lights prevents a clear view.

Richie and the dogs have just been round the block in record time, no lingering tonight by either dog to sniff and investigate exciting smells.

Both wanted nothing more than to get back inside and sit in the warm and carry on chewing their bones.

We thought that seeing as a proper walk was not going to happen today, bones could be a good distraction for Marleen and Spike.

Luckily Richie found a little tartan lined coat for Spike to give him some extra protection from his dreadful weather.

He needs that but especially now with the inflammation in his right knee; Spike has been alot more cheerful today.

Spike has even been playing with his Kong, which he has not done since Tuesday, we think that the medicine is working and the inflammation in the knee is getting better.

It is really lovely to see our little doggie cheerfully playing again, have missed hearing Spike running around, it was suddenly very quiet.

Now I can hear the sound of little feet running from room to room following Richie wherever he goes

Richie has just gone to the kitchen to make soup and as soon as he started Spike was off like a rocket to supervise.

Life as we know it has been restored by the sound of happy doggie footsteps.