Stasia's Place Of Grace

Thursday, December 01, 2005

 

Actually, this is about three weeks in pics. My life has consisted of taking Fiona to Madison for her radiation treatments every day. She is doing great. I am falling apart.

Fi received a wonderful jacket from her Auntie Alicia!
Doesn't she look like Paddington Bear?

Auntie Alicia also sent a fun new toy.

Fi is embarrassed to show you where "X" marks her radiation spot.

But Fi is pleased to show you her new L.L. Bean bag.
That is the only knitting I've been able to focus on this week - a scarf out of Brooks Farm yarn (limited edition colorway gifted to me by Kary).
My brain is so fried I can't even make a scarf. I am NOT a 5 a.m. kind of gal!

Lucky for Jeff I finished his Trekking XXL socks
before the driving wore me out.
The yarn is the Medium Gray mix from TheKnitter.com.

I also completed this made-up,
center-out square for a special project which I'll tell you about soon.

Beyond that, this has been my life: driving, driving, and more driving, in all kinds of weather.

WARNING: a couple of not-too-gross photos of successful deer hunts appear below.

It was deer season, and there were lots of these to follow on the highways:

I didn't like being startled by those very much (though I do eat venison) but I enjoyed the lovely scenery... for a while, anyway!

This is the view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building from the grounds of the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where Fiona is receiving her treatments at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (see Fi's technicians working here):

Here are some closer shots. You can see in the second that they have lighted holiday decorations up:

At the hospital, I have gotten to meet lots of wonderful animals - parrots, iguanas, cats, rabbits, the aforementioned capybara (though I didn't actually get to say hello to it), and lots and lots of wonderful dogs. This guy's name is Sebastian and he is all decked out for Christmas. Sebastian is a rescued Great Dane and has a very loving owner. This dog's head was so high off the ground that I had to lift my arm up to pet him!

And then, there are the truly unique patients... this gal was from the same zoo as the capybara:

Fi is doing great - thank you all for your kind wishes and good thoughts for her!!! However, she is a bit tired of all this travel and being anesthetized every day:

As for me, I just need some peace and quiet. One more day of radiation and I can finally sleep in... right now, about all I can do is just stare out the window, and think about how grateful I am that Fi has received such wonderful care.

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