Back to blogging.

Yes I know it has been ages since I blogged. It has been hectic and some bad things and some good things have happened.
As my regular readers know I love my pets. I have several cats and two dogs. In the last three months I have however lost two of my cats. Umlaut (so named because he has two dots on the end of his tail)

 

He had to be put to sleep as he had Feline Infectious Peritonitis . It was something I had never heard of. He was lethargic and his tummy began to swell very quickly. We miss him a lot.

And Ice

 

Now Ice was my "consolation cat". My children bought him for me after I lost my baby daughter. He was rather special as he always read my moods and he would actually wipe the tears from my cheeks (yes I know he may just have been chasing them) but he would follow me around when I felt low and demand that I fuss him. Strangely I always felt better after. What happened to him was sad. He was an indoor cat, and was occasionally allowed out while we were out. He always stayed clear of the road and spend his time in the garden. However he missed his pal Umlaut and went looking for him.... He strayed onto the road and got knocked down. My husband found him on the road and we had to take him to the vets to be put to sleep as his injuries were to great. So you can probably understand why I did not feel like blogging much.

My husband could see my distress and got me a most wonderful present to fill the huge cat shaped hole.  Let me introduce Bertie:

I am sure he will pop up now and then on the blog, just like the others did.  Tomorrow I will share some of the good things that have happened and then after that I will be back with arts and crafts.

Back to blogging?

So I haven't been on my blog for a while, completely stumped for ideas to write about.  I haven't been at my most creative either, mojo has been very intermittent. Although I have been decorating my house and changed my yellow hallway to a gorgeous warm orange set off by a cappuchino. It has been fun to do this with a little help from my friends. I bet not many people have painted a wall with a chihuahua on their lap.

I found this gorgeous print in Ikea that reflected the colours in the hallway. I had meant to paint something myself but I have been a bit short on time. Still, no reason I can't do it in the future.

 One of the things that also looks great against the orange is my latch hook rug of a tiger. It is really lovely to walk up the stairs and see this

I have done a few creative things such as these pretty felt baby booties. They have been kind of addictive to make.  I now have to find some nice boxes to put them in so that they could be pretty keepsakes for new parents (if you have any ideas please share them!)

Of course I have been helped in all these achievements by my little friends

Hopefully I will be back  on a regular basis with posts about my crafting, painting ,outdoor adventures and funny stories about my animals. For now I will just leave you with this dopey lot :)