Day 75 - Croutons Again and Ms. Maizie

Yeah, we just did croutons again for dinner. Catalon toasts. Whatever. Call them what you will, they're still yummie. And easy. And fun. This morning I researched beef roasts. Different cuts of meat and how to best prepare them. I've gotten as far as understanding the explanations and directions.

I also, at long last, started a quilt I've promised to make for a friend. Today I cut out the blocks made from a childhood fabric of his, the cotton lining of a sleeping bag. I love the fabrics and colors for this project. The childhood fabric is screamin' lime green with big orange, white and black ladybugs. The new fabrics come from the sunny/floral/bright-pastel side of life in yellows, apricots, and yellowish-greens. I found a suite of fabrics that work perfectly at Keepsake Quilting, then added many more from my own stash. I like my quilts to be visual kaleidoscopes, very "scrappy."

The rest of the day was devoted to poor Maizie. We took her to the local emergency vet hospital. To make a long story short, we were very impressed with the vet we saw today -- he may become our new vet here in Atascadero. After a serious effort, he got a urine sample to culture and sent her home with pain medication to make her more comfortable. He did an ultrasound to rule out blockage and tumor. So, Maizie is pretty stoned and seriously not trusting us right now, but I'm much relieved that she's getting such good care.

I didn't get to see it all, but the Super Bowl was a great game. So glad New Orleans won. That city needs something to be proud of as they continue to recover from Katrina and Brownie-you're-doing-a-heck-of-a-job.