Tag: Melba
-
Goodbye Melba
Dear Readers, Today’s post is a sad one. If you need happy reading, or don’t have a box of tissues handy, I suggest you read elsewhere. On July 28, I said goodbye to Melba forever. The best, sweetest little dog had been carrying around a tumor for over a year, and at the end of…
-
Three Years and a Day
Three years and one day ago, Melba’s and my paths crossed. Literally: she was walking out onto a busy surface street in Phoenix as Querido and I drove past. Querido got her across the street and sacrificed the burrito I had packed for his lunch to keep her in one place until I could get…
-
Dogzilla
After my initial failed attempt to knit Melba a sweater, I lost my enthusiasm but didn’t give up. On car rides, during movies, and at Knit Night, I pegged away at my wonky-shaped little green sweater. Lo and behold, it fits my wonky-shaped little Melba. The spikes were absolutely essential. Although Melba does not have…
-
Sad Ears
My first attempt at knitting Melba a sweater didn’t go so well. The knitting part was fine. The wearing–not so much. After we released her from the sweater, she curled up in a sad ball on one corner of the couch to recover from her traumatic experience, I frogged the whole thing, adjusted *all* my…
-
Little Dog on the Prarie
Ok, so she’s just in our new backyard. But for a little dog accustomed to gravel, this weedy little yard might as well be the open plains. I think she likes it: she will pause to thoughtfully sniff a particular seed head, or take in the scent on the wind, before doing what she needs…
-
It’s Monday?
Really? Hrm. That means it’s definitely November. All around the blogosphere, bloggers are blogging every day of the month, knitting a sweater in a month… I have always been amazed that November is marathon-project month. How did this come to be? November has been my busiest month ever since I entered the wonderful world of…
Anti-Quotidian 