Here is a set of gift tags for Christmas I made with Distress Oxide inks, stencils, and some lovely shimmer white ink. There are two patterns, and I just love them both. Here is a beautiful one and every time I look at it, I can’t believe I made it. lol Here is my last … [Read more…]
Here is a tag I made for my Dad, based upon the multimedia techniques I have learned from Denise. I love them, and I feel I am getting better. Every tag is different, and I love them all. Here is the first in a series: I will be back with more later…
AAAAAAARGH! I don’t know why sometimes the images just do not post, and the spacing goes funny! Google here I come. I spent the morning making lovely Christmas cards at The Scrappers Village with the usual gang and a few new people, with Christine as the teacher. It was like a breath of fresh air, … [Read more…]
During the last few days I have been thinking about some of the changed Colin has had to face. He is no longer the master of his own destiny, and it breaks my heart for him. He cannot simply get himself a drink or snack, or even feed himself anything other than things like grapes … [Read more…]
For those of us, like me, who need a minimum of 8 hours of sleep a night, this type of change that has been thrust upon us is very challenging. Please don’t misunderstand me – I love Colin, and am eager and happy to be able to help him. The only problem is – when … [Read more…]
Colin has discovered that he is somewhat like a cold-blooded lizard now, not being able to regulate his body temperature since the spinal cord injury (a common thing for quads), and finds that warming himself up in the lovely sun does the trick for him. He even had a little nap in the sun, and … [Read more…]
We went for a walk to the Chinese takeaway around the corner. Very cool because Colin carried all the stuff 🙂
Although the ramp is not quite finished, and the works are still going on, we were able to have a braai in our own space with independent access for Colin. He has been out on the ramp a few times, and been into the garden, but this was our first thing in our own garden. … [Read more…]
The sun shone again today. Colin had a real shower on his commode, in his own bathroom, with his own stuff, and in his own time. I showered with him, and washed him, of course, but he was just so pleased to actually be able to have a wonderful, warm, wet, full contact, soapy, cleansing, … [Read more…]
Caution: grumping ahead… Learning is uncomfortable, and it is exhausting, and I am surrounded by a swarm of grump bees, and I am eating wooly worms. Today, Colin had an appointment at the rehab with his Doc, and then he had an appointment with the dentist too. This, together with the slight complication of our … [Read more…]