Prep Day

Today is prep day.  I got out my very best sheets reserved for company and washed and ironed them.  Likewise this lovely vintage cotton coverlet is saved for special use...

I cut a bouquet of flowers, mainly lavender and calamintha.... both very fragrant and soothing.

I also downloaded 8 audiobooks from the library..Probably only two will be good.  Why all the preparations...  tomorrow is my monthly injections day.  Last month he put 2 shots in my left eye and 3 shots in my right eye.  It was 11 hours before I could bear to open them and the next day before I could focus.  So I just plan on missing a day and come home and go straight to bed in  a dark room and listen to audio books.

I keep reminding myself that I'm lucky there is medication and I don't have anything life threatening... So no posts for couple days..

On a brighter note....last Friday I finally had enough squash blossoms at one time to stuff. I stuffed them with a mixture of ricotta, parmesan,  egg yolk, shrimp and seasoning...

Then they were dipped in batter and deep fried.. known in Italy as fiori di zucca.  They were absolutely delicious..

 Today I have so many blossoms I could feed an army and DH is stopping on the way home to pick up more ricotta.  Also found a recipe for squash blossom risotto, squash blossom pizza, squash blossom soup and a squash blossom frittata.

Eye Update and stitch progress..

The sight in my right eye is pretty much a fun house mirror image like this picture (not only blurry but distorted as well) and because of a partially blocked vein in that eye I will be lucky to keep that much vision.. and it is not fixable. But I use drops usually used for glaucoma to reduce pressure in that eye so the vein does not completely block. The blocked vein is not part of the macular and is a separate problem all together.

I can see things fairly well with my left eye if it is something within about a 24-36"  range and it allows me to stitch with my wonderful magnifying lamp. 

But you might remember about 3 years ago I shattered the ocular bones on the left side of my face and they had to implant a plate to support that eye to keep it from sliding into the sinus cavity...That saved the eye but it affected its ability to focus...especially when it is tired. So I can only stitch for short periods before the eye tires and I see double.  Grudgingly I'm accepting what I just can't do and finding other ways to do things.


Having said all that I am determined to slowly finish up what I have going...  First the books of the cottage blocks.  I have six of the blocks as pages all   bound.  Will now add laces etc. to finish off the pages...

It is nearly the end of April and  I am barely started on the gold images let alone the cream on cream..  As always on anything I cut out, I outline with a very tight chain stitch.  The last ones I did on gold velour but I'm wanting to try these on cotton and will paint the fabric gold before I stitch it. (after the outlining)  These are small enough to stick in my sewing bag and tote about...  I love that.

And the biologist at a nearby wildlife refuge confirms that we have a visiting badger in our forest... and the hummingbirds have arrived for the summer....now I'm waiting for my wren who arrive in May.