I'm sad to say that my dear little dove Edgar didn't regain his health and died, which is probably a blessing because he was quite miserable. I was a very awkward nurse for him, but he seemed to appreciate my clumsy efforts to help. He was such a beautiful bird and a glorious singer...here's a picture of him as a very young fellow with his mother, Molly...well, perhaps it's his father, Earnest. I could never tell them apart:
I've started work on my boro jacket, from Jude's Contemporary Boro 2 class. I'm just copying her plan, because it seems a good one. I really love handling the fabric strips that I'm placing on the backing, which is Batiste. I decided that all the cloth of this top layer would be pieces I dyed in my indigo fermentation vat, that I learned about in Glennis' class. My vat still has problems because there is some rust in it, but the very silvery blue of some of the pieces seems magical. I'm going to start over with a new stainless steel vat in a while but this one is fine for now. This is the basic design on me; below is the first strip pinned on. I LOVE this process...
Finally, Gilly has recently been barking at her night-time reflection in the window...I decided to try to demonstrate how it's just a reflection and carried her outside...she immediately looked at the back of the glass, saw there was no doggy there and then buried her head in my neck as if she was embarrassed to have thought such a thing!
That's all for now...good health to you all and Happy early July...xoxo, S.
Dear Suzanna I'm sorry to hear that you've lost Edgar. I'm glad you have young Gilly with you. Looks like she's growing up fast.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, thanks for writing. I do miss Edgar and his wonderful sounds, and am very glad for Gilly being here. Edgar's mom, Molly is still with us, thankfully.
DeleteI'm sorry that you lost your lovey dove, Edgar.
ReplyDeleteSo good of Gilly that she understood it all after you showed her, good idea to do that Suzanna. My dog is with friends now as we are going on vacation. I told her this moring that she was going to them and she walked immediately to the door! I think she understood me.
Thank you Sandra...he was a beauty and what a voice he had...he even sang at night.
DeleteDogs understand so much about us...I think all critters do really, and often we're just too busy to notice...have a really good vacation!
Oh, dear little Edgar. Quieter now, isn't that the way it is.
ReplyDeleteI like your plan for the boro jacket. I may follow suit with the jacket idea but can only wish I had an indigo vat! Gilly is such a sweetheart. xo
Hi Peggy...it is SO much quieter...I'm more or less getting used to it. Luckily, his mom, Molly, is still here and she's begun to sing again. They do mourn...
DeleteThe indigo vat is very intriguing...I'm about to start a new one, as the first one, with which I learned so much, has become quite weak due to some iron leaking into the pot...live and learn!
Hello Suzanna, I found your comment and just wondered how your work is going, and Gilly and things. How.s the summer going?
ReplyDeleteHi Elizabeth...thank you so much for writing...I've been a little bogged down, but you've inspired me to a new post, hopefully this evening. Training Gilly is such an interesting activity...she has a teacher who encourages us to make it fun...the latest goal in class is to have our dog sit down on a particular cloth. She's pretty good at it already, and I'm hoping to see if I can train her to perk up both of her ears with a hand signal. She is very expressive with her ears and it seems to engage her attention, which is important as otherwise she is into mischief!
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