Richard had successful cataracts surgery on both eyes in September and October. His distance vision is good, but he still wears glasses to read. He also has that "twinkle" in his eyes, caused by the artificial lens. That's a good thing. :)
Because the doctors didn't want Richard doing strenuous things after each surgery, he wasn't able to chop wood. So we ordered 4 cords and after a suitable time had passed, he stacked it, put some under the front porch and some in the wood rack on the porch for ease of use. Of course, with this balmy weather we've been having (70 degrees today!), we've not lit the stove, yet.
We didn't do our usual flurry of canning food this year, too many other things going on. I am hoping after Christmas, at the tail-end of winter (January/February), I'll do some canning of sauces, meats, and maybe even some dry goods I've not tried before.
The animals are in good health, Flint did have a small cyst, but it was drained and he is fine. Echo only had one bout of her chronic erlichia, but she is now fine. Buddy and the cats are all fine.
Autumn leaves dropped before I could get pictures - they were green one day, but after a frost the next day, they dropped off. The maples were glorious along the shoreline, but we really didn't get the good colors we normally see from the other types of trees. Despite the frost, we still have green grass in patches, I expect that to change with the onset of winter.
Currently, I am quilting and sewing for Christmas, getting rid of massive piles of fabric in the process! LOL. Someday, this material and sewing will be at manageable porportions. Someday! Hey, I can dream. If you want to see what I've sewn - here's a link to my sewing blog - http://www.sewingandquilting.blogspot.com/.
Here are some pictures of some of the animals...Buddy, Christian and Dinah.
When we went to the fair this summer, someone won the purple teddy bear for grand-niece Cheyenne at one of the booths, but with the suitcases stuffed, Cheyenne couldn't take it home with her. So Buddy took it, and he loves it. He carries it everywhere, even outside. The orange thing under his paw is another stuffed animal that belonged to Cheyenne. Buddy loves Cheyenne, and he took her leftover toys when she left for home. But the teddy bear is still his favorite.
Christian, sleeping with his usual abandon.
Dinah is hiding from the little dog we were watching while her humans were out of town. See Dinah's ears behind the pillow?
