Runner-up for Queen of the UFO's

And expensive. Emergency vet visit with Piggie today. She wasn’t eating and that is so not good in a cat. Over an hour and several hundred dollars later, we were back home with a grumpy cat, great results from the blood work, no obvious problems and an anti-nausea medication that costs $12 per pill!

Thank goodness she’s such a teeny tiny thing she only needs 1/4 of a pill per day. Fingers crossed that this was all just the result of her eating something she shouldn’t have.

Question of The Day:

April 10 - World Homeopathy Day - a day to raise awareness of Homeopathy. Do you believe it has a place in modern medicine?

I’m not that familiar with Homeopathy, but do think we need to pay attention to alternate methodologies and what they can offer. Western Medicine has a tendency to pathologize everything which is not great and neither is the compartmentalization.

Question Catch Up:

April 4 - It's all about walking today - do you often walk either for leisure or to get from one place to another rather than taking a car/public transport/bike? Do you live in an area with trails where you can go walking?

I rarely walk at all anymore, which is too bad as there are plenty of trails nearby, but it’s not fun when it hurts to the point of tears.

April 3 - International Children's Book Day - do you have fond memories of a particular book you read as a child?

Books in general were a huge part of my childhood and I have fond memories of many of them. Anne of Green Gables; The Boxcar Children; A Wrinkle in Time; all of the Nancy Drew, The Bobbsey Twins and Trixie Belden I could get my hands on; Little House on The Prairie; The Oz series and so many more.

April 2 - National Ferret Day - ferrets are often kept as pets, do you know anyone who has one? Would you keep a ferret?

No and no.

April 1 - Debbie Reynolds was born on this day in 1932 - have you ever seen any of her movies or TV shows? Do you have a favourite?

Possibly I’ve seen some of her TV work, but nothing specific comes to mind.


Zed
P.S. A high of 10C / 50F today but it felt warmer as it was bright and sunny.  Very little snow left now.

Or maybe not so much. I made cinnamon rolls to have with Sunday Brunch and it all took so long*. I used this recipe for quick biscuit mix ones. Not my typical, I much prefer a yeast based sweet bread dough version, but I was looking for something to use up the biscuit mix we received in our last package from Food Rescue. It’s a bit passed the Best Before Date, so it needs to be used sooner rather than later. They were okay, but eh, don’t think I’ll bother again. Perhaps I’ll see about doing an Impossible Pie variation, maybe a savoury one.

I was planning to get into the studio today, but I’m not feeling it. It’s almost 2:30 pm and I just finished cleaning up after brunch. I did get a late start on that, Thing Two and I need to coordinate the kitchen usage better. Just as I was about to go downstairs to start on the cinnamon rolls, Thing Two got in the kitchen to make candied citrus peel! That set my time table back about an hour and a half. That said, the house smells amazing. Citrus and cinnamon, yum!

Think I’ll focus on my test knit today. A number of the other test knitters are already finished, so I feel I should hurry up. Technically the test is set to end mid-March time, but sooner is always better. I have one sleeve and the button bands left to do. I could do that in a day, maybe a day and a half, but I’m finding these really big needles (10mm) more than a bit hard on my hands. I learned my lesson last month and am taking things more slowly, so as to not destroy my hands again. Waiting over a week for them to heal the last time was frustrating.

Question of The Day:
February 18 - National Battery Day. In England, we are not permitted to dispose of spent batteries in the general waste collection. Do you have the facility to dispose of your spent batteries safely where you live?

We do. The town recycling centre provides bins for used electronics and spent batteries along with the more typical paper/cardboard/tins/plastics. There’s even options for larger scale yard/garden waste (tree branches and such). Oddly enough, one of the things that is not permitted is coloured glass. We’re okay though, as we just take that in to the city with us.

Zed

*Everything takes so much longer when you have to wash everything down twice before you can work because the cats got up on the counter again. Good thing they’re cute!

To all who celebrate. And wishes for a good day for everyone else.

 

Today: December 25 – Pumpkin Pie Day: Pumpkin pie, yes or no?

Yes please!
 

December 13 – Day of the Horse: Have you ever been horseback riding? Have you read any of the classic horse books, e.g. Black Beauty, the Misty of Chincoteague books, the Black Stallion books, the Silver Brumby books? Are you a fan of any horse-related sports, e.g. racing or show jumping?

Like a lot of young girls, I went through a horsey phase. I read a number of “classic” horse stories plus some truly forgettable YA stuff that was available at the time (forgettable as in I have no real recall of any of it). I have been horseback riding a few times in different places, but always a touristy sort of thing so very placid horses that really didn’t need much from me. Not into any sports really, not even horsey ones.

December 14 – Roast Chestnuts Day: Have you ever made or eaten roast chestnuts?

Made no, eaten yes. Mom added them to stuffing one year and to a dessert another time. Was welmed, no need to do that again.

December 15 – Cat Herders' Day: Have you ever had to do anything where it felt like you were trying to herd cats?

Yes, just about every volunteer based situation I’ve ever been in charge of ;D And then there’s the actual cats. Trying to get them to go to bed, get out of the kitchen, whatever is absolutely a challenge. It’s a little easier now since we lost both of the boys and the girls are older, but still not easy.


 

December 16 – Chocolate-Covered Anything Day: Is there anything that would not be improved by being covered in chocolate? What is your favourite chocolate-covered food?

I would say yes, there is. For example, I can’t imagine tomatoes would improve with chocolate. I like a lot of chocolate things, but given a selection, I’d probably go for chocolate covered almonds first.

Zed