I Just Never Learn
October 7th I had the ostomy reversed and then proceeded to get sick as a dog!! I couldn’t keep food down or in. Throwing up, diarrhea, dry heaves – you name it – it was happening. So after 7 days of no food at all (in late October) I finally decided that it was time to go to the hospital. Enough fooling around!!
Got there at 8am on November 7th and there was a flurry of activity around me (fo…
Here We Go Again
I’m pretty sure I’ve told you all about the ostomy on my belly and the fact that it’s reversable.. well.. guess what’s going to happen this week?????
I’ll be going into the hospital on Wednesday for the surgery and have no idea of when they will let me come home BUT.. I will be able to eat NORMAL food again!!
So now you’ll understand why I’ve gone quiet for a bit.. have patience.. I’ll be…
I actually Have Some Good News
Last month I went for a CT scan and while the doctor was looking at it, he noticed some “spots” on my liver – followed quickly by what appeared to be fluid behind it. Now.. we all know what he was thinking (along with me – more CANCER). But, he said that in order to be sure there were no problems I neefed to have an MRI (the pictures are so much clearer). So I was scheduled for Monday of last w…
The Other Shoe Just Dropped
Had an appointment with the surgeon today.. and it wasn’t the best news I’ve ever heard.
First, the stoma only takes about an hour to reverse and then it would entail one night in the hospital and then home…
BUT.. the CT scan taken on Tuesday shows a HUGE hernia – which will have to be fixed. That will be about a 4 hour surgery with approximately a week in the hospital..
BUT.. there …
You're Gonna Love This One
The other day, I was looking at what was left of my hair and realized that it looked HORRIBLE!
So I asked my husband if he had any experience in shaving heads – or buzz cutting them – and he said Yes.. that we had a clipper set in the downstairs closet.
Well.. guess who has NO HAIR now.. he shaved it this morning and I look JUST LIKE MY DAD!!!!
I cried a little but knew it was the best decis…
I'm sorta back, but not really
I know it’s been a while but that couldn’t be helped.
I went in for surgery on the 15th of December and they told me – at that point – that they got all the cancer and that I was on the road to recovery and after about 10 days I was sent home… hmmmm.
After being home about a week.. the pain got so bad I called my surgeon. We showed up at the hospital at 10am and I was going into shock. The…
AIP/ Rat Terrier / Signature Affixed
I think this time, I’m going to shut my mouth and just put the series of pictures up and let you see what’s happening without my running commentary.
You all know that I use watercolor to start each piece – size doesn’t matter. With this one, it’s a 19×24 bright white Bristol.. and the watercolor starts it all with colored pencil filling in the gaps. Here goes and enjoy..
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AIP/ Cape Hunting Dog / signature affixed
Bet you thought I’d taken some time off! Hah!! Time off, vacations – don’t know what those are.. Holidays? What’re those??
I started this a while back (March 31st, for sure) and have been trying to get it done in between other things..
Day One Session: just some light watercolor washes. Time spent: 1.33 hours with this result:
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AIP/ Cane Corso/ signature affixed
This piece is 19×24 bright Bristol, has 4 images on it and this would be after maybe the second day of working on it.
The first day is usually reserved for any watercolor work and then I let it dry COMPLETELY! I know that wet paper and colored pencils are NOT going to get along.
At this point there really isn’t much to see, but it does give you an idea of how I “start” something. This will t…
The Journey of the Horse Series
It was really born out of desperation. 
A slight aside – I was doing a number of purebred dog pieces for a company starting in late 2004, and they were getting done way to quickly. I mentioned something about horses, and the then owner loved the idea. Told me to work something up and he’d be more than will…