This and That and a little Stash

 

First, so many thanks to

Molli Sparkles     and to

Robyn at   The Strawberry Thief .

My stash has increased. I was one of the Australia/New Zealand winners, and here is the fantastic bundle of Liberty Fabrics.And to think it just has to fly over the ditch, so to speak. And look at those blues, my favourite colours all there.

Update on Max, he is VERY slowly improving, cat flu was the diagnosis, the account equal to about 5  metres  ( or  6 yards )  of batiks!! So an injection, eye ointment ( 4 hourly ) and more chocolate paste each day. He is in a room now called  ‘ Max’s Room” , complete with a  food bar and an ensuite!!! I have to remember he is a stray who came to us 3 years ago, had never been in a cat cage, never ( probably) visited the vet clinic, never been in a vehicle, and… WAIT for it, never used or seen a cat  litter tray. He has done so well, and is now more tame than before he was ill. So quilty things have been on hold, until I knew he was getting better. Probably another 2 weeks before he will have made a complete recovery. I have fabrics sorted out for a present to be posted soon, Christmas things to be done, a cake or two or more to be baked.

But to see those fabrics, my heart did a little dance, and I sang, silently.

Here he is with a winter coat, and as we think he might be a part Norwegian Forest Cat, has that huge ruff, and big tufts in his paws.

So many thanks for all your lovely comments on my last post, I truly so appreciate them all. Blog friends are so important.

Do you remember when I posted about Jake Bailey in November 2015,                 The Week that Was

Jake  is back in New Zealand for a brief visit, is in remission,and in a public speech recently at an Australian Cancer Charity Dinner at the Tour De Cure Snow Ball in Sydney, on 18 June 2016 , received a standing ovation from the 1000 who attended. They were in tears as he spoke of how the diagnosis changed his life  and his perspective on each day .

Here are some excerpts from his speech, courtesy of the internet. He began his 20 minute speech by asking all the audience to please sit down.

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Embrace each day. I was dying to get home from school. I was dying for the weekends. I was dying for the school holidays, and then before I knew it I was dying in Christchurch Hospital.

'What you really need to do is be grateful for the people in your life and for your ability to live that normal life.'

'It is no excuse to not appreciate life fully. You owe it to the people that are unable to.

"I did not pray to live. Instead I asked if this was going to be the thing that killed me, that I faced it with strength.

"If it was going to kill me, it would do it on my terms, and I would not die a coward. Not wanting to let fear dictate my death anymore than it had dictated my life.

"But no, no way, there was not a chance in hell that I was going to die of this."

"Every day starts with me not being dead, and what a fantastic way to start each day,"

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Quotation of the day, from Marcus  Aurelius

“When you arise in the morning,

think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive-

to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love”

Greetings from Jean