Happy Easter!

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter. I just started a pair of lacy socks in a beautiful pink and tan variegated yarn. I bought it up in the mountains last weekend. I found a sweet little yarn shop there in Wrightwood, California. My new photos still aren't showing up in my downloads. I will have to break down and pay the computer repairman for help. I've been trying to figure it out on my own, unsuccessfully.

This new yarn is called Tofutsies. It's a sock yarn that I thought would be nice for warm weather socks. It's made of superwash wool, soysilk fibers, cotton, and chitin. Chitin is fiber from shrimp and crab shells. The yarn is very pretty, and has wonderful stitch definition. Winwick  Mum has some fabulous sock patterns on her blog. The lace one that I'm knitting  is free. Her tutorials are excellent, too. Her patterns are  also on Ravelry. www.winwickmum.co.uk

I have decided that tomorrow I will have Lana put down, which makes me sad. She has been such a sweet and loyal dog. I have a soft spot for her in my heart because she was so horribly abused as a puppy. They were definitely going to euthanize her at the animal shelter. The police brought her in on a stick;  her teeth were chattering for three days. Nobody could go near her.

She seemed to sense that she was going to be put to sleep, and became depressed. She was starving, pregnant, and terrified. One of the workers there got the idea to put her in with the puppies. She absolutely loved it, and began playing with all of them. When I first saw her she looked so vulnerable. I was afraid to pick her up. I thought she might bite me, out of fear. Once I got her home to my other two dogs, she relaxed. She seemed to feel safer with them. 

It took a long time to help her heal. She never really became that comfortable with people, but she has been a wonderful pet, watchdog, and frisbee player. All I have to do is think of what I want her to do, and she does it immediately. She anticipates my needs and is eager to please.  I will really miss her. She has such a happy and grateful spirit. She loves and appreciates every little thing. Each time we would drive down our street after taking a trip she would start crying with gratitude. She always checked to be sure that her bed, backyard, and toys were all still there. I learned so much from her about being thankful for our simple home.

She now has sores all over her body, and they are not healing. She has a lump on her leg that has gotten huge. We have tried all kinds of medications, but they are no longer working. She is ten, and for a German Shepherd mix, that is a long life. I've been talking to her about what  a good girl she has been all these years. She seems to understand. I hate to see any person or animal suffer. Tomorrow will be the day. I am so glad that I have Lula to still walk, care for, and enjoy. They get along so well. Now it will  just be the two of us.    

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