Friday, January 20, 2017

Quite a day.

The tax has been filed, calculated, paid. I'm still dubious about whether an accountant would help. Our affairs are pretty simple, and pretty similar year after year. The job has got to be done, whatever. The effort consists of getting the papers together and if I continue with my resolution to file everything the moment it arrives -- and enter it in a spreadsheet if it's anything the tax man wants to know about -- if I can go on doing that, it should be easier in the future. Here we are, three weeks into 2017, and I'm doing fine so far.

Perdita seems well. She has spent the day dozing, and no longer actively hates me. She took off her collar herself during the night -- I think I told you that she's not stupid. She's not particularly interested in the wound, and it continues to look fine. I'll certainly keep a close eye on both these points. Even Helen agreed this morning that we didn’t have to put the collar back on.

There are no visible stitches. I think you must be right, in our case, Maureen (comment yesterday). There are two incisions, each scarcely half an inch long, not quite parallel, about an inch and a quarter apart. The leaflet Perdita brought home yesterday says that the "sutures" are all internal, and absorbable. An adroit piece of needlework. I agree that if there were stitches for her to pick at, the question of the collar would be rather different. The leaflet says that the cat must not lick or chew the wound. So far she has shewn no interest in doing either of those things.

That could change. The wound could start to itch. I will watch closely.

So I’m back in the saddle, as far as Mrs Hunter of Unst is concerned, and have reached row 65 of the border pattern of her shawl. I fancy that the decreases are beginning to make themselves felt. But maybe not.

AND I have succeeded in finding a copy of Laine, at Meadow Yarn, and it’s on its way.

What can I say about the Inauguration without causing offense?

1)     Mrs Trump’s dress was good. I hope tomorrow’s newspapers will name the designer.

2)     Eight years ago, George W looked like a balloon with the air being let out. The Obamas, whose behaviour throughout has been graciousness personified, looked today as if a weight were being lifted from their shoulders. And George W., whose father is on his deathbed or so we understand, looked positively cheerful.


3)     Poor Hillary.

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  1. Mrs. Trump's outfit was Ralph Lauren. She did look quite nice. As for Clinton, I noticed that GWB drew some smiles out of her. I would love to know what he said.

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  2. Anonymous11:41 AM

    So glad about Perdita! Chloe

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  4. I am in deep mourning. There is a Women's March in Glenns Falls, NY this morning. I will be there. There are millions of us that will not be silenced.

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  5. skeindalous1:09 PM

    Melania's dress is by Ralph Lauren. It is beautiful. She has said that she will not move to Washington, but continue to live in NYC. She apparently sees no role for herself as first Lady.

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    1. I did read somewhere that she was going to stay in NYC until her son had finished his school year.
      I don't know for sure that this is the reason but I did read this somewhere a while ago.

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  6. I think Hillary got the break of her life. Although vast numbers of us would wish her to have been inaugurated yesterday, who, in their right mind, would wish to be involved with the rude, ignorant people who booed during the inauguration ceremony? Trump will accomplish nothing but destruction while being cheered. Hillary would have spent four or eight horrid years. Now, perhaps, some (enough) of Trump voters will see and experience their mistake and the next president will have a chance. May the wounds we will incur heal as easily as Perdita's.

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  7. I couldn't watch. Or listen. Too painful and filled with despair. Going to the local women's march today, not sure if I will feel better or worse.

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    1. Anonymous4:46 PM

      Exactly.
      -- Gretchen (aka stashdragon)

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  8. I was with you, Mary Lou, think I was in total denial. I am physically unable to participate in our local women's march, but I have a cousin and her daughter who are in DC and my heart is right there with them and every other woman who is marching!

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  9. I could not watch. I knitted two Pussy hats that will be worn today in the march in NYC. I agree that Hillary escaped a miserable job, but she would have thrived on it.

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  10. I listened, watched, cried, and prayed.

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  11. I wore my ninth Pussyhat to the march in Seneca Falls, New York (yes, THAT Seneca Falls) today, and cast on for and knit the ribbing of a tenth while at the pre-march rally. Estimates are that there were more than 6000 marchers in Seneca Falls -- a town with a population of only 9,040 (2010 US Census data).

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