The Dackel Princess

Our host is Gattina. Come join us and tell us what YOU did this past weekend! After all, you never know when you will need an alibi!

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It was a beautiful weekend and the Apple Trees were in full bloom. The Bumble Bees and Butter Flies were out and so was my camera!

As you can see, this fury Bumble Bee was zooming in for a little sweet nectar!

A pair of Butter Flies also teased me, all over the orchard! But I finally got a few pictures.

Look at those antennae?

Then a Baltimore Oriole came and sat in the apple tree outside our bedroom window. I grabbed my larger camera and snap! What do you think?

I am so enjoying the spring and now today, I must dress up and go into town and serve Jury Duty. I sincerely hope I will be allowed home each night, and keep up Dackel Princess, but should I be sequestered, I will have Hubby let you all know.

In the meantime, enjoy the day!

Last week I got a question regarding my eyes. So I thought I would go back and fill everyone in on my problematic eyes and where I stand now.

1. Cataract Surgery, left eye, March 8, 2001
2. Laser Surgery, left eye, September 2002
3. Detached Retina, left eye, December 27, 2002
4. Vitrectomy, left eye, January 16, 2003

Vitrectomy is a general term for a group of operations accomplished in the deeper part of the eye, all of which involve removing some or all of the vitreous—the eye’s clear internal jelly.

5. Vitrectomy, left eye, April 14, 2003
   
6. Vitrectomy, left eye, June 10, 2004
7. Vitrectomy, left eye, June 14, 2005
8. Lens Implant Replacement Surgery, left eye, August 22, 2006
9. Cataract surgery, right eye, May 8^th, 2007
10. Detached Retina, right eye, Dec. 20^th 2009
11. Diagnosed with Macular Pucker (also known as Epiretinal Membrane, ERM) in my left eye.
12. Slowly a membrane is growing across the left retina.
13. Soon I will need surgery to remove this membrane.

I can see okay now. I’ll be able to see my grand daughter when she is born, but sometime down the road this surgery will need to be done. One thing is for sure, I am so very thankful for my vision. Many people take it for granted, but not me. Have a wonderful Thursday and go outside at lunch today and enjoy the view!

1. My daughter2 is graduating from university this month and plans to teach elementary school. What are three qualities you most want to see evidenced in a teacher?

Positive energy, kindness and the ability to challenger her students.

2. You can tell a lot about a person by

How they treat their animals, or if in fact they have animals. One person, that I thought was very nice, came to my house, and treated my animals so badly, that it immediately turned me off.

3. What song makes you think spring?

Warm temperatures and blooming fruit trees!!!

4. May 1st is Mother Goose Day…share your favorite nursery rhyme.

In the 1830s, Lowell Mason set the nursery rhyme to a melody adding repetition in the verses:

Mary had a little lamb,
whose fleece was white as snow.

And everywhere that Mary went,
the lamb was sure to go.

It followed her to school one day
which was against the rules.

It made the children laugh and play,
to see a lamb at school.

And so the teacher turned it out,
but still it lingered near,

And waited patiently about,
till Mary did appear.

“Why does the lamb love Mary so?”
the eager children cry.

“Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know.”
the teacher did reply.

5. What makes someone unforgettable?

Their beautiful soul and the kindness of their spirit.

6. Should music and/or art be part of a well rounded education?

Yes! I’m so sad that so many towns have discontinued these programs.

7. What social situations make you flustered or nervous?

Large groups. I’m fine in small numbers, but in large groups I get very nervous.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

My fever is gone and I am feeling a little better! Yay! The seedlings are sprouting, and the other plants (tomato) continue to grow. One more month and we plant in the garden!

I woke up on Monday morning sniffling and sneezing, blaming “springtime” allergies. I coughed a bit, and then I noted that my hair hurt. Very odd.

Hubby slept late, and when he got up I made a fabulous breakfast, and we sat drinking coffee and talking.

It was then I decided to go and shower and I mentioned to Hubby how much my head ached and my hair hurt!

And it was then he reminded me that usually hair root pain, means a fever. I sat down and sure enough, I had a fever! Not a big fever, but enough so that I could tell that my seasonal allergies were probably more of a small cold.

So I took some Motrin, wrapped myself in warm clothes and just kind of took the day slowly.

This means I watered my plants, took some pictures of the fruit trees,

which are doing very well, and also took pictures of my sprouting seedlings.

Later I cuddled with Anneliese, who was being so adorable. She was drowsing next to me and I noticed, her little tongue sticking out! I mean that was just too cute!

She is such a good girl!