Happy notes .... and sad

I got a text from Dani, whose husband works with John, with a knitting job to commission me for.  She had seen on Pinterest a baby cocoon and hat made like a football.  So we got some yarn, and below is the result.  I will post a picture of her nephew in his cocoon whenever he arrives.

On the sad note, I have been harvesting fur from our akita, Kuma, for 2 years, so that I can spin his fur into yarn.  Last Thursday, I got the last of his fur, as we had him put to sleep,  He was 14 years, 9 months and 28 days old, but he began suffering from canine cognitive dissociative disorder (doggie dementia) and the meds for his dementia made him ill.  So now I have to learn to spin dog fur, to have that part of him still.

Kuma in his prime, posing for his mama in front of her handiwork

 

 

On the happy note, 2 weeks before Kuma passed, we adopted another akita who needed a good home.  Her name is Seiya (SAY-yah) and she is 2 years old.  Having her for 2 weeks was good for Kuma (who ate better when he had to compete for food) and for her (who learned the rules at our house from the big guy).  She has been a big comfort for us, and she already loves us and we love her.  I will miss Kuma every day, but Seiya fills some of the empty hole after almost 14 years with Kuma.  But her fur is different than Kuma's (much shorter shaft), so I'm not sure about spinning it.



Seiya insisting on some attention