This is the batik that I’m using as the dark for my Four Seasons Quilt Swap quilt. It’s actually a darker blue than it appears in this photo but the camera had trouble getting this colour, it seems. I’ve had the idea for the little quilt almost from the day I got my partner’s information, but finding just the right fabric has been more challenging than I would have anticipated. However, I’m really happy with this as the base and am ready to print and stitch.
Wednesday was not a great day around here. DH felt worse and his eye was unbelievably bloodshot as well as being very sore. Off he went to the eye doctor, who diagnosed him with iritis and sent him home with eye drops. Apparently iritis can be caused by an infection such as the one he’s been battling since that dental appointment. After 4 or 5 hours of the drops done hourly there was a huge improvement. The redness is almost all gone and his eye is nowhere near as tender. He’s back to the eye doctor on Friday. Hopefully this round of antibiotics knocks the infection out. If not, I’m wondering if it’s time to ask for a referral to an infection specialist — preferably through his cardiologist, I think.
It was wonderfully mild for mid-February on Wednesday. At 11:00 at night I still had windows open. We had a very foggy evening, as you can see from the picture below. I love foggy nights — as long as we have no reason to have to try to drive in it.
Foggy nights don’t worry the cats. Smudge in his kitty bed …
… and Lester on the chair.
I’ve put a link on my sidebar to the Australian Red Cross. If you click on it, you will be able to contribute to the relief efforts as they try to cope with the devastation caused by those terrible fires. Edited to add: The link has been fixed.
Quilt Obsession 
What a totally neat photo of the fog. eerie! Cathi, look at the MSKP hanging out the back of the bed there – Smudge. And Lester is totally crashed. How funny is that shot?! I like your fabric and I hope it needles well. 🙂 And I’m starting to be concerned about Bob. This is stressful.
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poor bob…he has been fighting this for so long…do you think you should take him to some kind of specialist for second/third/fourth opinions? please tell him i’m thinking of him, hope his yuckiness isn’t cutting into his cryptic crossword time and darn it! those puzzles he gave me the link to are hard, hard, hard! ☺
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Sorry to hear about your husband’s eye! Love your fabric, it’s in my stash as well…! And those lazy cats are toooo cute!!
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P.S.Catherine, the link to the Australian Red Cross has one http:// too many so it doesn’t work.
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Love the sleepy kitty photos! Fog is rare here in Atlanta and I love it when it’s foggy, everything seems quieter. I hope your husband gets well soon. It seems like it’s been going on too long.
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So glad his eye is doing better.Can’t believe you had the windows open at 11:00. That fresh air must have felt good!
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It was a real “pea-souper” wasn’t it? I love that fabric, can’t wait to see what you make…Gill
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Love the fabric. You might try turning off your flash on the camera if you can and just lay the fabric in room light. Sometimes that works for me.Keep an eye on his infection because if it turns out to be staph it is hard to get over. I know.
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Ah shucks…I sure wish I had a kitty bed my size about right now. Smudge sure does look comfy.
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I hope your husband’s eye continues to improve. It does sound like a trip to a specialist would be a good idea. How are you today with the weather? I heard there was some major flooding in Toronto. Stay safe and warm!
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