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Kittens at The Pryes Farm
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Good Evening Everyone;
A long day for me... "resting".
I am beginning to hate that word. (Especially as I watch my grass wave in the breeze).
A bit of catching up to do. Bear with me, I am a little behind...
Casey came out Thursday afternoon. We took a ride to Brandy and Johns. I had wanted to see her goats for the longest time, and never availed myself.
Brandy is laid off from Carver Boat. She has worked there forever- The layoffs affecting so many people.
(But with that, I knew she would be home).
Miss Ashley met us almost as soon as we'd pulled in. Such a beautiful smile she has, and showed me one of her little bunnies too.
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And yet another bunny!
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They have more than a few!
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As we walked out to the pasture, the animals all came to see us.
(Well, some of them did).
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CUTE!
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Miss Ashley decided to pull a few handfuls of grass and dandelions.
They absolutely LOVED it!
Salad for goats!
Who knew?!?
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Dinner by the handful! hehehe
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The sheep in the back (left) seemed so fat-
I asked Brandy is that one was expecting?
No- She just hadn't been sheared yet.
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Even the cows came to have a peek!
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Isn't that baby goat just 'to~die~for' cute?
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John took a break from mowing the yards and came to chat too.
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Brandy, Casey, Ashley and "The Lawn Boy"
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Even the chickens are very tame!
(A far cry from visiting our Hortonville friends as youngsters,
wreaking havoc in the henhouse as we'd chase their chickens).
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John had just returned from a Veterans vacation/retreat up north at Lake Tomahawk. John is Marine Corps, Vietnam. Salute.
He had many pictures of the cabins and amenities at Tomahawk to share with us.
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Then they brought out "TOES" the kitten.
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He would not hold still for love or money,
But if you look closely you will see his paws are like mittens.
He has extra split toes on each front paw!
So very cute-
And calico too! (My very favorite).
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Brandy took us to show off her pigs.
She has many medium size ones...
(Sorry, but I didn't take pictures of them all).
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And she has a few extra large ones too!
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Mmmmm Anyone hungry yet?
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Casey and I came back home; and to add to our day, we found this little guy right in the garage- For some reason, they cannot find their way out, even when the darn door is up. They come in, and think they can fly out the window..
I got out to show him the way...
Casey had her hands full keeping Punk from coming straight through the dashboard to 'save' me as I caught it and brought it outside. (Otherwise we would have a picture of a "bird in the hand"). hehehe
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For some reason, they cannot find their way out, even when the darn door is up. They come in, and think they can fly out the window.
I got out of the car to offer a bit of guidance...
Casey had her hands full keeping Punk from coming straight through the dashboard to 'save' me as I caught it and brought it outside. (Otherwise we would have a picture of a "bird in the hand"). hehehe
For now, I must go find a bit of supper, my tummy is growling to rival the dog!
I hope everyone had a "wunnaful" weekend! - Have a good night
Love to all.
XOXO
Me
Anna~Anna
"Flintville Annie"
© 2006-2015
On The Farm At The Pryes
Flintville. Sunday Morning.
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Picture taken at 5 this morning...
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Good Morning Everyone;
Not sure about your backyard, but mine was a bit nippy this AM. (Am hoping that this will be the last day of the season that the furnace feels the need to kick on). Going to have to jack up the weatherman and tell him that it's past the middle of May...
For those of you that are keeping up, there is no further news yet on the on the Jaworski Rd. fire, and the gals death. It still sickens me though, my own thoughts about what might have happened.
Years back I had to get a restraining order against them; (he, his previous dame, and even her kids were all included). The judge had no problems granting it. Long story there. - Of course it means nothing when compared with this loss of life. I hope Madison returns all those results quickly so we can all see how silly/stupid/paranoid I have been about this all.
My back is still pretty fookin' raunchy; and so, I have been busy stagnating. (Doctors orders ya know). Suffice to say I am not amused.
I was, however, very amused by Casey and Jenny Mella yesterday.
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hehehe- (That's Jenny's sock).
- They basically cleaned my house!
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Thank you SO much!
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*Jenny was even attacked by a mouse! - I will blog about that all later today, and promise to post many more pictures too.
I have had a rough time posting this morning- (See the PS). Am going to go lie down once more. Am tired and sore, and sleep didn't come well last night.
Hope all is well in your little corner of the world!
My love to all! Have a Sun(ny)Day!
XOXO
Me
PS
Now who the hecks brilliant idea was it to put the copy/paste keys right next to each other?
If one hits the 'v' instead of the 'c' your entire entry just disappears.
Grrr...
Couple of Short Updates
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Casey took this picture!
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Good Evening;
First of all, an update on the fatal fire.
The Oconto County coroner does not have a cause of death for the gal that died in the house fire on Jaworski Road.
WBAY~TV said they are awaiting for the "test results", which should be available in about 10 days.
I cannot watch the videos, (dial~up here), but I think this would be the latest about her.
***ALSO, tomorrow is the village sale...
Pulaski's village-wide rummage sale is a draw for bargain hunters, but Kari Splan sees the annual event as an opportunity to help four young children who lost everything, including their mother, in a house fire. CLICK HERE. Cool!
This is all so sickening, and overwhelming. But I am ever so proud of everyone that has turned out to help.
As for my back...
Yes, I did go for my doctor appointment; and no, I did not refuse the xrays.
(I think I should have). hehehe I firmly believe that radiologist tried to kill me. But at least he had a sense of humor. First thing he says is "please lay on your back." Funny guy. (Too bad he wasn't kidding).
After 5 different angles, he said I could get up from the table. (See? I told you he was funny).
Yes I still have the arthritis in my back. I also have the trauma fracture from last Spring that did not heal correctly, AND I seem to have wrecked 4 disks. Instead of being rounded and soft, they are thin and not working right.
The doctor told me to stay off my feet for 3 days, and then to "see how it goes" after that. I will need to return if it doesn't let up.
That is all I know for now. Oh that- and it hurts.
Wait.
I also know my haddock is done baking! Mmm My tummy knows it too. hehehe
Time for me to get off my backside too- Perhaps even to nap after I eat.
Have a "wunnaful" weekend.
Please send a couple of lawn guys, (and a gardener too).
XOXO
Me
Posted to Y! 360, Friday May 15, 2009 - 07:00pm (CDT)
Do your kids/grandkids use face paints? (Recall). From China of course...
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2009/NEW02015.html
FDA Alerts Consumers to Recall of Water-Based Face Paints
Fun Express, Inc. recalls children’s face paint associated with adverse events
The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to stop using certain cosmetic “Face Paint” items labeled as distributed by Oriental Trading Co., Omaha, Neb., due to adverse event reports of skin reactions in children. These items were distributed nationwide.
The FDA has learned of a cluster of adverse events in children exposed to various colors of the face paint. All exposures occurred on the same day at an organized event and included rashes, itchiness, burning sensation, and swelling where the face paints were applied. Significant microbial contamination was indicated in most of the products in testing by an FDA laboratory.
The following Face Paints manufactured by Shanghai Color Art Stationery Company Limited, Shanghai, China, are being voluntarily recalled by Fun Express Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oriental Trading Co.:
(Please click the link above to view UPC codes for the below listed paints).
Blue Face Paint
Purple Face Paint
Red Face Paint
Orange Face Paint
Black Face Paint
Green Face Paint
Fun Express Inc. is recalling the face paints from the market and FDA advises consumers to stop use of these products and discard them or return them to the retailer.
The FDA encourages consumers and health care providers to report any adverse events from face paints to the FDA as well as to state and local health authorities.
Adverse events and product quality problems can be reported to FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program:
* online at www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm
* by calling 1-800-FDA-1088
* by returning the postage-paid FDA form 3500 (which may be downloaded from www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm)
o by mail to MedWatch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787
o by fax 1-800-FDA-0178
Photo: Product Label: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cosadv.html
Media Inquiries:
Susan Cruzan, 301-796-4675
Consumer Inquiries:
888-INFO-FDA
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Wonder what's IN this?
I also wonder what it will take for everyone to actually READ labels?
XOXO
Me
Animals. Bugs Ears. And Death.
- A picture like this is never a good thing...
Stolen from WLUK FOX 11
Good Morning Everyone...
Last week I had blogged about Miss Polly. Polly and her husband Rich were our neighbors back when we all lived NE of Pulaski on Jaworski Road- They now live in Wyoming. - Miss Polly had come to Green Bay to visit last week
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Casey and Polly at the hotel.
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Before moving back to the homestead here, I'd raised my daughters on Jaworski Road near Pulaski.
While our neighbors AFTER Polly and Rich were nothing to write home about, this is still very awful and sickening news, and one would never wish for anything so terrible to happen to anyone.
CLICK HERE.
What news to wake up to.
I am not sure, (having had no reason to keep in touch), I do believe that the home is still owned by the same man who lived there after Rich and Polly moved.
I have heard that he has since remarried. (It was his previous "woman" that had been responsible for me obtaining a retraining order against the lot of them).
His new lady had moved in shortly before we had sold our home.
I never met her, nor knew her.
That house burned this morning- By the time the fire department got there, the entire back of the home was engulfed in flames.
The children ages, 11, 7, and 3, taking their pets, got out and went to the neighbors across the street. - Their mother died in the fire.
- I pray that if she had to die, that she never woke to begin with.But then what, or who, would have woken the children?
- When we lived there, the man would go in to work very early, so he had probably already left for the day.
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Our home, (1988-1998) is on the left.
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The farm was originally owned by Andrew Jaworski himself, and built in the early 1930's. The house (ours) is concrete, poured from silo staves.
In its day, this was a very productive and active farm. But there came a time for Andrew to retire and for the eldest son to take over running the family farm. At that point, Andrew Jaworski erected the modular home next door to his.
*This arrangement did not last past Andrews death. I believe he passed on shortly before we bought the home from his son. 1988.
In the shot above, with the reporter blocking the view, (& to the left of the driveway), is a row of maple trees that I had planted as teeny tiny saplings the summer we had moved in. All the girls carried many pails of water to these little trees those first two years. I also planted a row of red cedars along the north end of our property.
Also blocked from view is a privacy fence installed by my buyer- between the two houses. (I am thinking they may have also had problems with these neighbors as well).
Be that as it may, again, no one ever wishes this on anyone for any reason. I am sure I will learn more about everything as the day goes on.
With respect to my back, I am still not moving well at all. I have made yet another appointment for tomorrow afternoon. - (If offered, I promise not to refuse xrays this time). Grrr
In the meanwhile, it is quite painful to even take a shower and get dressed.
hehehe (No worries, I shower and dress anyway).
In addition to my own vitamins and supplements, know that I am very tempted to begin taking Punks pills too!
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Hey!
...It helps Punks back, why not mine?
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I do not know what has happened to my robins nest. Casey and I checked it on Tuesday- and this is what we found...
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I shall recheck today or tomorrow,.
but I know something awful must have happened
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Casey took my garbage out for me on Tuesday also.
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Still cute as a bugs ear!
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Kelli had also stopped by that evening, offering to roll my dumpster to the end of the driveway for me too. What on earth do people do without family and friends?- (Personally, I cannot think of a worse way to live than to choose to live without).
While unable to really 'help' me out, Punk has been the epitome of compassion. When I go outside she will bring me her toys; and instead of laying them at my feet, she lifts them up for me.
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Holy Bugs Ears!
She's kind of cute too!
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And what does Mr. Sputnik do???
Absolutely nothing!
But he does dream of catching the wren in the box outside the kitchen window..
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He would care less if I fell over and died.
(Methinks I know people like that too).
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Heck, he's probably waiting for me to keel over so he can have lunch.
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So... speaking of that dreaded shower, it is time for me to get in there.
Hope you all are having a good day; and that you always make a bit of time to pray for your families, your friends, and your neighbors too.
XOXO
Me
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Special note to my main troublemakers, Casey and Jenné;
Take a close look...
Perhaps obscured, hmmm?... But it does seem as though the darn silo is gone?
I'm thinking Chris and Cheryl might not care to die of early and untimely heart failure.
May 12, 2009 "SHOTS"
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Bug "Parking"
in broad daylight!
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Good Morning Everyone;
I am still more than a bit 'hurting' here. Contrary to what my doctor offered, without an xray, I do believe my back is more than sprained. This is some nasty stuff going on. Raunchy too that I cannot get comfortable any which way.
I caught this shot of Mrs. Robin RedBreast sitting on her eggs.
(You will have to look closely- I didn't get too close).
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Her beak is pointing to the left..
(I'll do better next time).
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Casey will be coming out today to help me out a bit. Gravity is my enemy, and there are a few things that have found their way to the floor that I cannot pick up. Add to that the litterbox, Punks food, and a few other things that my back is preventing me from doing. (Thank you Casey, in advance, for all your help).
We were to go to Minnesota today- Her recheck scheduled for tomorrow. Not going to happen. There is no way I am going to be sitting in the car for 4+ hours and care to live through it.
(Not to mention this Goldilocks trying to get comfortable in yet another bed).
Casey emailed U of Minnesota, Dr. Sutherland- She can reschedule for next month or have some of the tests done here and results faxed over.
When she was out last week Tuesday, (while I was still able to bend, dig and plant a few things), she looked very good!
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I took this shot of her and Punk last Tuesday - They both look pretty good!
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She took this shot of the rain gauge.
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Then she shot me...
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Then she even shot Punk!
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Later, I shot her.
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Then we shot the messy back yard...
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And a few little flowers out front...
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Kelli stopped by last Friday after work....
Nice to sit in the sunshine, even if it was only in the low 60's
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Kelli and Casey
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Punk and Miller chose to lay in the shade while we chatted.
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Jenné had asked about the bees....
Yes, they are back!
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Casey thought she was zooming in on one wasp.
Check it out, there are 3 in that shot!
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As she walked around, she saw this guy back by the woods.
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And his lady friend in the field...
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- Bet they were "parking" at some point too.
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Not sure if any of you know about airplanes....
When I had gone to the doctor for my back, this plane was flying really low by the airport.
I didn't give that another thought until I came back out of the office, and he was still flying all around.
He would seem to land. And not. Then circle again, barely above the trees.
Just quite odd.
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Know that the doctor was backed up that day
and I was inside for over an hour.
When I came out, Punk had to go potty-
Hearing a loud noise, looking up,
I see that plane still circling around...
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Any ideas why? - Strange, no?
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I have about 10 of these Hosta plants that need separating
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Some bigger. Some smaller. But all need some TLC. - So close together. Time for a replant.
Just not today.
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I won't be needing to transplant any of the bleeding hearts though-
They have come up ALL OVER this year!
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I shall end with a couple of tulips for you!
Spring HAS sprung
...and if you ask me, in a very beautiful way!!
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Have a sunny and "wunnaful" Tuesday!
Love to all
XOXO
Me
Any Words of Wisdom?
Blossoms....
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Good Evening Everyone;
I am not sure how long this will be- I have lots to share, given that I haven't blogged for quite a while...
Nor have I been around to your own blogs, barely even getting to any emails I might have in my inbox.
I threw my back out, and just want to go lie down and cry...- But it hurts too much to lie down, or sit up in this chair, or, or, or, or...
- Standing and walking, (baby steps), is a bit easier than anything.
- Standing still is not an option unless I have something to lean on.
- Bending is out of the question unless I have a really comfy place to remain for a month or so.
That said I have a zillion unplanted seeds, and 2 acres of unmown lawn.
Rainy today... An excuse to do a few dishes and to take it relatively easy. - Which is exactly what I did.
On Wednesday evening my phone rang- Polly, a dear friend of mine from Wyoming, come to Wisconsin on her way to Rockford, Illinois to work on their house there. At one point years back we lived next door to each other on Jaworski Road in Pulaski.
Would it be possible to meet with her while she was in town?
(Don't ask next time Sweetie, just tell me where to go to see you).
I called Casey too. Would she be willing to come with me to see Miss Polly too? She was very excited to do so. Needless to say I don't get to Wyoming much. Always wanted to. Never did.
I picked Casey up Thursday morning-
Punk gets so excited to see her Casey that she sees Casey's front door and almost chokes herself hanging out the window as she waits...
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I think I have pretty much freaked everybody out with my own little fears for Casey about the Swine Flu virus. So much so that Miss Polly brought sanitizer and wipes as well. We decided to walk to Denny's Restaurant. It was about 10:30.
Perfect timing too as there were very few people dining at that point.
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Casey, Punk and Polly!
Such wonderful company! I was SO happy to see her- We talk on the phone sometimes, mostly by email, but there is nothing as wonderful as seeing her in person!- We chatted until after noon- More people were coming in at that point, and time for us to leave anyway.
One question with respect to this H1N1 virus-
Why is Wisconsin the second highest in the nation with #'s of confirmed Swine Flu cases?
CLICK HERE for the map of the entire US from the CDC.
Casey came out here afterward, and I did plant a few more seeds in the old flower bed. (Until my backside and legs felt as they were completely on fire, and didn't work right anyway). - Casey left.
- I came in to rest.
~I have been quite like Goldilocks this past week- I sleep in one bed, another, even a third, or I sleep on the couch. Mostly I just nap. Even doubling up on the meds the doctor gave me on Wednesday doesn't help. And since I am not a horse, I cannot sleep standing up. My doctor gave me an new MS drug that should be helping, "Baclofen" (and no, I have not doubled up on that).
I also have my brace on, which does help a bit too. God, what awful timing! I have too much to do to be this laid up right now.
Having grown almost dead of boredom, Casey and I went for a little drive yesterday- I had a few bills to pay, (thank God for drive-up windows), and had to pick up a few things too.
After that, she suggested a stop at The Humane Society. A tough stop for us both as we always wish to bring all the animals home.
There were very few people visiting... - ...Even fewer dogs and cats. 4 dogs, and maybe 10 cats. I imagine they are putting them down almost as fast as they come in, and that breaks my heart! When questioned, the lady told me that they were all taken to get spayed and neutered.
I doubt that. Not too many vets have time like that to take care of a whole bunch of animals in one day.
Back home again... To drive in the yard to see the most wonderful presents!
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.As I took those pictures, I heard a curious rata~ta~ta~tapping behind me.
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Makes all that snow shoveling a bit easier to stomach...
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It was this little guy, mad at his reflection!
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He was SO funny to watch!
He would take a seed or two; and then rap at his reflection.
Happy I have a good zoom on my camera!
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I shall write more later, know that sitting is not working too well right now.
May you all have a grand Mothers Day!
Hmmm... - While I am on the subject...
- What most memorable piece of advice ~or words to the wise, did your mother give to you?
- And... have you turned into your mother?
My love to all.
XOXO
Me
Japanese scientist claims breakthrough with organ grown in sheep - Times Online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6222361.ece
May 5, 2009
Japanese scientist claims breakthrough with organ grown in sheep
Huddled at the back of her shed, bleating under a magnificent winter coat and tearing cheerfully at a bale of hay, she is possibly the answer to Japan’s chronic national shortage of organ donors: a sheep with a revolutionary secret.
Guided by one of the animal’s lab-coated creators, the visitor’s hand is led to the creature’s underbelly and towards a spot in the middle under eight inches of greasy wool. Lurking there is a spare pancreas.
If the science that put it there can be pushed further forward, Japan may be spared an ethical and practical crisis that has split medical and political opinion.
As the sheep-based chimera organ technology stands at the moment, says the man who is pioneering it, the only viable destination for the pancreas underneath his sheep would be a diabetic chimpanzee.
The organ growing on the sheep was generated from monkey stem cells but the man behind the science, Yutaka Hanazono, believes that the technology could be developed eventually to make sheep into walking organ banks for human livers, hearts, pancreases and skin.
It could happen within a decade, he guesses, perhaps two.
“We have made some very big advances here. There has historically been work on the potential of sheep as producers of human blood, but we are only slowly coming closer to the point where we can harvest sheep for human organs,” Professor Hanazono told The Times.
“We have shown that in vivo (in a living animal) creation of organs is more efficient than making them in vitro (in a test tube) but now we really need to hurry.”
The reason for Professor Hanazono’s sense of urgency — and for the entire organ harvest project being undertaken at the Jichi Medical University — lies many miles away in Tokyo and with a historical peculiarity of the Japanese legal system.
Japan defines death as the point when the heart permanently stops. The concept of brain death — the phase at which organs can most effectively be harvested from donors — does exist, but organs cannot be extracted at that point.
The long-term effect of the legal definition has been striking: organ donation in Japan is virtually nonexistent, forcing many people to travel abroad in search of transplants. In the United States, the rate of organ donors per million people is about 27; in Japan it is under 0.8.
The effect, say pediatricians, has been especially severe for children. The same law that discounts brain death as suitable circumstances for organ donation broadly prevents children under 15 from allowing their organs to be harvested.
To make matters worse, international restrictions on transplant tourism are becoming ever tougher, making Japan’s position even more untenable. To avert disaster, say doctors, Japan either needs the science of synthetic organ generation to advance faster than seems possible, or it needs a complete rethink on the Japanese definition of death.
In response to the impending crisis, and with Professor Hanazono’s sheep still very much at the experimental stage, a series of revisions to the transplant law have been proposed, but the debate has been divisive.
Taro Nakayama, the MP behind the most liberal revision — a change that would allow organs to be harvested from the brain-dead — is a former paediatrician. “Organ tourism is finished and Japan has to change its ways very quickly,” he said.
Gene genies
— In 1997 US scientist Dr Jay Vacanti grew a human ear from cartilage cells on the back of a mouse. He said he believed that it might be possible to grow knee cartilage and even a human liver
— In 2007 two scientists at the University of Nevada created a sheep with 15 per cent human cells as part of research into farming human organs from animals. Human cells were injected into a sheep’s foetus
— Last month Stelios Arcadiou, an Australian artist, unveiled an ear implanted on his arm. He planned to broadcast the sounds it would “hear” on the internet
— Last week Korean scientists said they had cloned beagles that glowed in the dark. Four puppies were created from cells injected with a gene that made them glow red under UV light
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