Hello friends!
I hope you are keeping warm and cozy on these winter days.
Winter in Arizona is exquisitely beautiful, with cool air and sunny skies.
Pink sunsets with snow on the mountain tops and dreaming of spring on the horizon.
The ground cover is green as can be and baking days ensue.
Doodling with tea and decorating for Valentine's day is just the thing.
Miles gave us a huge scare week before last.
He stopped eating much and took a huge turn for the worst, we all thought he was succumbing to his cancer.
In a moment of despair I whipped up some dog friendly cookies and he started eating them slowly.
We had previously tried everything we could think of that he loves, from rotisserie chicken to seared salmon, and he'd just spit it out.
After about 2 -3 days of eating a few cookies and some high end treats he slowly started to miraculously bounce back.
The vet increased his pain meds and told us we might have a couple weeks left at best.
But he truly has been more like himself, save for this soccer ball tumor he's carry around, and another smaller (grapefruit size) one hidden on his hip. But he's really doing so much better, acting more like himself and going outside to enjoy the weather.
He even jumped up on my country house bed again.
Yawwwwwwn.
Love seeing him out sniffing around his gardens.
We are truly just enjoying and living in the moment completely.
There are roses, if you can believe that.
Roses and naps, and fairy lights for good measure.
The winter sun is always filtered, beautiful.
I sit with my boy doodling away.
Taking breaks to go and see what I can see.
Lovely sunsets, golden hours and the delicate veins of the last faded bougainvillea petals.
Dancing in the winter light…
Giving us something to look forward to.
Green covered ground.
Fresh beautiful air.
Brothers together.
They are very independent of each other, but there are moments where you know they are close.
Like when the mail truck pulls up and Miles runs out and stops, waiting until Matty comes running down the driveway to take charge. He always looks back, searching for Matty to lead the way in so many things.
And so here we are…
Drinking in every morsel of time.
Living in the moment, minute by minute.
Just loving and living in these days.
I post lots of videos in stories on Instagram, the boys and their shenanigans.
I feel lucky to be awash in the feeling that nothing matters except these moments.
Drawing, hugging, baking, cuddling, repeat.
A little cold front is coming through the next couple of days.
We seem to always get a couple days of snow in February – let's see if this is that time.
Forced to cuddle up and draw and crochet and just be.
I love it.
<3 <3 <3
Wishing you all good things,
Love, Vanessa
You have such a beautiful soul. Your attitude is exemplary, and I hope that Miles will continue to bring you joy as you take care of him. So happy he ate your treats! Big (((((hugs))))) from Alabama.
Your pups are so lucky in their mama. Sending lots of love to you all.
love & blessings
~*~
ps…hugs & kisses to Matty and Miles!
My first time here. The teacup drew me in. Your posting feels like an “artist’s room,” pretty, elegant, and warm.
Thank you so much for sharing Miles and Mattie with your followers. The delight of your relationship with these fur babies is palpable. I am sorry for what you are going through, but this post reveals the precious gifts of your lives together that will continue in memory and photographic record. Thank you for curating love and sharing being alive to the moment.
Prayers for you in these precious days.
An admirer from the east side of Tucson.
All the love for Sweet Miles & Matty too.
Keeping you in our prayers-
Beautiful post Vanessa.
Thank you for all you share.
Hi Vanessa
Your blog posts are always the best and just make me smile and think I should be doing/thinking the way you do. Think I will have to really work on that. Being in the moment and just living and loving and having fun.
love deezie
Oh thank you Ricki, you are so lovely. Big Hugs back to you!!! <3 <3 <3
Thank you Dorothy, and welcome to AFT <3 <3
Veevala dahling is bougainvillea more of a fall-winter plant there? It’s kind of like a spring-summer thing here! Of course i know you are in ZONE X – magical! Its all those aprkles you send out. *^*^*^*^ Your boys are so sweet. I think you recently posted some pics of them when each was a little scamp. Isn’t it so hard to believe they grow like they do! Kind of like flowers 🙂 I guess. It does my heart good to read your posts. I love seeing the spring that keeps on…springing? sproinging? spronging? kinda like us but, yours is better, more vibrant…except my wysteria lane is starting to bloom and i cannot hardly contain my excitement! And yesterday a big fat bee hovered very close to my ear to remind me spring is on its way. 🙂 Love and hugs to you and yours!!
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