Lassie Stays Home

I feel as though I am sitting down on my sofa with a cup of warm tea and sharing news with friends I have not seen in such a long time. Come join me. First off, hubby just came home from a 3 week adventure driving, yes driving from California to Alaska with his youngest brother. I have been here alone, and having watched too many Alfred Hitchcock movies did not want to broadcast it over the WWW so have not mentioned it. My protector is home again.

While in California he was able to stop in and see his bird-son Veedor. He worked with Vee for 10 years as one of his handlers. Veedor is an Andean Condor and until 8 years ago when we had to give him to another handler he was the only free-flying captive condor in the world. You can read more about him here. Hubby drove him twice out to California and did programs with him all over the east coast. They were quite a pair. I would have given anything to see this reunion. It brings tears just seeing this photo. It had been almost 8 years since they had seen each other, but Veedor clearly remembered who Scott was. Vee is now around 25 years old and hubby was thrilled to see how he is thriving, although he no longer flies as hubby and John had him do. To stand beneath him and hear him take off was truly a breathtaking experience.

An up close and personal look at the big fellow.  His head turns shades of pink, red and yellow depending on his mood. Some may find him unattractive, but to this gals sensibilities he is one handsome guy. One day, if you twist my arm I may tell you about the day he bit me and I ended up in the ER with a doctor who thought hubby was an abuser. The joke was on him when we brought him out to the car to meet the one and only and I mean one and only Veedor!!!

Onto sewing. I finished this dress: scroll down the page. It came out so darn adorable, I even got my first wow out of hubby!!!. I am going to a wedding this weekend and hope to wear it so will take photos there. It actually looks much better on a human than on the dress form. 

 

 

I am off to go study the tissues of the body and put together some outfits for a wedding in the Adirondacks, I have a feeling this polka dot number may make only a very brief appearance. Toodles.