Tetsu has forbidden me to walk Choco. Too bad we were never able to train to her to walk quietly by our side. She lunges and pulls and changes directions in an instant. She also never has warmed up to other people so I can't even ask my other dog walking friends to take her out for a tandem jaunt with their dogs... Poor Choco. The best I can do right now is go out to her yard and at arm's distance give her a good brushing everyday. She needs it! Look at all that shed fur on the ground! For a dog with a short coat she sheds like crazy!!! I guess for the rest of the summer Choco is not going to get an afternoon walk... She'll have to be satisfied with quality brushing time.***********
Yesterday's post ended with my roommates and me doing origami (paper folding), one of Japan's traditional childhood pleasures. As a matter of fact, in our room there was a lovely (faded) decoration of a thousand folded cranes hanging by the window. This decoration has been there awhile according to my roommate who was hospitalized in the same room last year also. And no, I did not count all the cranes to come up with number 1000.
I wrote this post in 2007 if you want to read how the tradition of making cranes got started. I imagine that the cranes in our hospital room had been made by a group of friends for someone who was hospitalized... prayers for a quick recovery... and then the person left it at the hospital to cheer on other temporary hospital residents. It was lovely to look at and wonder about how the person who received it is doing now...
Can you tell how the origami cranes have been stacked and then strung together probably in groups of 100? If you make one crane (Haru-chan's table in yesterday's post had single origami cranes on it...) the wings can be spread and it will stand alone. All together like this is a little difficult to distinguish each crane but the message is clear to any Japanese.
"Get well soon!"
...and I did!
8 comments:
Tanya, the cranes are beautiful, together or separate. Glad you're feeling better. You've become a daily read for me. Hugz!
Glad you are able to get around and do so much, but do be careful. I know when I start feeling better I always end up overdoing. Enjoy some rest time.
ALL SUMMER? Poor Choco - does Tetsu ever walk her? Good thing you brush her outside, lol, that's a lot of hair!
The cranes are really beautiful, hung like that.
Happy to know you are back home and up on your feet! Take things easy though.
Those are beautiful cranes. The colours that came in different shades is just beautiful. Would love to send you paper cranes too. Get well soon, Tanya. (I know you do)
Poor Choco, she's going to get as frustrated as you will. Our cat Rosie has to be brushed regularly, and sheds hair everywhere even thought she's a short haired cat. Many many years ago I made over 100 cranes for a large mobile. My mother did a lot of ikebana and was holding an exhibition in a high ceilinged hall and wanted an enormous mobile to hang. I only wish I had some photographs of it as it looked spectacular.
Best wishes for happy healing, the cranes are amazing! I, too, brush a puppy outside these days and well understand the accumulated fur piles! You'll be out walking again before you know it, good for both you and Choco!
So glad you're home and recovering. Have you ever tried a "no pull" harness for Choco. It works really well for my daughter's large dog and he does not pull.
Sue
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