Last update on Rose Lights for a while

I received a Mirabilia model last Friday, so I'll be putting Rose Lights away for the next couple of months. I feel like I've made good progress in the 3.5 weeks I've been working on it, so I'm reasonably confident I can still have it done before July. Here is my progress up until last Thursday:

I started the model on Friday, but then I received part 2 of Tiny Modernist's Poison Garden SAL on Saturday so I decided to take a few days to get that stitched; it should be done today or tomorrow, then I'll focus on the model.

Thanks for the good thoughts for my Callie, they were much appreciated. It turns out she does have chronic renal failure, which is not curable. I have to administer subcutaneous fluids every day, which is extremely stressful to me as it means poking a needle in her back and trying to hold her still while squeezing the fluid bag long enough to get 100ml into her. It's easier when my husband is home, so he can hold her and I can work the bag, but really difficult to do by myself when he's traveling for work. I've switched her over to prescription food, which she went after pretty well for a few days, but now isn't very interested in. I don't yet know how long she'll be with us, but I'll do my best to keep her comfortable and wait for her to tell me when it's time to say goodbye.

So grateful that I have stitching to help me through the difficult times.

Rose Lights progress

I have been working industriously on Rose Lights for almost two weeks now, and am happy with the progress I've made:

All but one of the threads have been used, and I think they all look really good on the French Country linen.

I have made a small change in the black border to make it more symmetrical, since I realized when I got to the right side that a couple of the "sideways S" shapes had an extra stitch in them (circled in red):

It was the same on all four sides, but the longer I looked at it, the more it bothered me. It would have been more work trying to frog the two extra stitches, so I ended up adding a stitch to the rest and am much happier now.

Last night I spent about four and a half hours at the emergency vet (which is actually on the shorter side for a visit there) with my sweet Callie, who will be 17 this year:

It looks like she has a UTI, but there is also a concern about renal failure. I'll be following up with my usual vet in a couple of days; I'm hoping for the best but trying to prepare myself for bad news. While I waited last night I started a Mill Hill kit, Halloween, as it's always best to keep my hands and mind occupied in those situations:

Hope everyone has a great stitchy week!