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tted flax as a large garden plant note in an effort to downsize and organize my studio i ve been going through some of my clipping files and scanning the images so i can send the original paper to recycling i m posting the images here for my reference and for pinning on pinterest these images are being shared for reference and educational purposes only i do not claim them as my own no copyright infringement is intended 0 comments labels clipping file drought tolerant garden design inspiration sad departures on the morning of sunday october 12th we had to say goodbye to the beloved kitty matriarch of our family dee dee and help her graduate from this life to the next she had battled valiantly with thyroid disease and advanced arthritis for years but it was a nasty virus that had afflicted all the cats in the house that attacked her compromised body and brought us to the hard decision was had to make although she was under the watchful care of the vet as soon as she showed signs of being sick in less than a week dee dee turned from being our smart and affectionate little ginger into a shell of her former self she couldn t fight anymore it was time to say goodbye her best friend thomasina and her twin brother dexter got an opportunity to say goodbye before hubby took dee dee to the emergency vet while i stayed home with the other sick kitties we thought that trip to the vet would be the only one that day and we went about the business of trying to get the other kitties well but only 13 hours after we said goodbye to dee dee we had to say goodbye to her noble twin brother dexter and help him graduate from this life to the next too dexter was the first to get the same nasty virus that dee dee got he had shown symptoms of some strange illness on the evening of sunday october 5th and hubby had him in to the vet first thing monday morning dexter spent that day at the vet in in patient care and went in again on wednesday for a full day of in patient care dee dee got the same all day in patient care too on tuesday and friday we were told they had the equivalent of the kitty flu and because they were both having cortisone injections for arthritis their immune systems were compromised so the virus was hitting them harder than it was our younger cats that don t get injections we were told that the most important thing was to keep everyone hydrated until the symptoms went away by friday evening we were hydrating dee dee with water filled or pedialyte filled syringes dexter was getting water and pedialyte from a bowl because he could lap water unassisted by saturday dexter had moved through the virus and was beginning to get well from the symptoms he was eating tuna heartily and drinking water but he appeared wobbly on his feet we assumed it was just from being weak from the virus but by sunday evening dexter was staggering around so badly he couldn t walk to get water or food hubby rushed him to the emergency vet while i stayed home with the other sick kitties tests at the emergency vet revealed that dexter s kidneys were failing the virus had pushed dexter s kidneys to their limit his is sodium levels to toxic quantities causing his neurological system to shut down we didn t know his kidneys were compromised he had lost a significant amount of weight in the last two months but we hadn t discovered what was causing the weight loss before he got sick like dee dee dexter had turned into a shell of his former self in only a week i could barely recognize my sweet benevolent prince of a cat it was time to help him graduate with the dignity he deserved in memory of the originals dexter was my loyal noble and ever present companion for 14 wonderful years he supervised everything i did from laundry to vacuuming to home improvement projects he wasn t afraid of power tools he was gentle and kind with new visitors children infants and even my mom s little chihuahua that was smaller than he was he sweetly accepted the other kitties that we took into our home and put up with all of their nonsense with grace even when they were mean to him i always would whisper into his ear dexter i loved you first and i love you best and he would purr dee dee was the quintessential queen of our little cat colony she ruled with grace love and matriarchal dignity she adored hubby with a passion and wanted nothing more than to be picked up and carried around on his arm while she licked him after running to greet him at the door when he came home from work or when he first awoke and arose from the bed in the morning she particularly enjoyed playing hostess to visitors and would greet everyone that came through the front door with curiosity and kind affection her fascination and adoration of children and babies was so precious to watch an extremely intelligent ginger tabby dee dee always had a lot to say about everything and would negotiate with me constantly to get her way just like a 2 year old toddler we were privileged to meet them when dexter and dee dee were only 10 days old we ve known them ever since the two kitties were miracles to us before getting them 14 years ago hubby was highly allergic to cats and couldn t be in the same room with a cat without getting asthmatic but with faith and prayer that changed now he s allergic to dogs go figure they came into our lives when we were rebuilding our home and i was rebuilding myself two little furry kitties did so much in healing us both we ve never known life living here at rosehaven cottage without them our home feels hollow and empty without them here interestingly dexter and dee dee have never had to know any existence without each other even now we know without a shadow of a doubt that dexter and dee dee are now running and playing like they did when they were young before the arthritis they were greeted on the other side by our beloved kitties that had passed on before them lydia 2002 2012 tom tom who left us a few months ago in may suzette who left us at the end of this summer and the garden kitty oreo who left us in september we are certain all of them are having wonderful times together frolicking about watching kitty vision and exploring lush patches of grass to nibble on i miss dexter and dee dee terribly my chest aches every day with an ache that is so profound i can t describe it i weep every day wishing i could see their beautiful furry little faces but i know i will see them both again someday and we will all play together like we always did dexter and dee dee you are mine forever and ever 0 comments labels cats dee dee dexter kitties the future has arrived today july 6th will mark the official 7 year anniversary of when i started this blog this week marks the 7 year anniversary of when hubby and i formally filed and formed our corporation rosehaven cottage inc with me as the ceo and him as the vp of everything else we had the foresight to know that we needed to incorporate and created a corporate umbrella for my creative pursuits that would follow but that s about all we could foresee seven whole years is the longest i ve ever worked at one job i started this creative journey fueled by the creative spark digital photography had re lit within me after i d been on a creative hiatus for a while i wasn t sure what i wanted to do along the way or what i wanted to grow into becoming i simply knew that i wanted to create beautiful things to be appreciated and consumed visually by others i am a classic introvert by nature as many bloggers are so i spent years trying to hide behind the moniker cindy at rosehaven cottage it was easy to write blog posts about my garden so a large portion of my posts were focused on the outdoor life writing about our house rosehaven cottage was easy too so i shared some of our diy adventures here too the title rosehaven cottage became synonymous with gardening and home improvement and cindy at rosehaven cottage was seen as a garden blogger the audience that this blog attracted ended up being more interested in my green thumb and sledgehammer wielding skills and less about the creative career i was building and very passionate about like many things in the digital realm blogging has gone through evolutions and i ve seen it go through a few in the seven years i ve had this blog the current trend in blogging is leaning toward catching and retaining readers with slick pinterest ready posts full of helpful tips or with attention getting titles that lure a reader to read the blogger s personal insights philosophies and musings several big time blogs have had to revamp their way of doing business in order to remain financially viable now that content is often generated on mobile devices that don t accommodate sidebar advertising they ve had to resort to embedded advertising within blog posts to keep generating revenue and none of that is what i m really focused on in my real life what is my real life some of you may already know the answer to that question but some of you may not here s the answer i am a professional photographer artist and graphic designer i am a business owner technically a ceo my business is about creating visual images that have been licensed to appear on stationery you might have seen when you were shopping for just the right card for a special occasion are sold as canvases fine art prints cards and cell phone cases are sold as digital files to other creative professionals that incorporate my work into their own work like websites blogs advertising publications crafts and derivative art for the past several months i ve been at a professional crossroads regarding this blog i am at an exciting point in my creative career where i am seeing my dreams becoming realities this is wonderful but it has created a conundrum i ve had to face as a creative professional whose work is of a visual medium my online presence some call it brand needs to remain professional my online posts can t just be an open garden journal they can t be filled with personal musings that i then wish i hadn t published a week after i have and i also cannot hide behind the moniker cindy at rosehaven cottage and be taken seriously by my creative peers and mentors this is why i ve spent the past couple of months creating and fine tuning a new online presence at www cindygarberiverson com it is a cohesive and responsive format so anyone can enjoy it on a smartphone a tablet or a desktop computer and i have integrated a blog into the design that i will be posting to regularly as i release new work coupled with social media like instagram where i ll still share some photographic snippets of what s happening in the garden i am embarking on a new blogging journey that will be all about my creative pursuits and passions if you follow me on pinterest you can be a fly on the wall as i gather inspiration for new projects and you can watch the early stages of my creative process real time so if you start to see me pinning lots of photos of vintage sinks you can bet that it has something to do with what i m working on at the moment i m finally doing it i m finally being what i always wanted to be when i grew up as one of my favorite songs by the all american rejects on the meet the robinsons soundtrack says the future has arrived the future s arrived nobody can doubt the future is what everything s about it s better for you it s better for me it s better than what everybody thought it would be it s time to create time to grow if you re feeling right the world yeah she s changing and life s rearranging don t it make you feel alive the future has arrived see you over at cindygarberiverson com labels about me anniversary announcement blogging creativity personal insight photography last saturday was a lovely day for shooting photographs at stinson beach along the northern california coast my cousin and aunt were in town over last weekend so we took them to the beach to our west to beat the inland heat it was a gorgeous day not too hot and not too cold and the light was spectacular for shooting photographs with my big gun as i ve written before my favorite shots are those when photographic serendipity happens the beach was full of just those kinds of moments i was loving every minute of it of course once i get back to my studio the rest of the work happens in the post processing phase when i tweak the photos to make them look exactly how my eyes were seeing the light and the colors of the seashore in person the camera doesn t always capture things exactly the way the human eye sees them so it s always a fun challenge to recreate what i remember seeing when i was there the photos above are now available at creativemarket com to use for websites blogs advertising publications crafts home click on each one to go directly to it or click here to go to my shop the photos above are also available at fine art america as art prints canvases cards cell phone cases framed art click here if you d like to see more of my photographs please visit cindygarberiverson com labels beach california ocean photographic serendipity photography while exploring golden gate park i came upon a heavenly sea of nasturtiums edged by mexican primrose why i love san francisco p s i ve turned comments off because i want you to simply enjoy the photo no words required if you d like to see more of my photographs please visit cindygarberiverson com labels california san francisco summer monarch butterflies have been visiting the garden and finding the butterfly bush to be an irresistible treat if you d like to see more of my photographs please visit cindygarberiverson com gardening disclaimer although i do not condone cultivating invasive plants bushes and shrubs buddleia aka butterfly bush is not considered an invasive pest in our area of the world san francisco bay area of california usa where summers are rainless it does not propagate here that s the only reason i have one labels backyard wildlife habitat butterflies wildlife older posts home 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