I took a quick break from boat building to show up for a doctor's appointment at home and check in with BJ and Turk. BJ's getting close to finishing what I would call a frayed edge quilt for Kelli & Bryan. Most of the material was collected along the way on our Alaska trip last summer.
Turk visited with the Vet shortly after I got home yesterday. They confirmed that it was a piece of rib that worked its way through the skin near his incision. Apparently it was missed when originally cleaning up his wounds and again when the thoracic surgeon did the second surgery. Amazingly, he seems to be in good spirits and plenty perky except that he doesn't like wearing the shirt to keep him from licking the wound.
I hit the road headed back to Bullhead after lunch. Apparently everyone was in a hurry, even on the two lane portions. Since I didn't have the trailer, I was running the speed limit and being pushed - the picture's not that good but this is what I saw in my mirror at one point.
In addition to the people in a hurry, someone apparently didn't mind an expensive ride. I spotted this Phoenix taxi just south of I-40, over 150 miles north of where you'd expect to see it. The fare was likely headed to Las Vegas since I could see it in the distance northbound out of Kingman.
Tomorrow I'll be back at work on the hatches, installing latches and the sealing surfaces. Meanwhile, Tony has made progress on lots of stuff including the compartment for the bilge pump under the rower's seat.
You had a busy day. Really looking forward to seeing pictures of the completed project. Be sure and sign your work somewhere, for posterity.:-)
ReplyDeletePictures of the completed project will be published sometime shortly after March 5th since that's the day it departs Lee's Ferry headed through the Grand Canyon.
DeleteBeen thinking about you and Wanda - you're in our prayers.
I enlarged the photos of the quilt and of Turk for a closer look.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is beautiful -- both color and design. I bet she is proud of it!
And sweet little Turk. Sure hope the latest is the very last of the surgeries for him ever.
That truck is scary! And interesting to speculate why a trip would be so important to someone that they would take a taxi that distance! You would think they would rent a car. Odd!
She is proud of the quilt. It's taken longer than she originally anticipated. After driving truck for a while, I understood what he was planning to do so he didn't concern me too much. The taxi sure made me wonder!,
DeleteReally relieved that Turk's problem appears to be minor. Bones coming through the skin sounded very bad! Hope he continues to mend and does not interfere with your Q plans.
ReplyDeleteThe bone fragment apparently is minor. Sure glad it came out instead of going in! We're still planning on being at Q and look forward to seeing you.
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