Happy Changes at That Old House

My first Metamorphosis this Monday is our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel,
Mr. Dion DiPoochy, who went from being a collapsed heap on Saturday night, to this, today:


. . . a happily snuggling snoozing pup. (You can see where his IV was, on his left front leg.)

Why he collapsed after his dinner on Saturday is still not completely clear, but ladies, you will love this -- according to both vets, it's most likely that it was discomfort from a wad of paper (tissue, most likely) moving through his system that caused his dramatic moaning and temporary paralysis.

So basically, he had cramps. Cramps.

Can you tell he's a guy?

Thank goodness he never had to whelp puppies. Can you imagine the carrying-on then?

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Now, back to That Old House and a little metamorphosis at home!

I have a pile of pictures that I took this morning of a spot in our study:

Yes, Dion got his mug in the mosaic! I'm keeping him close at my side today.

This is a small metamorphosis, but it makes me happy. Since our study is our read-watch tv-snack-snuggle-snooze-pay bills-write blog-and-hang-out room, it gets short shrift when it comes to decorating.

I've decided to change that, one space at a time, beginning with this:

Some months back, I posted about making a shelf holder for the DVD player and cable box, that would also hold up the big television. It works well, but other than a little dust here and there, it is rather stark and un-decorated.

Till today. I took this small bit of space:

And added this, which I got on a clearance table at Pier One:

To which I added this, half price at A.C. Moore,

. . . which inspired me to break my rule of "no faux:"

And then I added this little burnished metal pumpkin, half price at GoodWill:

And ended up with . . . this:

Hahaha... that's a reflection of our pie safe in the television screen, above!

Many thanks to two lovely ladies, whose Monday blog parties got me motivated and into gear today. I was happy to welcome this Monday; last week was a pip, and I was not sorry to say goodbye to it!

To Susan at Between Naps On The Porch, thank you for giving me motivation to find something to change each week! I get things done because of you. Dear readers, visit Susan's beautiful blog, and catch the changing landscapes at Metamorphosis Monday!


And Mary at Little Red House, whose blog is so heart-scrunchingly lovely -- you've inspired and taught so many of us to make collages out of the virtual piles of digital snapshots we take. I've become an addict! Visit Mary's Mosaic Monday blog party for more lovely collages.

My Dad is home and doing well after his bout of pneumonia last week. Whew. A sick dog and a sick dad, all in one week. Here's to Good Health all around!

Cass