Yesterday as well as dropping my phone in the drink, I lost one of my only pair of earrings (they have been my only pair for about twenty years, maybe longer) and I cannot for the life of me find my camera! This terrifies me – where could I have left Camera House, I am tired I think and my mind is focused on animals and I must have just put it down somewhere out there. It will be sitting on a post somewhere on the farm or on a ledge in the barn but I have searched and searched. Dropping and loosing important things. Bad. It has to be here somewhere. But I am afraid my perfect white-gold studs are gone forever, well one of them has anyway.
I need to speak to Saint Anthony.
These pictures are from my phone and not clever.
But the upside is everyone is ALIVE! 
Difficult is still VERY much alive, her lungs are still a mess but she is headbutting me for drinks, consumes everything I offer her and is even eating her grain now. A great improvement but still coughing and her wee abdomen is banging away. Not clear yet. The rescue remedy does seem to calm her though. I find this interesting, I give it to her before her injection, she has one more antibiotic shot this morning then she will be on her own.
All the other calves are well and bounding ahead now. Even putting on weight. I am going to start building them a pen so they can be outside and inside now that they are getting better. Just a little more time for Difficult to overcome this nasty threat then they can all go outside to play.
Little Bobby is up and about and galloping through the trees to see me when I come over. I am so happy with him.
I am watching Aunty Del and Lady Aster closely as they were bred 21 days ago today. So I am hoping for a quiet uneventful day from them. No mooing or jumping on each other. That would be nice! But we will see.
Now I have a day of Finding Things so I had better get busy .. thank goodness there was no rain! And Camera House is wearing his coat.
Have a great day, ‘
Your friend on the farm
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
57 responses to “Dropsy and Loosy”
I completely empathize! I lost a beautiful watch my husband gave me a couple weeks ago, and couldn’t find it for days. It appeared
mysteriously in my underwear drawer. !! You’ll find these things. And, yes, you are tired. Probably, very very very tired. It happens.
SO happy all the animals are headed in the right direction. (Tima is quite large isn’t she?) Oh my.
Yes, and on the same diet (grass) as Tane, and he is a skinny old thing.. that pig is just such a .. well.. PIG!
And we love pigs!
Glad to read that Camera House is found and safe. The ear ring may be another story though but one can always hope. Perhaps this is a sign that Our John needs to make a little stop in town and present his amazing wife with some new ear baubles to remember this rather long spell of trouble, and more importantly, that the troubles seem to be over.
The troubles are at least coming under control.. John would be more likely to buy me a bottle of Gin!! .. I will start saving for another set,, my poor ears look so wrong without my big beautiful studs.. c
Well, the gin is nice as well 😉
I wonder how many of us have that “one” diamond stud left? I know I do. I never change earrings so it is like losing a part of me. I also resent the time it takes to look for lost things. It really is a great mental exercise to retrace steps exactly. So glad Camera House let itself be found. The white heart on Little’s head tells his story so perfectly. I think it is there just for you. Those are some lucky animals that find their way to your caring hands.
How positively wonderful that, indeed, the struggling calves are on their way to becoming snuggling and frolicking calves! Better than well done, I say to the head nurse, chapeau! Amazing. Now no more losing things today! But maybe post a picture of that remaining big beautiful stud? You never know what might turn up then, somehow. We can’t have “so wrong”-looking ears around here, after all.
Have a quiet, moo-less day!
Nothing is more maddening than losing something precious or plain useful. Glad you have your camera back. St. Anthony has failed me lately but mabe there is hope for your earring.
We had to put Arthur down. He was so very sick.
Oh No.. That is sad darling. You loved that cat. I am sorry. Were you able to bury him under your big tree? I have a tree growing fast for him right here. I can see it now.. c
Difficult is in a good hand, yours, and I’m sure all will turn out well. Glad you found your camera, too. Now to find that earring!
I know.. sigh.. women and their earrings!
oh my- so good to hear that everyone is doing so well! I am always misplacing stuff when I try to do too many things at once… Glad your camera appeared- and perhapsyour earring will also- could it be in your bed or laundry hamper? Have a good day!
such a busy lady I am not at all surprised that you put Camera House down and forgot where…don’t worry you will find it…Don’t know if including that in prayer will help but I will give it a bash…..I will include the lost ear ring as well….. Good to hear that Difficult has improved…. lots of love xxx
Coupla things: first of all, you do know that Rescue Remedy is for people, too, right? Works a wonder. Next: I didn’t know about St. Anthony and will call on him. I’ve been using Kay, a friend of a friend. I was told she always said that nothing is lost, it’s just misplaced. So now I have a duo of helpers from the next world. Earrings: I have been known to wear mismatched earrings on purpose. You’d be surprised how many folks don’t notice. I was all ready to make you a pair of earrings, but when you murmured “twenty years” and “diamonds” I shied away. My latest project was a necklace and earrings set made using beads and paper clips! Yes, the finished work is gorgeous! And no, I haven’t lost my marbles. I do so hope you find your earring. In the meantime there are sterling and cubic ziconia studs very inexpensive at Dreamland Jewelry. If your lost earring is white gold, you could make do with one of these beauties. I’ve ordered from them in the past and they market quality stuff. Love, Gayle
Oh no, they are not diamonds just white gold studs, I have never worn diamonds in my ears, I think i am a bit young yet! much love.. c
Oh, and I’m dying to hear about the reaction of the fellow who doomed Difficult when he hears of your success!!!
He is thrilled to bits! Though she is not out of the woods yet of course.. c
Well, St. Anthony is never bad on loosing things. I often try to forget my search for the moment (mostly when I’m near to desperation), trust for being found later and say to myself: I am very curious where, at what place I will see it again. It’s a very conscious decision – so I am able to concentrate on other things. And yes, mostly the thingys are found again – at places I’ve never thought of (on the mower, haha! or for me: the front door keys in the fridge and so on) or exactly there, where I’ve had searched the most before.
I’d love to see Difficult headbutting you in life. 🙂 Still admire your patience and belief in all of your animal mates. Maybe the man did not have anything of both, when he said the calf will not survive… – Have a happy day, Celi!
If you wear your earrings all the time, be careful when you change your sheets. That’s where I found mine. Glad you have started “finding” things!
I was going to suggest sending Ton for Camera House. He probably knew right where it was, he knows everything! I miss having a dog when an egg gets dropped or milk spills on the kitchen floor.
good luck; you have been on overload, and these things happen; hope things lighten up! and that you ifnd everything.