Needle Out of Finger

 NEEDLES

 

Well, it took a while, but the VA when I saw my Dr. did not want to mess with my finger other than to X-ray it and showed a good long chunk of the needle still in my finger. I nearly wanted to puke. Just the thought of what was going to happen to remove it. The VA did send me to the hospital here in W.V. called W.V.U. hospital. Anyways, they took more x-rays and then stuck long needles in my finger at the knuckle to numb the whole finger. Then another Dr. come in and cut the finger open and prided the meat apart while he hunted for the needle, he did find it and removed it from my finger. No stitches just left it open to drain. It is like the worst deep cut the likes of which I have ever had in my life. It does hurt and the index finger gets bumped or knocked into something all the time. 

But at least 3 to 4 weeks after I stuck it in my finger, it now is out. They did tell me that I did a real good job of sticking the needle in my finger. It was close to the tendon and the bone, so the VA farmed me out to the civilians to get it done. The Doctor even took a picture of the needle, it will be added to my VA medical records. 

It is now better enough for me to get caught up on all the typing I had to do. 

Love and Prayers, 

Margo

Watch what you are sewing!

Hello all, 

Just wanted to share what happened to me the other day. 

Well now, this is no fun.

Was patching my patches on my old pair of shorts for yard work, could never let anyone see me in them. LOL

Then when I was looking at something else, my sewing machine reached out and stuck the darn needle in my finger and I remember thinking, "Ouch" and I jerked my hand back, snapped the needle and I heard it hit the floor. I turned around by now to see what all was going on and saw my DNA all over what I was doing, so now I had to wash the shorts after patching them before I could even put them on and get out in the yard and work.

Now, this is a day to remember stitchers, NEVER look away when sewing as the monster machine is hungry for your fingers.

And mine is plenty sore today, just reminding myself to NEVER AGAIN LOOK AWAY WHILE SEWING!

Ya know in all the many years of sewing I have never done this before. I am gonna blame it on old age and stiff fingers that don't know what they are doing. 🤣

Love and Prayers, 

Margo

Yellow Salamander

Hello everyone, 

Today while I was cleaning out my little pond on the back side of the house. I found a yellow salamander hiding. I grabbed him and placed him in a safe place with water until I got done cleaning the pond, then I placed him back by the pond with all the very wet leaves and moss so it can go back to the pond if it wants. 

I have the little brown ones all over the yard under leaf litter and rocks here and there, just everywhere, but this is the only yellow one I have seen. 

Now two years ago, while removing a plant near the pond I found an orange salamander. Did not take a pic did not even think of it back then. But that thing was beautiful. 

Yellow Salamander

Love and Prayers, 

Margo

Black snake

Hello everyone, 

Found him outside yesterday evening, it was SO hot out that day. 

Do not know if this was poison or not, not going to find out, so many black snakes out there. It looks like one I saw online, and they say he is not. But I do not know for sure. 

This one was at the bird bath, drinking from a rock my dad made out of sandstone. He was just getting a drink of water and he had a fat belly, sure hope he got the pesky chipmunk that has been digging up everything I plant out back. 

Black Snake 

Love and Prayers, 

Margo