Christmas Shadow

 

Shadow continues to delight....and bedevil! Such a love.

End of the Month

Nice, quiet Thanksgiving Day...no one here but the two of us. Reminded us of our first Thanksgiving 39 years ago! Our 21 pound turkey will make lots of leftovers (too bad I'm not crazy about turkey).

We attended a Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert on Saturday...another awesome experience. Well worth it and we'd do it again.

Larry has the outdoor lights up and programmed for the season. Must be close to his birthday! I'm hoping to get the indoor decorations handled this week.

Shadow is coming along nicely. Improving with potty-training - of course it helps that we are here 24 hours a day to remind her. She likes to dig for rocks and then take the rocks to the top of a little hill and let them roll down the hill....and then run down and get the rock and do it again. Clever little puppy! She met Bailey the English Mastiff on Friday...too bad we didn't get any photos. Bailey is such an awesome guy and so gentle. (Same can't be said for Smokey the cat who was stalking Shadow...must have thought she was a gopher!)

New Addition

We have been dog-less for almost 2 years. For the past 6 months it has become obvious that we NEED a dog. Or maybe just I need a dog.

So I've been looking for a dog that will fit in with our lifestyle. In other words small enough to ride on the motorcycle. Our friends have a shih-poo and I came to really like the dog's behavior (and it certainly didn't hurt that she REALLY likes us).

Yesterday there was an classified ad. in the Sacramento Bee for a shih-poo puppy. Fortunately (or not) they had not sold all of them. Today I drove to Sacramento and my friend Jo joined me to go look at the puppy.



It was easy to decide she was the right one. She was calm, even with strangers. She also has one of those "poor me" faces.

In the past 9 hours she has pooped in the car, barfed in the car, eaten lots of puppy food, found the other dog in the mirror, had some beer (which she did not like) and explored the house and the driveway.

A little whiny, but generally pretty quiet! Can't wait for lights out!

Early November

On Saturday afternoon we were privileged to be among those who formed a flag line for a wounded solider returning to Lake County. This was our first "Welcome Home" for one of our soldiers...A welcome change from funerals.



















On Sunday morning we supported the pancake breakfast for the Military Honors Funeral Team (GREAT pancakes!)

And in between I created some items from scraps of material. Sewing together all the little scraps of fabric leftover from my various projects was interesting...and I enjoy looking at the finished product because it reminds me of some of the fun things I have made this year.

Another Table Runner

This runner was supposed to be the back of the Christmas table runner...but after I made it I decided it could stand on its own.

The dark color is not blue, but purple.

More sewing....

We had a delightful Halloween at Judy & Fred's home.

I finished the quilt for Larry's dad's Christmas gift.

I sewed another table runner...this time I only had to tear out one seam! I can been trained!








I also made potted plant cozies...one for my friend Judy and one for me!





Next up....pot holders!

How about this as a visitor? I had just returned home and noticed this praying mantis atop the Mustang. I ran into the house, got the camera and shot this photo....this is the second praying mantis I have seen this year. This one was HUGE!