You're feeling sleepy... very sleepy...

Look, Ma...no hands!

Actually, we are very close to learning to give "high five." Trixie is down to one paw most of the time. She still wants to stand up, though.

Check out her bare tummy. At spay/neuter I was going to have Trixie & Gus micro-chipped. Our vet talked me out of it. He said our county doesn't have a reader at the pound or shelter, so they would have to run REALLY far for it to do any good. Instead he tattooed a phone number and initials on their belly.

Picture this:

Kid: "look at this pitiful stray puppy, Mom. Can we keep it?"

Mom: "Poor thing. It's awful how people dump unwanted puppies"

Kid: "Here, Scout, let me rub your tummy"

Mom: "maybe we should call that number."

Dressed-up Dogs on Thursday

Here's Mom with my three granddogs. The dogs aren't too thrilled, buy Mom is. Why?





Doggie Dress-up Day!!! We started decorating for Christmas & found most of the dog outfits.

My Angel

Don't be scared, Santa.

Infant & Toddler Legwarmers

Here is a toddler-sized leg warmer. Puddin's leg is too skinny, but you get the idea.


I just cast on 28 stitches,
worked k2,p2 around for 8 rows,
knit around until long enough,
& finished with a matching rib at the other end.
The yarn is Caron Simply Soft with size 8 dpn.




Same deal with these baby-sized legwarmers. "Cast on 24" and "stop sooner" are the only differences. For full scrunchie up the calf effect, these fit nb-12mo. And, no, Trixie wasn't happy with this modeling gig.

Dog on Thurs & 1st attempt at earflap hat

Puddin posing nicely with a decorative pumpkin. Her worried expression is from being posed on a couch that it not "hers".
Getting caught up now... a while back I swapped some yarn with Holly from knitwithsnotforyou and received these tweedy tan and beige yarns. Before I could get a picture of them, they leaped onto my needles and attempted to become a chullo. For a bit of color I added some of my blue handspun. It is chunkier than the tweed so it is mostly separate. The pattern is loosely based on the hat in "Knitting Workshop". Being as I am, I started the matching fingerless mitts before going back to add the earflaps and cords. Katie specifically requested braids for the cords so I still have to find how to do that somewhere. Simply braiding the yarn doesn't seem durable. A knitted braid? Anyone? The fingerless mittens are a K4, P2 rib with a touch of cabling. No decision yet on whether to have a thumb.

Attack of the Zombie Dog?

Playing Dead Dog

Playing Reanimated Zombie Corpse Dog

Attack the Zombie Dog!

Miscellaneous Dog Shots

Whirling Dervishes

Camping trip, dog tent.

A ghost of Christmas morning past.

Lora, Mom, Jill

Puddin, Bitsy, Jackie, Maddie

Please visit Dogs On Thursday today. The Doggie Spotlight features Puddin!

Happy Muddy Dogs on Thursday !

Would you let this dog sit on your lap?

Would you let this dog kiss you?

I'm cheesing so big for the camera, I don't even see the french kiss coming.

Wiley Coyotes, a.k.a. Dogs on Thursday

Doesn't Everyone decorate the inside of their fence with cinder blocks?

You might if you have a digger like I do.

Who Dunnit?

Puddin is a likey culprit. But she tires so easily. And she is a very good dog.

It was the butler, in the parlor, with the candlestick!

No, wait...

It was a team effort. Trixie draws up the plans...

While Gus distracts Puddin.