the chairs

I have lots to say about where I got these amazing chairs.  Im not ready to yet though.    This photo would look much better if I had a screen to filter the sun a little.   Oh yeah and a way better camera.  Thats fine though.   I am loving the summer.

Tula has always layed on whatever Im working on.

its hard to chew a towel

So, if you dont know we have FOUR doggies:

1. Tula (papillion- big ears)

2. Lilu  (hound mix – looks like a doe)

3. Sammy (white mini schnauzer- like a lamb)

4.  Reuben (chocolate lab pit mix- sweet bear)

Anyway, we have a stash of towels that drive me crazy because I know they’ve been used to dry the dogs off, wipe dirty feet, etc.  I dont want to use these towels on my body.  I went and got 3 cozy white human only towels the other day and I was trying to figure out what to do with the retired towels.  Hmmmmmm, “ive been wanting to make some dog beds lately, I have good dye colors, towels would be hard to chew…”  So, there it is.    So far, Sammy and Tula have been good models.

Its on my etsy

16 paws

I cant understand why someone would clip a schnauzer’s ears and give them funny haircuts.  We love our sammy a little messy.

I like meat, cheese, and heady stuff

I read Kathy Freston’s book Quantum Wellness recently.  She talks about “leaning” into change a lot in there.  Also becoming vegan, although she doesnt expect us to do this overnight. Thats what she means about leaning.  I admire these vegan people.  I really dont want to do any harm either, but when Im eating on the run in the middle of nowheresville after climbing all day and my choices are just to sit and eat plain tortilla chips to do no harm or a beef and bean burrito to make me feel human again I dont care about leaning into anything.  First of all even the two months I made it not eating meat, dairy or eggs I could hardly call myself a vegan anyway.  I mean, I make leather bags people!  Leather bags + leather shoes= so not vegan.  I hardly have any plans to stop making my bags out of leather.  you know how long that stuff lasts?  I have been leaning into better sources of my leather.  I have always used scraps and working on getting all vegatable dyed without the use of nasty chemicals in the tanning process.   I dont want to do any harm!!!!  If I sit down to a juicy pot roast and bless and give love and thanks to the cow that is helping make my body strong and healthy maybe that helps reverse the bad vibes of doing harm?  I know most vegans dont think so, especially the hard core ones that wont even eat honey cause its rough on the bees taking the honey.  WHAT?  Honeybees make honey.  It is their purpose.  I love to eat honey.  It could be my purpose.

I actually really love Kathy Freston’s books.  She really needs to work on her cover shots though.  Her book The One, is my favorite relationship book even though I had to tear off the cheesy cover before I could read it.  I have also given it several people who agreed that its best to tear.  I guess the cover makes it look like the process will be easy and fun and you will be engaged very soon.   But really the book is much more spiritually sophisticated than that and focuses most on your relationship with yourself. You are really The ONE she is talking about…SEE, heady stuff.  I like heady.

Heady quote that I like:

“just before you break through the sound barrier is when the cock pit shakes the most”

-chuck yeager

Take me home and love me

Dont worry, dont worry, we arent getting ANOTHER dog, but Please someone sweet please adopt this doggie!  He is so sweet and gentle.    He was wandering Buford Hwy, a really busy road, and John saw him and the dog must of know that he needed to stick with this sucker.  John said the dog layed by his car and wasnt going anywhere, so now he is laying in our carport after getting a warm bath and a new insulated vest.   All the shelters are full that we have called so far.   I dont think we could just drop him at a shelter anyway.   I put up a few postings about him.   He’s playing really good, tail up wagging all the time, lays around a lot.  We are going to most likely get him neutered and all that good stuff before we let him be adopted. He needs a name still.

Here is what we are already dealing with.  Its a pretty great thing to deal with though.

birthday breakfast

Happy Birthday tranimal.

I want to cook sweet things for you. I know you like salty crunchy, so I will have to work on that area.

I wish I could rub your soft arms. I bet your tan.

I have some surprises for you when you get here.

Sammy is waiting on you.

it took me a long time to go.

this is page from a really old journal. Im glad the words are fading.