Walker’s World

November 16, 201922 Comments

If I pick it up and you tell me, “Drop it! ” and then I hide the frozen vole in my mouth and you can’t see it…

Does it really exist?

DROP IT NOW, WALKER!

Oh, OK. (plop)

Scrap Happy for November 15, 2019

November 15, 201925 Comments

It’s a bit melancholy for me this round, but I will share with you what I began several months back. 🙂

Each month we took Buddy in to be groomed because he was too big and too HaiRy for us to keep him looking and smelling nice. And each month the groomer sent him home in a cute kerchief tied about his neck. I couldn’t throw them out.

hey! it’s fabric after all! ok?

So I began making quilt blocks out of them

Some were bones and some were balls

and I didn’t get the Buddy Quilt done in time…

I am going to finish it and will include a blank block in the middle to put our dog’s names on it. I feel it is a great save of what otherwise would be landfill fodder. It will be a good memory quilt to honor Buddy and all the other pups past and present.

And now go see what other’s have made this past month for Scrap Happy!

~*~

Kate, Gun, Titti, Heléne, Eva, Sue, Nanette, Lynn, Lynda (me),
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy, Debbierose, Tracy, Jill, Claire, Jan, Karen,
Moira, Sandra, Linda, Chris, Nancy, Alys, Kerry, Claire, Jean, Johanna,
Joanne, Jon, Hayley, Dawn, Gwen and Connie

Really?

November 12, 2019November 12, 201918 Comments

At some point when I was not paying particular attention…

I jumped from nine years on WordPress to ELEVEN years on WordPress. Wow, I guess I was just really busy? Well, as a matter of fact am.

I made three quilts this year, start to finish, which is apparently a big deal to some folks around here.
I joined a quilting group in Huntsville recently.
I have been getting out into the world! Ergo, the ability to join the quilt group and actually go and have fun.
I lost a good ~~dog~~ friend. Good-by Buddy. And found a new ~~dog~~ friend; Hello, Walker!

Hey I was busy and the time got away from me. So I will try to be more communicative here, because I actually do want to share my activities. I just have to find a way to be less wordy and perhaps push more photographic evidence of my journey this year. Because as they say:

A picture is worth a thousand words; right?

Happy Fall – Hello winter?

I didn’t want to talk about it

November 3, 2019November 4, 201939 Comments

~ but now I will ~

I lost my good friend Buddy last month. He was thirteen almost to the day.

We hiked together, when we were younger, took walks together when we got older, and for the past year he was always at my side; followed me everywhere. He wouldn’t be separated from me no matter how many times I changed rooms, but with a difference lately. He didn’t follow me outside, because he didn’t want to go up and down the steps unless absolutely necessary.

Pain meds helped for a while, but then he stopped following me inside and had begun to not even greet Bob at the door when he got home. Then he couldn’t keep his food down.

It was time.

Writing this brings tears to my eyes. The house has been too quiet without him padding by my side each and every day. So while some would be amazed at what I did yesterday, maybe even shocked, I went out and found a new friend to keep me company. He walks by my side from room to room, follows me out on my chores, though I will not let him in with the chickens or the geese. Not safe. Without further explanation:

Meet Walker!

Look at those speckled feet!

He is a rescue pup I found through A New Leash On Life. I tried to pick a totally different kind of dog. I really did! Yet, I ended up with one that, at least as a two month pup, looks very like Buddy. The big difference will be when he grows up. Buddy was Lab and Border Collie (very fluffy), and Walker is Hound and possibly Lab, so short hair.

The exciting bits of new puppy ownership are: Puppy breath (apparently I’m not the only one who thinks it’s grand); Wiggles and puppy licks; and, The need for constant motion until you just drop (as above).

The not so exciting bits of new puppies? Chewing, house training, chewing, and did I mention House training!? I think we are making something in the way of progress, because this morning after telling him very loudly and for the third time,