I know I've been a little lax (is that a word?) in blogging lately.
I've just felt myself pulled in so many directions.......part of me is feeling soooo content right now. Kind of like a nesting bird....I'm just craving my home life.

I can't even describe how comforting it is having another dog in the house.

I'm so enjoying walking the dogs with Kenny. Something I've really missed since Truvy has been gone. Since she died I just couldn't stand to walk Cleopatra with Kenny. I could walk her by myself or I could walk her with Patti and her dogs, but when Kenny and I walked Cleopatra together all I could think about was how much I missed Big Truvy....not having her leash in my hand just broke my heart.

Now we're back to walking together like a family and it is so great. Of course no dog will ever take Truvy's place,

but I just needed somewhere to direct all of that extra love that I have in my heart....I think Lonnie can feel that. (does that sound dumb?)
Lonnie is definitely his own dog with his own personality.....he's not Truvy....nor do I want him to be or expect him to be. He's finding his place in our home and our hearts. He sleeps in the middle of us (kind of like having a 10 yr old in bed with you I suppose), he sleeps through Kenny's morning alarm (music), but hops right out of bed when mine goes off and the first thing on his mind is FOOD.....he wakes up hungry. He has the most beautiful golden eyes that you can get lost in

, he's protective of his bones, he loves to drag most every toy out of the toy box on a daily basis and he love, Love, LOVES pillows

and anything soft. He loves the soft, plush toys in the toy box. We have 3 lounge chairs by the pool....he will always lay on the one that has a towel on it (yes, that makes it softer).
He prefers to walk down the middle of the street or path rather than walking on the grass, if he sees a cat

he will bay and bark and howl and just throw a fit. Kenny said when I left him at home to take Cleopatra to her play date he cried/screamed like a little girl. So much so that he brought him over to the play date and he joined in and had a blast and thankfully Cleopatra was so happy that he showed up.
So....finally....more to the point....if you check in on a daily basis and you don't see me posting....know that I am most likely just busy enjoying life.
Go forth and be creative,
Tammy

A day in the dye pans

Yesterday I spent most of my morning dyeing wool.....mainly spot dyes and some of the new wandering wools.

Here are a few pics of what I came up with.

Melon-Choly Baby Spot Dye

14" x 32" (4 available)Goldenrod Spot Dye 14" x 32" (4 available)Foxglove Wandering Wool 14" x 32" (2 available)Harvest Moon Spot Dye 14" x 32" (4 available)

Sunflower Spot Dye 14" x 32" (4 available)

End of the Day Wandering Wool (I think this is a bit more green than blue....on my monitor it looks more blue, but I think it looks a bit more green) 14" x 32" (2 available)

Russian Sage Wandering Wool 14" x 32" (2 available)

Summer Sun Wandering Wool 14" x 32" (2 available)

Now available in my ebay store

Now I'm off to get ingredients to make my Mexican Potato Salad for this afternoon's meal!

Yum!

Go forth and be creative,

Tammy

Miracles in the rain

Yesterday we had a huge rainstorm....it must have started around 8-9 am and it just rained and rained and rained.

Click here to see video of a guy kayaking down the street!

It's nice to see folks making lemonade out of lemons!

Both of the dogs, Cleopatra and Lonnie, had to stay home alone during all of this and they were pretty much exhausted by the time we got home from work. They are both scared of storms, but at least yesterday they had each other.

I was tired as well after taking some allergy medicine in the afternoon and Lonnie and I caught a nap together on the bunk bed.....have you ever seen a dog who is such a lover?....he just can't seem to get close enough.

This morning, I went outside to start our pool motor and part of my daily chore is to clean out the skimmer basket. I assumed it would be full of flowers and worms and what not from the storm, but I never expected this!I must admit, I was a bit startled when I pulled off the cover! Who knows how long this little one has been in there.....it's a miracle it survived the storm!

May you also be sheltered from the storms of life,

Tammy

What a beauty!

Wow! How do dogs like this end up without homes?!

This is Sadie....what a beautiful blonde!

Look at that sweet face! Surely someone who sees her on here today will want to add her to their family.

Click on her pictures to read more about her.

It's all white

....but not in rug hooking.

Most of the time WHITE can just look, well, too WHITE!

Today I grabbed up an old issue of Rug Hooking Magazine and dyed a few "whites" from the recipes of Wanda Kerr.

Some recipes I didn't have the correct colors that the recipe called for so I just winged it and threw in what I had that was close.

These are my favorites.

Lemon Chiffon

Dirty Sheep

White Pepper

To see the rest of them click HERE

I also dyed a few more things today....I'll share those with you later on.

Go forth and be creative,

Tammy

Wool-a-palooza continues!

Yes, I'm serious about clearing space! I've been collecting wool for 8-9 years now and I just need to do some clearing and re-think how I use my space in my hooking room.

So serious in fact that I'm starting GOBS of auctions at just 99 cents....some of the auctions are for GOBS of wool....some are hand-dyed collections.....I've just GOT to move some STUFF!

Click on the picture to go to the auctions.

Have fun!

Lonnie checking out the yard

Lonnie checking out the yard
Originally uploaded by Skip To My Ewe

We are having a rainy day here today......I'm learning how to take videos with my camera, so here is a video of Lonnie checking out his new backyard the day we brought him home.
Thanks for indulging me :)

~Tammy~

Wool-a-palooza!

With an ever-expanding family I've got to clear more space......I've started a 99 cent auction on eBay.....stop by and check it out. If you are local to the Springfield, Missouri area.....if you win it, you can pick it up locally and save yourself the shipping!

Click here to check it out!

He's here!

Lonnie is here!!! And he's glorious!!!!

First off.....a big THANK YOU to Lonnie's foster mom, Judi.

Truly an angel on earth! Such kindness, compassion and love for the dogs she fosters until they find their forever homes.

(art by Dean Russo)

When we first went to pick him up we thought we would want to change his name to perhaps Julius or Augustus or Conway, but after meeting him he is definitely keeping his name of Lonnie......Lonnie the Lover.

On the way home he spread his time between being in the back seat with me and then delicately making his way up to lay in the passenger seat next to Kenny

Our biggest anxiety was wondering how he would get along with Cleopatra. She has become quite the princess since we lost Big Truvy.

Their initial meeting went quite well. They had a little interest in each other and at least didn't hate each other.

After his first long day, he was tuckered out and fell asleep on the loveseat and then moved on to sleep on the bunkbed.

In the middle of the night he came into our room and nestled himself in between us and then in the morning, after I was up making coffee, Cleopatra hopped up on the bed too.......so far so good!

Go forth and be creative,

Tammy

I've been watching

this little guy.

Someone threw him out of a moving car.

How can people be so mean?!

I hope he finds a home soon......he just looks like he has so much love to give.

Click on his picture to find out more about him.

How exciting!

Every once in a while I check back on the dogs I've featured on my blog and I'm happy to say that Yahoo has an adoption pending. I hope this is his forever home!!!

Kaboodles of bassets

Yesterday we went to the 15th annual "Gathering of the Bassets" at Phelps Grove park.

(Cleopatra making a friend)

It is always so much fun to see all of the other dogs and prizes were given for costumes and tricks. Aren't these adorable.....3 bassets dressed as characters from the Wizard of Oz!!!

Cleopatra didn't have a costume, but there was a table with "free" costumes, so we grabbed one and put it on her........she ended up winning a prize....she was so excited!!!

She had so much fun and met sooooo many bassets and their owners.....but after about 45 minutes in the hot humid weather we had yesterday, she was too tuckered out to walk back to the car.

Luckily she had Kenny to carry her back.

Go forth and be creative,

Tammy

A weekend garden visit

Yesterday we left home in the middle of a pouring rainstorm to drive out to Ash Grove to visit the Hilltop Farms gardens for Kenny to do a little garden shopping. Here are a few pictures from our visit.

(desert rose plant....big plant...little pot)
Kenny made a new friend


Go forth and be creative,

Tammy