Dogs and Sweaters....

I recently sent my son this picture of Petey that I had take on my cell phone.

He sent me back a picture of his dogs. He and my daughter-in-law had a boutique in NYC that sold specialty pet items, and my son would dress up as Santa and customers could have their pet phtographed with him and the proceeds would be donated to the Humane Society.

Check out those sweaters on the Whippets! pretty snazzy ...and the leather collars with silver bones on them....They are living LARGE! The big dog is a pit bull mix that they rescued from Central park.

Writing.....July 7, 2007

Yes, I could be a writer she thought.
Words slip sliding and twirling round her lips.
Some stick there , unable to negotiate the vast emtiness between thought and the paper.
So white, so bright, so blanco!

Do thoughts spring eternal?
Mine flit and fleet.
Senior moments, mixed with the clarity of hard lessons learned over time.
Telling bits o' wisdom, waiting for a turn to expound.
If only youth would listen.
Fat chance, as we all prefer taking our own knowledge lump by lump.

My life's "bumps" seem to be growing together.
A topographical map out of control.
Soon no land will be left uncovered .
Even if the soil below did not seem to profit much from it's limited cultivation.
If only my tools had been more sophisticated, more stable, more "used".
Gardening, although a hobby never brought me to full bloom!

Petey's Birthday!

This last July, I purchased a black and white Toy Cockapoo online from a breeder here in Idaho. It was the best thing I have done for myself in about 15 years. (next to completely changing my name, first and last, when I got divorced!)

I was led to him online by "the powers that be" and I fell in love with his picture. He was several months older than the rest of the puppies, the last one out of his litter. He was just waiting for me to come along.

I was wanting a lap dog, since I cannot get around very easily and am at home a lot. I could not have special ordered a dog more in tune with what I needed and wanted. He is right next to me every minute of the day....(a bit of seperation anxiety I am afraid) and has the most loving and affectionate disposition of any dog I have ever seen or had! He knows every ache and pain I have and is simpatico with my every thought. Simply amazing. Giving me love and comfort and never asking for anything in return....just happy to be here. What a gift from God he is!

Today he is one year old! I wrote a poem about him awhile back and thought today would be a good day to publish it.......

The puppy,
Entered my heart with black and white glee.
Thundering like a pac of stallions,
He arrived in my tiny nest.
Pooping, peeing, kissing, licking, loving and adoring.
Making my heart twitter with delite.
Unconditional love at it's best.
Justifies the all consuming caretaking I had forgotten
From my youthful days.

He sleeps by my side.
Soft and sleek.
Nuzzling my thigh, paws extended, nose buried.
We fuse.
Hearts together, sharing.
Space, a moment, joy.
Smelling the roses is ever so good!

Why did I wait so long?
Listening to others, naysayers of gloom and doom.
When my heart knew all along what it needed.
Bright and shiny eyes smile up at me.
Adoration comforts and protects my fragile emotions.
His tiny presence slowly strengthens my being.
I love him unabashed.
Spoiling, cuddling, walking, feeding,
A new career has emerged.
My little nest morphing into a puppy pad.
Normal daily activities halt, when pup has a need.
Amazing how 5 pounds of wiggly, soft, canine,
Can change my whole world.
Thank you Petey!

Happy Birthday Petey! I think we will take a ramble around Petco today and see if we can find something special..........

Head 'em up and move 'em out!

I used to have a retail fiber arts business, selling handweaving looms, spinning wheels, yarns, fibers, books, stitchery and knitting supplies, dyes, gifts and antiques.

The ultimate lesson I learned with this endeavor was, NEVER GO INTO BUSINESS WITH A FRIEND! or anyone else for that matter. If you can swing it.....go it alone! You will be better off down the line. Had I known then what I know now, I might still be in business.

After 6 years, the partnership ended, and I went my way. Several years later I was divorced and then became chronically ill. It was at this point I decided after storing an inventory and equipment for several years that I would never be able to undertake running a retail store and teaching again.

I am presently selling all my handweaving looms, spinning wheels and other equipment and books. I have been paying storage on all this inventory for years. I can no longer afford it, as I have been unable to work for 3 years and have had to apply for disability.

My beautiful Crisp Tapestry Loom is due to be shipped out February 18. I am sad, as I never really got to weave as much as I would have liked to on it. However since it is almost 7 ft. tall and over 6 ft. wide, and weighs 350 lbs. there is no room for it in my 600 sq. ft. apartment! At least someone will be able to enjoy weaving on Ruthie! The other looms and wheel have gone , and are going to good homes as well.

Now I will be able to get to all the yarn, tools, and other supplies that will be for sale. I have a 24x12 ft. storage shed full of all kinds of supplies. It will take me quite a while to go through all of it and sell it off.

It is time to "get on with my life"!

Rain, Ice, Snow, and Britney....

I guess to be a blogger, you have to rememer to BLOG...duh! I am left wondering if I have anything worth blogging ABOUT at this point, I guess I could just ramble until I have something improtant going on in the Creative Process.....hmmmm

It has been raining, snowing, sleeting,melting, and then doing it all over again for 3 weeks now. We have not seen this much snow in about 20 years. Everyday...it either melts and rains or starts snowing again. Today it melted and now we are supposed to have another storm front moving in for the entire weekend.

I have not been venturing out much, I live in a busy area of town, and people just drive like there is "no tomorrow". I used to live in the mountains...where people knew how to drive on ice and snow.....We have so many new folks that have moved here from California etc. that have no CLUE what snow and ice are..that they have made it un safe for the rests of us on the streets.

I saw that it had melted enough to set out to the store , so I decided to stock up before I got snowed in again and I went to Walgreens for computer paper first.

As I was wandering down the aisle, I looked to my left and there was a stack of hats....all similar to the ones that Britney Spears has been seen wearing in all of the news, tabloid fare on TV, and on the Cover of the gossip magazines. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT!

I saw some other items there as well, but did not take the time to check it all out. I was just too dumbfounded by the whole IDEA OF IT ALL! I also have seen all the columns online that read: "Is Britney fueling our economy?" I GUESS THEY WERE NOT KIDDING!!!

I mean how sick is our world, that all we have to concentrate on is some poor unhappy and mentally taxed young girl that is filthy rich and spiritually bankrupt!.... The entire WORLD.....is watching and waiting and copying and cashing in on her misfortune, whether she is staging it or not....At some point if you were her and could not make a single move without being harrassed , wouldn't you decide to just "give them the show they want" and "in your face" kind of personal and private joke gone "world wide"???????????

We can all say what we would do in her place, however, is it worth the cost that the big bucks, star power, and the materialism that comes with it ? Would we be able to keep from becoming tarnished as well? Would we stay sane? Would we become spoiled? Would we become rude, and patronizing? Depressed? Manic? Suicidal?

Most of all would we be able to trust anyone? at all? even our parents? or husband? our sister? Would we have any REAL friends?

So so so SAD! For her...and for us....to easily become focused on someone else's misfortune for our own entertainment!
What in the world is all this telling our pre-teen and teenage girls?
Who already look to Hollywood for their examples of womanhood.

We should all just look away...in shame that we are watching and in embarrassment for her!

Does anyone ever just give this girl a sincere, FREE, hug?

Ok....I am down off the soapbox now.....whew...I needed that!