Imaginative

Speculating About Spirits

if when you were alive you were frequently drunk, and when you died you were drunk, would your ghost be a drunk? Uh...

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Eh, you're right. Probably more of a dry drunk. No booze on the Other Side.

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Um, I’m asking for a friend…

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An Armed Forces Themed Alphabet Quilt is a great way to introduce little ones to the world Mommy and/or Daddy work in. it could be a gift to a hero who has already served.

Each picture is hand appliqued and hand embroidered. There is an incredible amount of detail in this piece, taking hundreds of hours of work. The method used for making this type of quilt is paper-basting applique which is done entirely by hand. First each block is broken down into colors, then paper pattern pieces are created for each color. Starting from the background to the foreground, each each layer is sewn with tiny stitches, then pull the paper out either from the back or the side. After this, all details are embroidered by hand. Once assembled, the quilt top, batting and backing are basted and quilted. The binding is also applied by hand. The border on this quilt is quilted in a stars and stripes swag design. Quilt has not been pre-washed, so when you do wash it, it will develop that lovely, crinkled look. Each quilt I make is not only a quilt, but a work of art.

This Armed Forces Alphabet Quilt and other fine gifts are available at my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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Toby Contemplates Vegans

You know how some people are so nice that they won't eat any animals or animal products? Yeah...The Bible tells us that Jesus was nice. The nicest person this world has ever known, yet he ate fish. Do you think it bothered him to eat animals? I don't know. You'll have to ask him.

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Ha! This is the first time you've admitted that I'm going to Heaven!

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Of course you’re in Heaven! Who do you think picked me for this assignment?

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An Armed Forces Themed Alphabet Quilt is a great way to introduce little ones to the world Mommy and/or Daddy work in. it could be a gift to a hero who has already served.

Each picture is hand appliqued and hand embroidered. There is an incredible amount of detail in this piece, taking hundreds of hours of work. The method used for making this type of quilt is paper-basting applique which is done entirely by hand. First each block is broken down into colors, then paper pattern pieces are created for each color. Starting from the background to the foreground, each each layer is sewn with tiny stitches, then pull the paper out either from the back or the side. After this, all details are embroidered by hand. Once assembled, the quilt top, batting and backing are basted and quilted. The binding is also applied by hand. The border on this quilt is quilted in a stars and stripes swag design. Quilt has not been pre-washed, so when you do wash it, it will develop that lovely, crinkled look. Each quilt I make is not only a quilt, but a work of art.

This Armed Forces Alphabet Quilt and other fine gifts are available at my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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The Sneak Attack

I don't know about you guys, but I'm sick to death of mom sneaking up on me while I'm sleeping and cutting my fur. She waits till you're asleep? I kind of like my fur, but I get your point.

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I say we wait till she's sleeping and give her a taste of her own medicine. We'll give her a haircut she won't soon forget!

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Oh guys, you'll never believe it. I must have been sleepwalking and cut my hair in my sleep. Come see. It's so cute!

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How can she possibly like what we did? I tried to make her look like Peppermint Patty! An Oompa Loompa. A resident of Whoville.

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Each time I got Lyme, my hair fell out. When it started to grow back this last time, I cut my nearly waist-length hair to a chin length bob to even things out. I did this right after Halloween, and nobody noticed. Just three days ago, someone I see practically every week said, “Oh, did you cut your hair?”

I’m starting to wonder if I have the power of invisibility.

You changed something? I didn’t notice.

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Dream Our World

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Find out what Murphy’s Cairn brothers are up to when no one is looking as you travel with them to the Museum of the Imagination in Dream Our World .

Inside the museum, Geordie and Toby view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun. There are many hidden gems inside Dream Our World, and it is a joy for all ages. Treat yourself to a read that is both fun and educational!

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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No Leprechaun

I'm not waiting for some leprechaun. I'm making my own pot of gold!

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Don’t let the rainbows fool you. It’s frickin’ cold outside!

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Dream Our World

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Discover what Murphy’s two Cairn brothers are up to when no one is looking as you travel with them to the Museum of the Imagination in Dream Our World .

Inside the museum, Geordie and Toby view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun. There are a lot of hidden gems inside Dream Our World, and it is a joy for all ages. Treat yourself to a read that is both fun and educational!

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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Liebestraume Dashed

Wait till he finds out he's been neutered.

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Say what, now?

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Murphy has had a crush on a lady dog in the neighborhood from the first day he came here. She doesn’t notice him, but that doesn’t stop him from staring every time she walks by.

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Dream Our World

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Discover what Murphy’s Cairn brothers are up to when no one is looking when you pick up a copy of Dream Our World .

Inside the museum, Geordie and Toby view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun. There are a lot of hidden gems inside Dream Our World, and it is a joy for all ages. Treat yourself to a read that is both fun and educational!

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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Traffic

Your stats are booming! The Adventures of Bitey Dog is getting lots of traffic!

Once again it appears that bots have discovered my blog. I wish they would discover my store. It would make me feel more successful.

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Yeah, I don’t know how to draw bots, so I drew tardigrades.

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I’m way cuter than a tardigrade. You should have drawn pictures of me!

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Dream Our World

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Stuck inside because of the cold, icy weather? Then expand your horizons and increase you knowledge of the art world by following Bitey and Toby through the Museum of the Imagination in Dream Our World !

Inside, Big Brother Geordie and Little Brother Toby view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun. There are a lot of hidden gems inside Dream Our World, and it is a joy for all ages. Treat yourself to a read that is both entertaining and educational!

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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Toby’s TV Lament

I'm sad. Oh why? I have a favorite TV show that I've watched for years. I always figured they'd get tired of making it before I tired of watching it.

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The latest season, though, feels recycled and lazy. The sad thing is that if the show gets cancelled, they will blame politics instead of less than stellar writing.

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The whole experience left me with a bad taste in my mouth. I wish someone would come along with a big pencil and just erase the latest season from my memory so I could just remember the happy times.

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Funny, I know someone...

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Sadly, it only works for Toby.

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I only care about TV if there is a ringing doorbell.

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Bear Paw Quilt

Looking for ways to stay warm? Consider this handmade, handquilted Bear Paw Quilt!

Made of a patchwork of calicoes and flannels, this rustic Bear Paw Quilt would fit in nicely at a cabin by the lake or thrown over your couch at home.  The pattern is geometric, and the colors are bold yet earthy.  The overall effect of the quilt is of paw prints in snow.  On sunny days, the colors look so inviting it is hard not to lie down on them and take a nap.

Handmade Bear Paw Quilt and other fine gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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Hallowhat?

What are you supposed to be? I'm a chrysanthemummy.

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Geordie used to like dressing up for Halloween.

Murphy…not so much.

That brother of mine may have been your costume whore,

but I like being a naked little boy!

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Dream Our World

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Although the school year is underway, there is still plenty of time expand your horizons and to increase you knowledge of the art world! Dream Our World provides an opportunity to discuss both classic and modern pieces.

Inside the Museum of the Imagination, Geordie and Toby view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun. There are a lot of hidden gems inside Dream Our World, and it is a joy for all ages. Treat yourself to a read that is both fun and educational!

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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