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If you want to give your life meaning, get a puppy.
(Specifically a Cairn terrier. We’re the best.)
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Bring meaning to your life by reading Dream Our World. Inside, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams and view the world of art from a canine perspective.
Dream Our World and other fine gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios. (Dream Our World is also available through your local library!)
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For all of you who thought I was going
to be the devil in this story…pbxtkxt!
I blow you a big raspberry!!
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If you would care to see what devilment my boys get into when I’m not around, pick up a copy of Dream Our World. Inside the boys visit the Museum or the Imagination and view the world of art from a canine perspective all while enjoying a day of unsupervised fun.
Dream Our World is available from my shop at L Bowman Studios and at your local library!
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Against my will, I got to learn something recently.
A couple of weeks ago I failed to duck low enough when walking under some stairs and whacked my head. I bump myself often enough that I quickly forgot about the incident. A few days afterward, I started getting a big lump on my head. Then I developed chills and fever with joint pain, skin pain, muscle pain and what I presume to be tendon pain because there aren’t a lot of muscles in the hands. Just to make things more fun, I got terribly itchy as if I had dipped my head in poison ivy.
The fever came and went for a few days before I felt like it was behind me. With the fever seemingly gone, my head now feels like someone beat on it with a hammer leaving little circles of pain all over it. While we all know our hair moves in some throwback to when it was more efficient at capturing heat and signaling our emotions, we are rarely aware of it. I have been blown away by how much my hair moves in a day. It is an agony every time it does, yet it constantly does so. The swelling, pain and itchy rash have moved down from my scalp to cover my forehead and the left side of my face to my cheekbones.
Initially I thought I had hit my head hard enough to split the scalp and develop an infection, but I don’t believe that is what happened. It looks like more like I am having an autoimmune reaction to an injury.* I think the itchiness and the swelling are Koebner phenomenon where 11% – 75% (Way to narrow down the numbers, scientists!) of lucky psoriasis patients can develop symptoms that resemble psoriasis whenever their skin is injured (mosquito bites, tattoos, acne, etc). With the way I hurt myself, I can’t see this as being good news. Plus, symptoms can take anywhere from as little as 3 days to as much as 20 years to develop. Sure, that will be easy to keep track of. No problem.
In the meantime, the only way I can get through my days is with an ice bag on my head. I haven’t been able to sleep more than 3 hrs a night since this happened because the itching is so bad and it’s too painful to have my head touch a pillow.
I think what hurts the most is that my hair was finally starting to grow back. All the swelling from this trauma is likely to make it fall out again.
I really need to order a chemo hat.
*Funny since my doctor told me explicitly that I do not have an autoimmune disease.
You should have my fur instead. It is glorious!
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If you would like to see what Geordie and Toby do when they aren’t bringing me ducks, check out a copy of Dream Our World. Inside the boys explore the world of art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun.
Dream Our World and other fine gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.
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Toby has altogether too much time on his hands. Um, paws.
Why, what do you want me to think about?
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Don’t forget to pick up a copy of Dream Our World. Inside, Bitey and Toby explore the museum of their dreams and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun! (Dream Our World is also available through your local library’s Inter-Library Loan System.)
Dream Our World and other fine gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.
(Not my image.)
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“Oh my”, said the fly
”Dear spider, come see
My gossamer tablecloth
Laid out for tea.”
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“In the shade of the tree
We’ll have crumpets and scones
And while away time
Till the afternoon’s gone.”
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“And while we are chatting
Come look at my phone!
See the wonderful website
That I have done.”
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“It’s all about you
And your wonderful home.
The lattice-work structures
with your silk you have sewn.”
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Spider looked at the screen
And was quickly entranced.
She could not look away,
Not even a glance.
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And with that
Tricky Fly was a fly celeb
’Cause nasty ol’ spider
Was caught in ‘the web’.
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I’d eat ’em both if you’d give me the chance.
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Come join the boys at the Museum of the Imagination in Dream Our World where they experience the world of art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun!
Dream Our World and other fine gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.
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Don’t worry, it’s not till July, but you should get your tickets early.
I wanna be a ball retriever!
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If you would like a picture of your beast and his/her favorite tennis ball, then visit the Pet Portrait Page at L Bowman Studios for information on sizes and pricing. Trust me, you can never have too many pictures of your fur babies!
What do you mean? I’m not from here?
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Easter is right around the corner. If you find yourself in need of adorable basket stuffers, consider giving Dream Our World! Inside Bitey and Toby experience the world of art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun. (All rated G!)
Dream Our World and other great gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.
See? I told you I don’t get any respect.
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Has your pet had a bit too much to eat over the holidays? Then celebrate your food good fortune with a personalized painting commemorating the event! I welcome the opportunity to meet your furry or feathered family and get to know them through my work.
Information on sizes and pricing are available at my site L Bowman Studios.
Wrong end, but I’ll take it!
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If you would like to have a picture of either end of your pup or kitty, come to L Bowman Studios.
For information on pricing and how to order, click here.
My boys are different enough that Toby would see playmates; Geordie would see prey.
Max is just a sweetheart.
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This heirloom quality handmade patchwork Hebrew Alphabet Picture Quilt is not just for babies. It would make a beautiful gift for any member of the family. For the little ones, the colorful illustrated blocks would introduce them to the alphabet of their ancestors. For adults, it could be a wall hanging used as a conversation piece in the house. For seniors, it could provide a connection to home that they may be missing if they if they are in a residential care facility. For a family member who has had a stroke, the alphabet and pictures could provide good exercise for their recovering brains.
Hebrew Alphabet Picture Quilt and other fine gifts can be found in my shop at L Bowman Studios.
