Cockeyed Optimist

Guys? Are you there? I hear voices. Maybe now they'll match her weird, Bells palsied face.

I don’t see what you’re talking about. I feel fine.

Hey, don’t forget me! I broke too.

And I’m only right twice a day now!

These are a few of my busted up things! (Hmm, I can see why they went with the other version in the musical.)

These are only a few of the things that broke. If you added everything up, October was quite an expensive month. Uh oh Murphy, looks like a skinny Christmas this year!

As long as I get some biscuits, I’ll be happy.

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Looking for ways to stay warm as the days cool down? Consider this rustic Bear Paw Quilt!

This handsome 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 snowy 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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The Scanner

Mom, why aren't you telling stories about us?

OK, this isn’t entirely true. I did draw Murphy digitally. It’s just that I am more comfortable drawing on paper.

As long as I get adulation, I don’t care if it comes digitally or otherwise.

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With Independence Day coming and patriotism at an all-time high, consider adding this unique Armed Forces Quilt to your home decor.

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

Each letter block in this U.S. Armed Forces Alphabet Quilt has a colorful, non-threatening representation of some aspect of military life. (W is for “World comma anywhere-in-the,” which is where you may serve! M is for M.R.E.) The corner blocks have pictures which represent the caring and kind natures of the men and women who serve in the armed forces. After all, a lot of what the military does is build relationships. One corner has a sailor kissing his baby goodbye. Another shows the special relationship between a soldier and the camp dog. Another has a service member playing soccer/football with a young boy. The final block is a family waiting for their loved one to return home after deployment.

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

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Swimming in December

What are you two doing? You know we're on mandatory water restriction. The water broke! The house is flooded! Yippee!

All the water I’ve tried to conserve went out the window with one broken appliance.

Sheesh, this flooded more than I expected.

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Come with Bitey and Toby to the Museum of the Imagination in Dream Our World where they view 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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Doesn’t It Just Figure…

Bored terrier lies next to his tennis ball.

So Ma, why no recent pictures of me and my antics? No new stories about what is going on in the neighborhood?

For a while I’ve been aware that I would have to replace the battery in my camera. I could only take about 10 pictures before it needed a charge. I put off buying a new one because shipping was more than the battery itself. I finally lucked out last week and found one with free shipping. Yippee!

Today I plugged the camera into the computer only to find that they will no longer connect. Crap! Crap! Crappity-Crap-Crap-Crap! I have pictures in memory, but I can’t download them. I would take the card out to use in one of the computer ports, but this is one of those micro chips that are so tiny a slight puff of air will blow it where you’ll never find it. I took the thing out once, and it was so hard to get back in I swore I would never do that again.

This reminds me of how Bitey Dog got started. I didn’t have a camera to document my puppy’s antics, so I drew them. Looks like literally I am back to the old drawing board…..

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Bitey and Toby don’t care about the camera situation as there is no flash photography in the MOTI. Come with them as they visit the museum of their dreams in Dream Our World.

Cover of the book Dream Our World

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