Reps

I have been doing nearly two hours of upper body work every other day for six months, and my arms are just as scrawny as they were when I started. How do I know? I need to measure them when ordering braces or compression sleeves. What will I need to do to bulk up? I can’t do those raw egg shakes like Rocky did.

I can! I can! My tummy is all better, and I want FOOD!

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Spring is right around the corner! Soon flowers and butterflies will be everywhere. Bring some of that springtime joy into your home with this handmade Butterfly Quilt.

A handmade Butterfly Quilt would brighten your guest bedroom with a patchwork look reminiscent of the quilts Grandma used to make. The soft, cozy quilt would welcome your guests and help them to feel at home.

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

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One Thing Each Day

I heard that! Get back to work, you little crumb!

Work smarter, not harder, right?

I think he was onto something.

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My aunt told me about this challenge years ago. She said that if you get rid of one thing each day – even if it’s something as small as a paperclip – at the end of the year you will have made significant progress in cleaning up your house.

I thought of this challenge as I was hanging my new calendar. What if, to keep myself honest, I wrote what it was that I got rid of each day on the calendar? So far, this has turned out to be a great motivator. Trying to sort out an entire desk drawer might seem intimidating, but getting rid of that cable from a camera you don’t even have anymore is easy. After a while, these little steps add up.

I wish I could say that the place looks neater already. Instead I can say that the stack of items I have to give to charity is growing steadily. I keep hoping that somehow my donations will make it to areas of the country that have been devastated. Their loss is so great. I want to help, but I have so little. Perhaps this will be a way for me to make a difference.

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Looking for ways to stay warm? Consider this cozy quilt!

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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Telemachus

No, most moms don't walk their dogs at 4 am wearing a bathrobe, a mad bomber hat and snowboots!

Unlike those two, I’ve lived in other houses.

I know.

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Due to a change in circumstances, I find myself unable to make Royal pillows any longer. I still have several large ones and several smaller ones in stock, and I would like to find good homes for them. These pillows would make a lovely gift for the princess in your life who may have an upcoming birthday!

To get a pillow of your own please visit my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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New Year’s Eve

This is nice. I wonder why humans only do it once every seven years?

I don’t know what you’re talking about. I was asleep the whole time.

I’m grateful that Murphy doesn’t seem to care much about fireworks. This year they weren’t much of a problem anyway. The day was incredibly soggy, and by midnight it was too wet to set more than a few off. Yay.

(By the way, our post is not late. This is Greek Orthodox New Year. Ha!)

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Come see what else my boys have been up to in Dream Our World.

Inside Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams, view the world or 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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The Elf

You guys see that thing up there? You mean that elf? Yeah. I hear that he goes back to the North Pole each night and reports on who was naughty and who was nice that day.

Oh no, there's no wayI can be good all the way till Christmas! Don't worry. I have a plann. You guys disctact mom, and I'll take care of things.

Hey mom, we made cookies for you! Ooh, what kind are they? Chocolate surprise! They're not Earth Chocolate, are they? That natural stuff dosn't taste very good.

They really are Earth Chocolate, aren't they? Of course they are. That's the surprise.

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Don’t mess with my Christmas!

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Thank you to Ruby for thinking of this one!

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Due to a change in life, I find myself unable to make Royal pillows any longer. I still have several large ones and several smaller ones in stock, and I would like to find good homes for them. While I am unable to deliver in time for Christmas, these pillows might make a lovely gift for the princess in your life who may be having a birthday coming up.

To get a pillow of your own please visit my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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The Chilly Chorkie

Seriously? Do you realize how much time you’ve wasted drawing this stupid thing just to make fun of me for needing a coat?

My Cairn boys were built for winter. In fact they didn’t like any temperature above 55′. Murphy, despite his long, luxurious fur, is a summer guy. The poor little thing nearly froze to death when our temps dropped this week.

Unfortunately, the coat that fits him best is a pink hand-me-down. I keep trying to tell him it is light red, but he insists that even he is not that colorblind. Hmm, maybe Santa will have a new coat on the sleigh for Murphy…

I may be partially colorblind, but I can still smell girl dog on this coat.

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Come see what else my boys have been up to in Dream Our World.

Inside Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams, view the world or 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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Sharks are Cool

Why are you wearing booties to swim? Did you lose a bet?

Sharks ar cool, right? Of course they are. They're so cool they're practically penguins.

Do you mean Burgess Meredith "Penguin" or Robin Lord Taylor? How do you know about them? Duh. We TV at my other house too. Honestly, I don't know why I hang around with your guys!

I don’t really care what you wear as long as I don’t have to go along.

(So far Murphy hasn’t shown the enthusiasm for water that his brothers had.)

While this might seem like an odd topic, I was very nervous about going swimming again after having developed so many allergies/sensitivities. I was concerned that even with shower sandals, if I were walking across a floor where personal care items were draining, they might splash onto my skin and cause a reaction.

My solution is to wear aqua socks while in the shower room and in the pool, only changing out of them once I reach my locker. If you happen to be one of lucky few with MCAS, I wanted to let you know that this might be a choice to help keep safe in a locker room or pool. (Usually this condition doesn’t surface until your 20s, so hopefully high school swim class will already be behind you.) Aqua socks are made of neoprene, so water doesn’t go through them. As a plus, they give extra traction on slippery floors.

And even though I am the only nerd wearing them, I totally rock these aqua socks.

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Come see what else my boys have been up to in Dream Our World.

Inside Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams, view the world or 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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Extraterrexercise

Hey guys, I am getting ready to go swimming. How do I look? Out of this world?

Yeah….if you are a pasty white person, don’t get the gray swim cap.

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Come see what else my boys have been up to in Dream Our World.

Inside Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams, view the world or 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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The Boys Make Dinner

Come! We cooked something for you! Oh boy! What did you make?

We made crab rangoon. How did you make them? With crabgrass...and Ragu.

Yeah….I don’t know how to make crab rangoon.

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Come on the adventure of a lifetime with Geordie and Toby in Dream Our World!

Inside Dream Our World, Bitey Dog and Toby visit the museum of their dreams, view the world or art from a canine perspective and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World is back in stock in my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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Giants Among Us

So, we've been wondering...it you are part Yorkie and part Chihuahua - two little dogs - why are you almost the same size we are?

I was curous too, and I looked it up. It says here that originally Yorkies were all my size. We were bred to fight rats in mines, and we needed to be big enough to get the job done.

Oh come on. You expect us to believe you are a genetic anomaly and not just sneaking extra treats? You know, it says here that male Cairn terriers generally weigh 13-14 pounds.

Quick! Throw that thing away before mom sees it!

As you can see, at 22 pounds, I was perfect.

(This is Geordie. The original Bitey Dog!)

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Come see what else my boys have been up to in Dream Our World.

Inside Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams, view the world or 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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