New Year’s Eve

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

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

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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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Dream Our World

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.

The Elf

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Sharks are Cool

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

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See? They have sharks on them.

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

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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!

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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.)

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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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Dream Our World

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.

Extraterrexercise

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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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Dream Our World

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.

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Stinky Beasts

So what would you like the Great Pumpkin to bring us? More Pumpkins!!!

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If the Great Pumpkin shows up, I get to eat him, right?

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Dream Our World

Join Bitey and Toby on the adventure of a lifetime in Dream Our World! 

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

(Even the docents at the museum were impressed with the amount of research I put into the book. Come on, give it a try. It would make a great gift for someone you love!)

The Boys Make Dinner

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

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

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

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Dream Our World

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.

Bags

Do you think Catholic dogs use Popey bags? Where do you come up with these things?

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I’m glad she left me out of this one.

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Good news! Dream Our World is now back in stock!

Dream Our World

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 and other fine gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

Poindexter

Oh geez, what happened to you? Mommy seems to think I'm nearsighted because I bark and growl at her every time I see her in a hat.

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I can’t believe you think I might be nearsighted.

What have I ever done to give you that impression?

Actually, a number of people have commented that they think Murphy might not have perfect vision. Starvation can affect the eyes, so it is possible. To me it is funny that he never seems to recognize me in a hat even though I wear them all the time.

I dunno…I think my glasses look good on him!

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Dream Our World

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 and other fine gifts are available from my shop at L Bowman Studios.

Copies of Dream Our World won’t be available until September 23rd, but you can pre-order, and I’ll have them shipped as soon as they come in!

We’re Hunting Wabbits

Hey you two, get over here.  Mom wants help hunting a rabbit.  Ooh, I couldn't hurt a bunny.  I'm a lover, not a hunter.  Yeah, me too.  I'm a lover, not a hunter.

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You are not a lover, you're lazy!  Now get your butt over here and help!  New Guy, you get a pass 'cause you're still new, but next time you'd better hunt!

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This year’s problems started with “Watership Down”. It’s difficult to tell from the photo, but those weeds are over 6′ tall.

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That’s more than 12 Murphys!

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The season began with these voracious little tyrants. I was kind and didn’t kill them, and how did they repay me? At least one dug its way back into the garden and moved into the bean patch.

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Can you find the bunny hidden in these beans?

Neither could I.

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I was taught that pests don’t like marigolds, but rabbits love them. This marigold had so many pretty flowers on it before the rabbit moved in.

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The poor, devoured plant had the misfortune to grow slightly closer to the beans than it’s cousins and therefore lost its robes of glory.

Totally disgusted with the damage the Bean Rabbit was doing, I decided to try a humane trap. Instead of a rabbit, I caught an opossum.

Not my image. Borrowed from internet.

It turned out the rabbit was too small for the trap and was able to squeeze in and out between the bars. So, for several days I just fed the rabbit. The opossum was safely released to its home in the morning after also having a good meal of fruit.

After days of fruitless (ha ha) wabbit hunting, I startled an adult doe on the hillside. “No way!”, I thought. “I will NOT have you burrowing into this hill and leaving ticks and poop everywhere!” First I cut down all the foliage on the hill, then I sprayed with stinky spray and spread Irish Spring soap chips. I planted yet another pinwheel on the hill. Surely I had won this time.

Nope. The next morning I found my pinwheel knocked over, and this at its base.

(I stood the pinwheel back up.)

Inside that opening you could see little bunny ears and eyes. Aagh!

Despite my failures, I knew I had one weapon left in my arsenal…..

You say there’s a what right behind me?

Aagh! Despite being 3/4 Yorkie, this dog, as they say, won’t hunt! He was completely oblivious to the nest behind him.

(Don’t worry, I wouldn’t have let him hurt the baby bunnies. I just wanted to see if he would notice their scent.)

I don’t care for Hasenpfeffer, but I do like a nice marinara.

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?

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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.

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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.

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Quick! Throw that thing away before mom sees it!

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

(This is Geordie. The original Bitey Dog!)

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Dream Our World

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.