Run, Toby, Run

Toby and I had a misadventure a couple of weeks ago. While on a walk, two large dogs woofed at Toby and scared him so badly that he bolted. He pulled me hard enough to knock me down and flip me over. I was stunned, and it took a few seconds for me to be able to move. In that time my little stinker pulled the leash off my wrist and ran away.

I landed hard on both hands and both knees. My knees were torn and bruised even through my clothes. This was one hand after cleaning out the abrasions. (I left a nice trail of blood along the way home.)

Unlike the last time I fell, kind people stopped to check on me while others went after Toby. He was so scared that he was over a quarter of a mile away – heading home as fast as his little terrier legs could carry him – before someone caught him.

I wasn’t scared. I was just being prudent.

Very rapidly.

Toby has always been a scaredy boy, but he was calmer and more willing to try new things when Geordie was with him. Human children may have security blankets, but Toby had a Security Geordie. I wonder sometimes if he might not be such an emotional mess if he still had a canine buddy.

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Come see how much braver Toby is when he is with this big brother Geordie as they visit the Museum of the Imagination. In Dream Our World they view the world of art from a canine perspective while enjoying 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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Cleaning

Its not my fault for noticing your lousy housekeeping skills.

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The Anniversary

Today is Geordie’s Heaven birthday. Does it seem like just yesterday that he went Home, or was it forever ago? I can’t remember. – Toby

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Perhaps this quilt is for you? Information about size and pricing as well as details of construction are available here at L Bowman Studios.

Teach the little ones who they are and that they are loved.

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The Bookshelf

Gosh guys, not being able to see well recently has really made me think about the clutter i have in my life.

I mean, if I couldn't see, how could I even start to sort through books? Would I still want any of these/ Might someone come read them to me?

Some of these books were new when I go them. they were cutting edge research. Maybe a histlry major would be interested in the now. Or an archaeologist.

Some of these books were gifts, so they are very dear to me, yet if I am honest with myself, I will likely never read them again.

Humans are so ridiculously sentimental. I mean, we dogs destroy our toys all the tme and don't give it a second thought. Hush your mouth! Blue Puppy is a national treasure!

The thought of my overcrowded bookshelf weighed heavily on my mind, yet it was painful to consider giving away something as significant as a book. Still, I forced myself to start the difficult task and set aside a few volumes that I no longer needed.

Then I woke up.

Crap!!!

So sometimes you dream of the devil, and sometimes you dream about cleaning bookshelves? (Humans are so weird.)

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A book everyone should have on their shelves is Dream Our World! Inside, Bitey and Toby visit the museum of their dreams as they 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.

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Deer Spray

This Bitey Dog, of course, was contributed by family (but I can’t boot them in the butt, so I drew this instead.).

What can I say? I call them like I smell them.

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Join Bitey and Toby in Dream Our World as they visit the museum of their dreams and view the world of art from a canine perspective.

Dream Our World, and other fine gifts, can be found in my shop at L Bowman Studios.

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Puppy Dog Eyes

Do you guys know what happened to all the carrots? No, why do you ask? Hey, I can see Ohio from here!

What? Beta-carotene is good for you. It even makes your fur all nice and shiny.

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Come see what other mischief my boys have been up to by picking up a copy of Dream Our World! Inside the boys 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.

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Talking to God

Heavenly Father. I'm sorry. I didn't advance my life in any way today.

What makes you think you can be anywhere but exactly where I want you to be?

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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Carrots

Hey, what's up with this? You didn't even wash the dirt off this carrot you gave me?

You mean that Earth chocolate? Oh yeah. Yum!

Toby recently figured out where carrots come from, and I had to quickly harvest the whole crop if I wanted to have any myself.

Carrots with Earth chocolate.

(Using the Vibrant Color setting on my camera didn’t change their appearance much at all, did it?)

When I sliced the big carrot into coins, they were as big as the palm of my hand.

Don’t worry, carrots. I’ll get to you next.

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Come see what my boys are up to when they are not stealing carrots. Inside Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby visit the Museum of the Imagination and view the world of art from a canine perspective. Dream Our World is fun for all ages!

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

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What I Heard

How will I know if I meet a cute puppy? That's easy. We're all cute.

How will I know if a black cat crosses my path? You'll sneeze. Same as always,

How will I know what I look like? How will I fix my hair? Do you fix it now? No. Problem solved.

Last week I had an appointment with my eye doctor. Unfortunately, the news wasn’t good. What I heard was:

You’re going blind!!

You have cataracts!

The Bell’s Palsy is irritating your eye!

You are diabetic!

Your prescription is off due to your blood sugar!

We can’t replace the lenses in your glasses!

Oh my gosh, did the doctor really say all of those things? No, but that is what I heard.

In reality, the doctor said that although my cataracts are worse than last year, they are still a young person’s cataracts. Also, they really can replace the lenses in my glasses despite me having rimless frames.

The other stuff has me upset, though. It appears that I have developed the familial inherited blindness. When I spoke to the doctor on Tuesday, the she didn’t think I needed to see a specialist about it yet, but after the week I’ve just had, I’m not sure. I plan to call her again this week. (The catch is that she is going out of town for a family situation and won’t be back until mid September.)

After checking my prescription, the eye doctor commented on how drastically different it was from the last time. What I took away from our conversation was that my eyes are acting like those of a diabetic. I had to go home and look up some of the terms she used, and it looks like I have had a number of diabetes symptoms….yet every doctor dismissed me when I talked about them. I am really confused because none of my blood test results ever came back that I have diabetes. Now I am afraid to eat anything. I feel like every carb is a threat.

One can’t help but be upset getting news like this. I know that it is possible that things may never progress or that as the BP improves, my symptoms in general will become less. For now, I fear that I will have another left turn coming up in my future. It seems like I’ve had nothing but left turns. I’ve had so many that I am constantly going in spirals instead of moving forward.

I’m tired. Can I get off this ride now?

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Gross Jabba & Doggy Mama

Hey guys, come take a look at t his! Ewww! That's disgusting!

Wait, you drew a Jabba the Hutt picture for a hair story? Not a fat joke?

Sadly those real gobs of hair keep falling out, and I’ve already lost about half of what I started with. I asked the doctor if Lyme’s were responsible for the hair loss since it caused so much pain to my head, but she said it was just the trauma of being sick.

Last night I was glancing over my hospital discharge papers. On them was a note about my blood pressure being HIGH at 144/77. (Normally mine is so low that it is too low.) I Googled whether Lyme’s can cause high blood pressure, and – no surprise- it can. The disease infects every organ and can affect the heart. The article I read said that the tiredness and fatigue that comes with Lyme’s is due largely to how it affects the heart.

Hmm, so if Lyme’s can alter the way the heart works, can it influence the appetite as well? I was curious because I find myself only wanting bland, unseasoned food lately. Off I scurried to Google that as well. While Lyme’s doesn’t cause an aversion to spiced or seasoned food, it can and does upset the GI tract. It can cause this lovely condition called “The Bell’s Palsy of the Bowel” where it can create some wicked bad constipation by weakening the muscles that move food through the intestines. Some people self-medicate for months before realizing that this is the result of Lyme’s and not something else. By the way, there is no reason that I bring this up. No reason at all. However, you may want to buy stock in coconut water and laxatives.

So, there is more than one reason I drew our dear friend Jabba today. I feel as disgusting as he looks.

Don’t look at me. I’m good at pooping.

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Come see what my boys have been up to by picking up a copy of Dream Our World. Inside, they visit the museum of their dreams and enjoy a day of unsupervised fun.

Dream Our World is available from my shop at L Bowman Studios as well as Amazon and your local library!

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The Adventures of Bitey Dog

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