Ba-dum-bum.
Seriously, don’t drag me into these things.
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Come see what Bitey and Toby have been up to in Dream Our World. Inside, they visit the museum of their dreams and view the world of art from a canine perspective. (The even have their own Starry Night encounter!) Dream Our World is available from my shop.
The grip on sanity around here is loose these days.
Am I really stuck in the house with
this crazy woman all summer?
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There is still time to order pet portraits for the holidays. What a beautiful way to keep memories of the ones you love around you forever.
Oil painting of Westie puppy.
Visit my website L Bowman Studios for more information about placing an order and pricing.
Dear Diary,
It would appear that purslane turns humans into clowns. Perhaps a more aggressive program of weed eradication might have saved the children of Derry from being pulled into the sewers…
Purslane. (Not my image.)
An innocent afternoon of pulling weeds has left me with eyes itchy and swollen shut. This weed is still a mystery to me. It doesn’t flower, so pollen isn’t the problem. It seems that if it touches my skin, my face swells. I wear gloves to weed, but the coating on the gloves cracked, and I guess I got a dose of plant ichor.
For the next few days I had best not carry balloons lest the children of the neighborhood run in terror from me.
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Speaking of quilts…
After my grandmother passed away, I asked for her nightgowns. I used them to make the hearts on a series of Memory Quilts that I shared with various family members.
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If you would like to have a quilt that I have made – this one perhaps? – I now have checkout at my website!
This Madison House Quilt is 41″ square. It is made of three layers of 100% cotton with the quilting and binding done by hand. You can see more by clicking here.
Bad news, Toby. I can balance on one leg now!
We both know you’d never kick my butt.
I can get away with anything.
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Governor Groundhog stuck his head out of his den and declared that our quarantine will continue for another three months. That means Bitey and Toby will have free rein at the museum for the whole summer!
If you would like to see what they have been up to there, pick up a copy of Dream Our World. In Dream Our World, Bitey and Toby visit the Museum of the Imagination and view the world of art from a canine perspective.
Still remembering the fall…
(It was the chocolates.)
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If you have someone in your life who could use a big “Thank You”, consider giving them one of these thoughtful hand-painted hankies. Not only are they reusable and eco-friendly, they are also topical.
Hankies are $8.00+shipping. You can contact me about them here or at my website L Bowman Studios.
Yes, I really did buy the “Amish” shoes. They are about as stylish as bowling shoes, but boy are they comfy! My approach to fashion is to pretend it is the 90’s and that clunky unattractive shoes go with everything – including dresses.
Toby has an easy solution for any shoes he doesn’t like; he chews them up. Sadly, that is his treatment for those that he does as well.
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This is based on actual events. It happens every time I ask them to choose. Geordie loves biscuits, but Toby loves Geordie.
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True story. I really do have freckles (shut up, you two laughing dogs) in the shape of an angelfish on my arm. I don’t have any tattoos, and I have wondered on occasion what I would get if I did get one. I guess an angelfish is as nice of one as any!
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To read about what life was like for Bitey before Toby came along, pick up a copy of:
A Tired Mommy Is a Good Mommy
Available at Amazon.
Not that my puppy is gassy or anything….
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I have a friend who says that puppies’ souls come back to visit their mommies as butterflies.
Perhaps that is why my boys enjoy chasing butterflies so much…they sense a kindred spirit.
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To read more of Bitey’s adventures, pick up a copy of A Tired Mommy Is a Good Mommy. It is available from Amazon in both paperback and Kindle versions.
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Coming Soon! Bitey and his little brother Toby will have their own book. I got a proof back from the printer yesterday, but there had been a problem with compression when the manuscript was sent. I fixed that and resubmitted, so hopefully it will be good enough to approve next time!
The Adventures of Bitey Dog 