Amazing Drawings

I found a talented local artist who did these spectacular drawings of our “kids”.  I just gave her pictures of the dogs and I got these wonderful keepsakes. I know that when they have all gone to puppy heaven, I will have these amazing drawings to ease my heartache.  She is particularly talented at capturing the eyes…they show the heart, soul and personality of our dogs.  People who have seen the drawings and know our dogs comment on how she has managed to convey much more than just an image.  I love them all but I especially love the one of Wally with his big, jowly puddles.  If you would like to commission a drawing of your beloved companion animal, get in touch with me and I will give you her contact info.

I surprised Don and got this extra drawing of Tango in her search vest that he can hang in his office at work.

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2011 Block of the Month

I finally finished all 12 of of my quilt blocks for 2011 (these are Sep – Dec).  In February, we will all get together to talk about different ideas on how to use these 12 blocks in quilt.  I haven’t decided whether to make it a queen or kings size or who I am going to give it to when it is finished.  There has been one person who really seemed to like the colour combination.  Hey “Susu & Lulu” what size is your bed????

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2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,200 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people.

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Cold start

This morning Don and I joined a thousand or so other crazy people to walk 5 kms in the Brita Resolution race. It was a balmy -14C in Edmonton and I had on so many layers that I felt like the Michelin man. Despite the cold temps and the very ice-y trail, we finished in a respectable 46 minutes.

We thought this would be a great way to start 2012 and a “warm up” for our half marathon in February.

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Perfect Xmas Eve

Hope, Wally, Bentley, Tango, Trixie and little Tilly

The Alberta weather gods have smiled upon us this December.  Today it is +5 and sunny with just a hint of snow on the ground…..compared to last year’s arctic freeze with record snowfall. The gang  spent the day at Patty’s with all our dogs in tow.  We had a wonderful walk around her acreage and then it was back to the house for a delicious lunch prepared by Susan. What a perfect way to spend Xmas eve…..much better than fighting our way through crowds at the mall.  It always amazes me that we can have so many dogs together in the house (some even intact) and they all get along.

Tonight we are going to a Christmas concert at Susan’s church.  Hope is going to be a part of the Christmas story along with some farm animals.  I’m sure she is going to be the ‘star’!

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Final Donation

Wally has made his final blood donation to the Canadian Animal Blood Bank.  He will be 11 years old in a few months so he will no longer qualify as a donor.  I think he is going to miss having all the young Vet Tech students smooching him up and telling him how beautiful he is and all the treats he gets at the end of the procedure.  I wonder how many puppy lives he has saved in his 10 years of donating?

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Yeah….Team Tango!!!

Picture Courtesy of: Rene Mercier

 I am thrilled to announce that Team Tango passed their annual RCMP cadaver certification this morning.  As a reward, Tango got a Mega-P’nut treat from Bone and Biscuit in Sherwood Park and Don is going to get a nice ‘take-out’ dinner from the restaurant of his choice.  I think Tango got the better end of this deal.

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