Archive for May, 2010

Our “Last Chance” Foster ~ Sooner Sarah

May 19, 2010
Our “Last Chance” Foster ~ Sooner Sarah

Ken and I don’t host fosters very often. I often joke that we are the worst possible foster home – we have lots of dogs and we work from home, so we’re here pretty much 24/7. We’re really nothing like your average pet home a dog would go into. But, sometimes we...
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Quilty, “Quiltomatic” 4/1/96 – 5/18/10

May 18, 2010
Quilty, “Quiltomatic” 4/1/96 – 5/18/10

With heavy hearts, we helped our proud old lady to the Bridge yesterday. She has been in declining health in the last couple months, with her diabetes getting harder and harder to control. Though the xrays looked ok, her breathing was getting more labored and her heart sounds were not great. Her spark and...
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A Pretty Flower for Me

May 8, 2010
A Pretty Flower for Me

After getting my greyhound tattoo last week, I felt I needed something to balance it out. Something with a little color. There was no doubt what I wanted:  a lotus. In Buddhism, the lotus is one of the eight auspicious symbols and represents many teachings: The roots of a lotus are in the mud, the...
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My Greyhound Ink – Finally!

May 4, 2010
My Greyhound Ink – Finally!

I love tattoo’s. Love. Them. I’ve always envied folks that have the courage to decorate their body with this amazing artform. Fortunately Ken feels the same way and, though we’ve talked for years about getting some tattoos, we’ve never acted on it…until now. Ken has a couple, poorly done tattoos from his younger days...
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