Max - Saying Goodbye

Max 3/22/04 to 12/22/17

It is with great sadness we must announce the passing of Max, our Corgi. It was rather sudden and we are heartbroken. Max was the best Corgi anyone could ask for, a credit to his breed and a prince of a fellow.

My son summed up Max's lifetime eloquently:

"It makes it easier knowing his life was a spectacular dog life every day he was with us. Though a dog's life is brief, I'm glad his was the best. If only we could all be so lucky as to have each and every moment we are alive be as good as his."

Goodbye Max - Maxie Doodle - Maximus Minimus – Little Prince.

Cross the Rainbow Bridge and leave old age behind.

Frap Free, Max!

We love you.  

Puppy Max

I felt like doing a flashback post, so I give you Puppy Max.

A few months old and already plotting his herding chores.

Napping after a hard day of dogging.

Contemplating which mischief he will get into next.

"The stealthy Corgi lies in wait for his arch nemesis, Anubis D. Cat." 

Posing with one of my humans.

Max at 6 weeks old. Ears up and ready to fly. After a nap, of course.

Every pizza you bake, every snack you make, I'll be watching you.

Dog Days

In celebration of National Dog Days, here are pictures of the dogs in my life. I'm sure Anon was missing his daily dose of Corgi pictures . . . .

The faces that launched a thousand photos.

The faces, all grown up but still very photogenic.

I'm ready for my close-up!  And to explore all that open space behind me.

Ready, willing and able to supervise all your activities, food related or not.

Flashback Granddog - when we could still pick him up.

100 pound granddog that still thinks he's a puppy.

Granddog 2, complete with bat ears and eye spots.

Granddog 2, wondering when supper is served. Look at that sweet face - so hard not to give in.

Dogs of days past - My Basenji. I have a thing for radar eared dogs, okay?

And finally, here's to Anubis, the cat that thought he was just one of the dogs.

Fragment Friday - The Labor Day Weekend Edition

How DARE you take me to the groomer. Pffffffffffffffttttttttttt. I'm going to roll in something as soon as we get home...

1.  FYI - Labor Day -" Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894." (History.com)

"Following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman Strike, the United States Congress unanimously voted to approve rush legislation that made Labor Day a national holiday; President Grover Cleveland signed it into law a mere six days after the end of the Pullman strike." (Wikipedia)

2.  I will labor pulling herbs and vegetables from my garden this weekend. What to do with my two, count'em TWO green beans? Toss them in a stir fry I guess. The bean plants not only didn't produce, they had the nerve to ignore the netting I put up for them to climb. The peas, on the other hand, gave heroically before they wilted. 

3.  One reason I look forward to fall - I don't feel as guilty being in the house writing when it is rainy or dark out. All those bright summer days and balmy summer nights were not conducive to butt in chair. How about you? What do you like about fall?

4.  It's funny the things that trigger poems. It can be something as small as one word or as big as looking up at the Milky Way at night. After a close analysis of my poems, I see that image triggers and word triggers are running about 50/50. I thought, being a visual artist, images would win out. Perhaps I've found a happy medium?

5.   I'm amassing a small mountain of yarn. I think it's my get ready for winter pile. That's my story, at least. On the needles - a pair of socks made of Bluefaced Leicester (BFL) yarn, in CSDye sky blues, the start of a vest in silky Siidegarte Flauschig yarn, a colorwork hat for eldest son- black with white pirate skulls all around, and a pair of colorwork mittens, navy blue and pale purple flowers. For weaving I have lots of projects planned. Just can't decide what's next, Lord of the Rings scarf, or Cartoon Windowpane scarf.