It’s decided, they might be spoiled brats.   The boys bedroom was my next project and it’s finally done.  Well except I have to find someone to repair the baseboards the pups decided to teethe on.  Now they have their chair to look out the window and their own day bed.  If only they’d sleep in there nights but they like sleeping under my bed.  One room down that short of baseboards should not have to be redone.

The tuffet is for baby dog.  It’s too short to get on the bed by himself.

 

Hate to say it but I am not completely done with the back yard yet.  We finally did remove the ugly shed I have hated since I bought the house.   I put a post out on facebook and said take it apart and it’s yours.  Was gone in 5 minutes.  Of course the shed was not sitting on a concrete slab as the crazy person I bought the house from claimed it was.  It was a huge pit of dirt surrounded by cinder blocks.    Well that would be a disaster for the dogs.  I finally got the “house guest” to get off his butt and help with something so we built a deck over the dirt pit.   Good bye ugly shed and hello new seating area.  Can’t wait to add the pups play items and I’ll be done.  Pictures are kinda dark but I get home too late to get a good one.

No matter what I do to the front yard whether grass, sod and plants they simply will not live longer than 3 weeks to a month.  Yard, you win, I give up.  I finally admitted the yard won.  While I still have half the front yard outside the fence with nice grass, here is the before and after pictures of the new yard redo.    This is permanent so I should be done for good this time.   Along with the pile of rocks I started with.  5 yards is a whole lotta rock.

Every time you join one of the facebook or other quilt groups it’s exciting to see all the different ideas, chat about fabrics, what’s new, what’s on sale, etc.  However more and more, every time you post something it ends up “not allowed” or against the rules.   You can’t mention links to items, or other fabrics, etc.   I started my own page where quilters can chat, swap fabric and patterns, let each other know what’s on sale and where.  I mean who doesn’t like to know thread is on sale for half price.  So if you happen across my blog and want to join, come one in.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/968216249972182/

 

I needed a little break from my firefight quilts (you can only look at red, white and blue so long) so I decided to cut another kit so it will be ready to sew.  I really liked how my first one block wonder came out so I decided to do another.  I learned so much so I am hoping this one is better.  I chose a panel to use and here is what some of it will look like.  The first picture is before it’s cut and the following are what some of the hexies will look like before they are sewn together.

Here’s one I’ve had in the closet to make a One Block Wonder for well over a year.  I keep thinking too much orange maybe.

So today, even though I have more fabric than I will ever need, ordered this fabric.  I can’t imagine what it will look like cut into one the the One Block Wonder quilts.    I can’t wait to cut it.

I’m such a slacker I didn’t take any pictures of Mark or our vacation things but I did of Jill.  Here she is with my hair dresser Michael.  When she said she was open to funky, new hair style or color he lit up like a kid at Christmas.  She was beautiful to start with and just amazing now. I just love her.

I have been so lucky with baby Lothar.  I love Merlin and Argus but they are both stubborn and trying to teach Argus something is like knocking on wood.   Baby Lothar watches them sit so I never had to teach him.  When I say sit he just knows to sit.  I’ve had dog training bells on front door since Merlin and Argus were little but they would never ring to go out.  When Lothar was tiny I’d tell him ring the bell and he’d look at me like I was nuts so I just kinda forgot about them. Argus will stand by the dog and if you don’t notice him potties on the floor when he can’t wait any longer.   Friday Baby Lothar just went over, rang the bells and sat down and waited for someone to come.   I was so excited but I created a monster.  He is not your typical pomeranian.  He loves being in the yard, playing in the grass and digging up plants.  So now every 10-15 minutes he rings the bell and waits for someone to let him out.  He loves being in the yard rain or shine.

 

Ok I hate toads period simple because they are ugly and I hate things that leap at you.  Walked out one day last week to find a giant and I mean giant, bufo toad right at my front gate.    These things are so poisonous to cats and dogs that I dread seeing them.  Luckily I can say this is the first time I’ve seen one since we moved to Pasco county.   He was the size of a large softball.