I thought it would be fun to do some closeups of my granddog, Nellie’s tail. She’s a gorgeous St. Bernard with the most incredible fluffy white tail. I’ve just spent some time working with some digital editing software to get several versions of that tail: Fauvist, Impasto, and Silk Screen styles. Fun.
I recently returned from a wonderful trip to Seattle to spend Thanksgiving with my son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Kerrie Simpson, and their four pets: Nellie, Gracie, Nuggett, and Sneakers.
We had ideal weather…light rain and moderate temperatures. My first full day I was raring to go, and had a nice little nature walk while Kerrie [...]
Hannah (left) and Bekah of Mossyrock, Washington, take their beloved cat, Patches, on a little summer bike ride. Who ever heard of a cat liking to ride a bike?
Just returned from a business breakfast overlooking a golf course, where flowers are brilliant and the grass is gorgeous. The first email I opened is from my daughter-in-law, Kerrie Simpson. It’s her birthday. And what does Mother Nature give Kerrie? Snow. In Monroe, Washington. Here are a couple of pictures, one of Nellie the St [...]
Karen Shirk, executive director of 4 Paws for Ability, is by nature one who rescues animals. In fact, Shirk and her organization train rescued dogs as service dogs for children with disabilities. She just sent me this picture of a little girl goat whose mother died when she was born. The doeling, Billie Jean, [...]
My adorable (and sort of huge) granddog, Nellie, made the Seattle station KOMO’s weather photos page.
The snow has been spectacular in Monroe, where my son and daughter-in-law live. Here are a couple more pictures: one with Ron and Nellie, and one of granddog Gracie cavorting through the snow as only a golden retriever can do!
I’ve been cleaning closets and organizing between other tasks today, and I decided to get Christmas Bear out to meet L’il Bear. No sooner did I plop him down that up leaped L’il Bear ready to protect or attack or whatever. Actually, he ended up biting the bear and eating a little of its fur, [...]
The Vorfeld residence had two happy little cats about 5 p.m. on Halloween. They were on the back of the loveseat just enjoying each other…snuggling and looking at each other. Too cute not to share.
An hour later, they were not snuggling. They decided that all the noisy people who kept coming to the door were [...]
My long-time friend, BL Ochman, and biz partner have just launched a very cool website, starting with a blog. PawFun. We’re going to be able to order tee shirts with photos of our pets on it. The blog site right now has a caption contest, which is great fun, but what struck my eye was [...]
What a sad day, yet one that wasn’t unexpected. My dear little granddog, Shimmy, died today. Little Shimmy had finished all his assignments, and it was time to go. He was simply worn out.
Kerrie’s mother, Dr. Nancy Kerr, took him in years ago in Tempe, Arizona. Shimmy stayed with her until her death, and [...]
