Meet The New Family Dog

Meet Canyon!

Ain't he sweet?

He's a twelve-week old Lab mix with possible hound or pit bull*. He already knows how to speak, sit, lay down, and I even saw him roll over once. The only thing is if you stand over him he expects a treat. So that's why he looks so intense in the photos and right after each one he'd bark at me like, "hey, where's my food lady?" He's quite sassy (read: bossy), which means he fits in perfectly with my family.

*Personally, I don't see the pit.

What I Do Late At Night

Guess what I was doing until 4AM this morning?*

Sewing! I took that green dress apart and redid the bottom and the neckline binding after I saw how the purple one (pics coming soon!) came out. I'll write more about it later, but I hated that fabric! I was so intimidated by it that I cut it out weeks ago and left it in a pile. Unfortunately, I think that was the problem; the fabric stretched out. The purple was such a better (easier) sew and therefore; since the dresses were going to twins who are going to attend the same college I HAD to redo the first one.

Tonight when I get home, I'll put the elastic in the sleeves of the purple one, take a few pictures, and then go out to see my favorite local band, Tulsa Drone, a few blocks from my house at Gallery 5. I really like the fact that I can walk there and back, so this should be fun.

Then tomorrow I leaving from work to take the train to NVA and then Saturday morning drive up to New Jersey to attend the twin's big bash and meet the new family dog. Yes, they already picked up a new pound puppy for the family. He's a lab mix (I swear they bought him just for me) and his name is Canyon after the family's recent trip to Arizona. So expect lovely cuddly pics of our new family dog when I get back.

Take care!

*Now, yes I meant to work on it much earlier in th evening, but an after-work 30 minute nap accidently lasted until 11PM, so I basically worked the same amount of hours I would have worked earlier.

Why People Love Dogs and Cats

If you love the above-mentioned animals you might want to catch the next airing of the PBS program NATURE. Here is the description from their site:

Why We Love Cats and Dogs

Watch as NATURE shares the stories of pet owners and their beloved animals. From a very special dog named Jerry, to a cat that saved a man’s life, Why We Love Cats and Dogs presents a portrait of some of the most powerful and remarkable connections we experience as humans—the unbreakable bonds with our pets. Included: interviews with animal behaviorists, who shed light on the types of relationships people have with pets, and cat and dog owners.

You can see the full episode online here. Be prepared to cry.

Update: Check your local PBS channel because they keep rerunning this episode.

Things I'm dreaming of this week:

Owning this album from my favorite Richmond band, Tulsa Drone.

This cool looking litter box.
(No, I don't have a cat, but I know good design when I see it.)

These two thorough but easy to understand sewing instruction manuals.

These beautiful and affordable clothes at Petaline.

This color palette generator from BigHugeLabs.

Making up a cool pitcher of this.
(MUCH better than the sour taste of their pink lemonade.)



This wonderful image of John W. Golden's.

My future best friend...

Couldn't you just eat him up?!

One of these days, one of these days, he will be mine.

Photo found on Cute Overload!