You All Are So Special

I want to thank you all for your heart warming 
comments on my last post. You just don't know
how much they have helped me. I found this  and 
thought  this is what your comments are. Hugs.
So now my best friend has gone to a better place and 
this pooh quote is what I feel.

 Thank you all again 

Teddy is Gone

Teddy

March 13,2005-December 9,2013

Sadly my sweet Teddy passed away yesterday afternoon.

I have such wonderful memories of this precious little boy.

My heart is broken.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope you all have a wonderful day. I keep

wondering and watching the weather in different

parts of the country. Hope it is good where you are.

We have blue skies and sunshine. Yay!!!! But 

they are saying a chance of snow Sunday. I

hope not...I am not ready for that.

Teddy is having turkey today. He is having a good day

 which I am thankful for.

Thank you for your prayers, they worked!

Picture taken earlier.

Yesterday was a day  of waiting and waiting.

We arrived at the vet at 8 AM more x-rays were taken. We wait....

Finally a decision that his little lungs looked clear so 

surgery was to start right away . We wait....

Finally the vet lets us know it's over and he is in 

recovery. The tumor (yes tumor) was very large and 

weighed about 2 pounds. Both the vet and I were

shocked at the size. Now we wait some more for 

the biopsy to come back. But the vet thinks he got it all 

and everything else looked clean.

So now Teddy has no spleen or tumor and is a little 

lighter. We brought him home last night and they shot

him full of morphine before we left. Needless to say it

was a rough night and we will be napping today.

But I am again thanking you guys for your prayers. 

I have my best friend sleeping at my feet.

Hope you all have a beautiful weekend.

Thank you all.

I have been wanting to blog and thank you all for the caring messages

you have left for me over the last week. They truly meant a lot to me.
Midnight was a great cat and I still look for her, but am left with

wonderful memories.

I don't know how to write this because I try to keep my blog

light and happy. But real life can get in the way. I thought 

my dear best friend Teddy was missing his pal 

Midnight and had stopped eating. So my vet and I had a talk

and I took Teddy in for a check up. We found a lump, did x-rays

and today found out it is a mass. So tomorrow morning he will 

have more x-rays and if they are clear in the upper chest they

will operate to remove the tumor. As you all know

Teddy is my best friend and my heart is in my throat

right now. This has been an extremely hard week and

 I am writing to ask for your prayers for  my best friend 

Teddy. Thank you all so much. I'll keep in touch.

Where Have I Been.......

 Well I've been taking photos of my garden and

thought you might like to see some. These Petunias are

called  Hurrah (vein mix)

 Hanging basket with Callie Orange Calibrachoa

 Coleus 

 Fox Glove

 Poppy

Wild Geranium

Petunia and trailing Lobelia

 Bearded Iris

 Wild Strawberry complete with BEE!

A section of our backyard. I think it's time for the machete. 

Lastly my best friend has healed up nicely but stays close 

to me when I am in the yard.

I have not blogged as of late because I was hit in the back

end by a semi truck. So now Teddy is taking care of me. 

I should clarify that it was my car not me that got re-ended. LOL

So have not done much since as I am on medication and DR.s orders.

But "I'll be Back soon."

My Best Friend Took on a Elk.

My sweet Teddy and I were working in the garden when a elk 

wandered in. Teddy went after him and got kicked in the 

head. A 20 lb. dog and a 1500 lb. elk not quite fair. Teddy 

was kicked in the eye. I rushed him to the vet, praying all 

the way. They ran tests on him and said I was so lucky

that his neck wasn't broken. I have been administering 

eye medication twice a day and I think he will mend

nicely. He is looking much better and those 

beautiful little eyes look normal again. One more

recheck with the vet, Fingers crossed.

NOW as for the elk. They are no longer welcome .

We have never had any problems before. But  I am 

hearing horrible stories of what they can do to your pets.

So forgive no posts as of late but I have had my hands 

full, with helping my best friend to heal.

I hope to get back to painting soon. :-)

EDIM For May 24, 25, 26 and 27.

 Here they are. Midnight my cat and 

Teddy my Bichon. Mortal enemies

by day enjoying the sunset as day

comes to an end. (Note the

crossed tails) LOL

My new Vera Bradley tote, given to me by a

dear friend. I just love it and use it every day! 

Trying desperately to remove a few of these

from our deck. Augh what a job.

I saw a little girl with one of these stuck

in her hair the other day. Not a pretty

situation. My heart went out to her 

mom.

Hope you are all enjoying Memorial Day. 

Do take the time to remember what

this day stands for (and it's not a

bunch of sales).

The Weather Has Turned....

 Woke to snow on the top third of Mount Si the other day

and the leaves turning  beautiful colors.

We have so much green in Washington that I made sure

to add Japanese Maples around the place so I would have my Fall colors.

Have been busy painting away more cards in the studio. Getting 

ready for the holidays.

And Teddy has been on chipmunk patrol.

It really is a game with him and Stretch our resident munk.
I don't think Teddy would have the foggiest idea what to do if 
he caught him. 
I'm off to have a cup of Earl Grey tea and curl up and watch some TV.
Have a great weekend.

My Monday Thru Friday In A Nurshell

Monday started out pretty nice,getting to

have lunch with CJ and Tom on a

beautiful sunny day.

Then Tuesday happened and along came a

HUGE black bear. Teddy barked and 

barked. That little dog was going to protect

me. Fortunately we were able to get into

the house. (I  am not to good at painting bears

and I really didn't think he would stay still

 for me to draw him.LOL)

So on to Wednesday.

After Teddy's run in with the bear I felt he 

deserved a spa day.

My little hero!

On Thursday Washington Fish and Wildlife came to

access the HUGE bear problem. They want to give it

2 weeks to see if it comes back. If it does they will 

try a catch and a hard release on him. That is where

Mishka the Karelian Bear Dog comes in. Mishka is a \

beautiful dog who belonged to Rocky Spencer, who was tragically 

killed in a helicopter accident in 2007. He was a dear friend and is missed.

Mishka now lives with Bruce Richards who works for the fish and game

dept. Mishka is a bear dog and his training is the best. You can 

read what they do on the wdfw.wa.gov site. Just google bear dog.

It was good to see Mishka again. 

Friday I had lunch with the posse. We ate a 

Pallino Pasteria and yes this time I broke

my diet. "me bad" But it was sooooooo good!

Today Saturday I am cleaning house all day. :-(

And watching for bear!

Happy weekend.

Teddy's 7th Birthday!

Well today was Teddy's 7th birthday and all he wanted

was a carrot cake. So that is what he got. Have you ever

tried to stick carrots in dog food. :-(

He attacked it from every angle and totally 

enjoyed himself. Seven carrots for seven

wonderful years with my best friend.

Thank you for making my life joyful! 

We are Back From Our Road Trip

We left Washington in a deluge of rain, but as we 

headed south towards Mount Shasta things cleared up.

Down through California on the 

Grape Vine things really started

to heat up, around 98 degrees.

Coming into Tucson and 100 degrees. Way 

too hot. Stayed for 2 days then headed back 

across the desert in the heat towards the

California coast.

4,000 plus feet and 104 degrees.

Water I need water mom.

Oh the lovely coast of Laguna Beach and only

80 some degrees.

 Wonderful trees sculpted by the wind.

 Climbing geraniums at least 12 feet high.

Dining outside by the ocean. (the man in the 

background was feeding the birds,click to 

enlarge, funny)

On the road again going N. This was up at 

Weed, California. Weather was great.

The coast at Lincoln City Oregon.

Teddy thought this was great.

The carousal at Seaside, Oregon.

 The weather changed at Gearhart Oregon and

 Teddy got caught in a sand storm.

All tuckered out and ready for the trip home

the next day.

It was a fun two weeks and now 

I need a vacation from our vacation!

So that's where I've been. This was Teddy's

first long trip and he was a perfect little

gentleman.

Teddy and I are Off...

Teddy and I are taking a little R and R!!!!

Back soon.