This little stud muffin came from the Human Society as an older Kitten.

this little stud muffin came from the Human Society as an older Kitten.

Teenager cats are sometimes a pain in the butt, Hobbes destroyed my chair in my studio. It was woven with straw, he did know & he didn’t touch another piece of furniture & now he saunters through the house, waiting for someone to pick him up & snuggle, but just for a few minutes, then you have to put him down. His claws come out

I bought Blue from a breeder

I bought Blue from a breeder

He & his brother were left, he was about 3 months old. His brother was wild & had Sophie’s Jacket in his mouth & Sophie was just laughing. In the car behind me was my 3 month old baby boy. The little girl being held by a solid white husky, I looked at the other dog, hiding in the corner. I asked the owner, why he was hiding. She said,”That one is very shy” I thought shy is good because of my 2 year old, 3month old & 7 year old. My husband had left for duty first in Dubai, he said buy that Husky you always wanted, the dog will make it easier to stay alone. “Hi Blue” my brother Michal had come to help. I picked up Blue & put him in the crate in the back seat handed over a $400 dol.lar check in her hand. “Hi Blue”
I though it would like to go on walks with us in the double stroller. It was like dragging a boulder. He wanted to go home. Here is a very small patio with a door to a small back yard. He got his exercise pacing in front of the door terrified. So, Blue is an inside dog. Hates walks, likes going outside without a leash, we have no fence, but he doesn’t leave the property much. This morning he decided he could not come when called. So Nala who is on a leash, go inside. It’s 5 a.m. I woke up at 3:30 again so it was dark when we went out.I knew that as soon as Blue noticed we had gone in, he would run up the back deck doors as get his only exercise, pacing & scared. So I let in my 100 pound almost 9 year old Beastie, I touch his back. I don’t remember doing that. But I had left evidence behind, Blue has Cobalt Blue Hue paint was on his back. I was painting & for some reason I get paint in the strangest places & it would drive my husband CRAZY about paint everywhere. Now, it just rolls off his back. I left the blue paint on Blues back, to show the kids, who will think its too funny.
The photograph was given to me by April she the big cheese of Alabama Siberian Husky. I was friends with the Alabama Siberian Husky on Facebook, so I could look at cute dogs.Then I see on FB this face of an angel. It said that she & her brother had a week left before she would be put to death. So I wrote to April & she said I had to fill out this form. This was serious business. She came to the house to see if we would be good fosters for Nala ( the kids named her, they had seen, ‘Lion king’ the day before) Nala came in very sore from being fixed. The rescue fixes & checks for heart worms & other things, they get all there shots, then we got her & a gift bag full of dog toys. & thats when I learned, I have just met the woman with the biggest heart in the world. I made this for her, from her photo. Two weeks with Nala, April started telling me that I need to put pictures of her & stories. So she can find her forever home. I kept thinking, this is her forever home. I told April the first week she was hurting, so we couldn’t figure out her personality. The next week she felt better & we realized her last name was Saab. We called April & paid her the low price of 300 dollars. My children have a box for charity & they wanted the money to go to the “Human Society” But they gave every bit of their money to April. She sat in our chair with her baby & maybe 50 dollars in quarters. This was during our interview, the kids wanted Nala,so badly. We have always given our charity money to our Temple Tots preschool. This year its gonna go to the lady with the big heart that gave us Nala. PLEASE, PLEASE if you want a special breed, PLEASE look on line to see if your desired breed as a rescue program. Or rescue a dog who is on death row. I will never buy from a breeder, I will rescue/foster first.

a talent passed from Grandfather, to grandson, to niece (my daughter) Illustrating is a gift.

The talent has passed 3 generations, that I can see the illustrator carried from my Grandfather, to my brother, then to my daughter.           through

This is a quick coloring with crayons, but the art is just like my twin brother’s art, when my brother was her age. Its in the genes & that is amazing. My art came from envy of Jason’s talent, I was green, green, green with Jealousy. But I’m not Jealous of H.’s inborn talent, I encourage. Because she felt she wasn’t good at anything her whole life, she had no interest in anything. She would ask what am I going to do when I grow up. I always told her not to worry about it, she will figure it out. I think she just had to grow old enough to gain the strength in her hands to draw as she does. This coloring was some sort of joke my mother or daughter won’t share with me. I just hope I’m not the witch!

A dying town

This town made me feel so sad & sorry for its residents.  Even the local grocery store was closed.  Big old Walmart moved across the bridge on the other side of town & the town fell. Except a few things.  I would like to go back without my family & take pictures all day.  Maybe…

Blue as a pup.

Blue as a pup.

We had my family here last night & my sister in law is a bit scared of Blue, but Blue loves her. So I get on my knees & hug him. She said, “don’t let him bite you” I said,” he would never bight me” So he got sick of me hanging around his neck & shook me off & I landed on my right side on the floor, trying to figure out how he did that. I guess because he is 100 pound of white fur & everyone one thinks he is part polar bear.
Different story, but from last night. My father was headed up the stairs, I said, “look out Dad, Huskies coming” And he got off the stairs because 160 pounds of furry love had to be peed before we left to see the fireworks. I opened the wooden door, but there is a screen & metal door after. I said,’Blue open the door.” He did, he always does. Greatly impressing my father.
I am sure he was impressed that I leashed these two beasties that outweigh me & walk out the dark night with them. But the are made up of nothing but love.

straight trees, twisting stairs

straight trees, twisting stairs

I love the contradiction & I would love to pick this house up & put it on top of mine. Naw, I love my house, it has great…potential