Fall sky ~

Fall officially begins tomorrow 😢.  Today was an indication that it really is true.  62* and windy.  Look at this fall sky over the lake.

Photo of Ernestine because she is just the cutest!  I just love the way her little tongue sticks out 💖

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Enjoy the last day of summer.

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Lauren

Blogger, finishes, a start and sweet Ernestine ~

Me thinks Blogger is messing with us!!!  It is not updating most blogs on my sidebar.  I only got two comments on my last post.  I really don't get that many, but generally get at least 6-8.  Are they discouraging people from blogging so we just give up and they shut down the platform?  I hope not but constant issues are discouraging.

I finally finished all my consignment items for the upcoming rug camp in October.  I just want to get the darn box mailed so I don't try to make more items, plus I want to be sure the box arrives in a timely manner.  I recently had a small padded envelope take three and a half months to arrive less than three hundred miles away.  It gives a new meaning to snail mail 😁.  Argh.  This time I think I will ship by UPS in lieu of USPS.

I finished a couple more snowmen on antique coverlet pieces.

Backing was sewn on to a hooked heart.

Antique Hearts adaptation has been bound.

And this is for Saundra.  My witch is finally on linen and begun.

Yesterday a friend of my brother's hosted a car show on his property abutting the Vermilion River.  He has a giant Sasquatch (must be 10' tall) and recently added the bench.  Aren't Ernestine and Sasquatch a hoot?  She was able to walk around off leash.  She normally can't walk very far, but she was walking around like a young pup💖

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Lauren

The Zs ~

Zeke and Zala, my granddogs.  They have been staying with me for a few days while son and girlfriend are in Kentucky.

Zeke

Zala

The pictures make them look much bigger than they are.  They weigh 20ish pounds.  They are Pomskies, a Pomerian/Husky mix.  Zala got the Husky talking gene.  I am thankful neither got the Husky run-away gene!

Pomsky butts

Best friends 😄

Zala with Ernestine.  Thankfully they now get along.  When Zala was a puppy, she and Ern did not get along at all.  I guess Ernestine has mellowed in her old age.

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Lauren

Antique heart rug update ~

ARGH!!!  Darn desktop computer is acting up.  Keeps telling me I have all these viruses and trying to sell me antivirus programs.  Hopefully I can get a quick post in.

Progress has been made on my rug.  Woo hoo!  If I keep at it I may actually reach my goal of finishing it by mid-August.  Hopefully life won't get in the way.

Another picture of Ernestine from this morning.  Daddy went to a meeting.  She hates to be left alone (she's not spoiled . . . much) so she stayed with me.  That grey face of hers just melts my heart.

The computer is behaving for a minute so I'd better end this before it starts up again.  Don't you just hate computer issues?

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Lauren

For Modrina Neba ~

Just a quick post for Andreja and Ula.  So happy you found my blog and I would love to email you, so your email address would be much appreciated!

This is Ernestine, almost 14 1/2.  I fostered her and my significant other adopted her a week later when she was just five years old.  Here she is in all her cuteness!

And a little tidbit for you.  I am part Slovenian!!!  My mom was 100%.  Born in the USA, but her parents were from the "old country".

Next post will be a rug update.

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Lauren

Liberty ~

 

I have been working diligently on Liberty because I am determined to finish one patriotic rug before the 4th.  I only have the bottom border left  to hook 😁

DSO has been in California visiting his granddaughter so I have a houseguest.  Yesterday Ernestine and I met up with enabler Laura and had a "play date" and today she accompanied me to an outdoor event ~ lots of jewelry vendors and a few vintage items type show.  Nothing exciting but I did pick up a couple little gifts.  She is always the belle of the ball in her pink stroller.  She has a very difficult time walking and can't walk far.  This growing old is not for sissies, two or four legged.  Sorry no pic in the stroller, but here she is in the dining room showing off her cuteness.

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Lauren

Odds & Ends ~

How can I be busy all the time meeting myself coming and going, but not have anything to blog about?

Ernestine after she enjoyed her pup cup.  She sure does love them.

Isn't this cool?  I need to be on the hunt for another vintage funnel.  I have a couple but use them as planters.

A couple evenings this past week there was a chance that the northern lights might be visible.  No luck the first night and the second night was cloudy, but did get this moody picture looking out on Lake Erie.

Tomorrow Vernon Junction Sue and family are heading up to see Big Boy.  An historic event not to be missed.

Then in the afternoon I have an ortho appointment.  If the doctor says to keep wearing the brace I just may lose it!!!  Five weeks is about four and a half weeks too long 😢

That's it for my pathetic post.
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Lauren

Ernestine's new ride ~

 

With Ernestine's arthritis and hip problems, she was having a hard time going up and down the stairs.  She took a nasty tumble down the stairs about six weeks ago, so DSO had been carrying her up and down.  Had he had a misstep, it could have been disastrous for one or both of them.  The engineer geek in him (he spent his career working in engineering) took over 😁.  He spent weeks designing and tweaking his project, and it is finally complete!

Of course I can't figure out how to upload the video, but trust me when I say it is too stinkin' cute!!!  Ernestine is so good riding in it like a little princess . . . and now both of them won't have the fall risk.  That man is just too clever 💖  (And he even painted the base to resemble a cyber truck 😏)  

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Pug hugs 😊

Lauren

Then & Now ~

 

Ernestine eight years ago at Christmas ~ the year DSO adopted her.  Look at that black face!

And now at age 13 1/2.  That grey face melts my heart.

Poor girl is showing her age ~ arthritis and hip dysplasia 😭.  Even for a furkid, growing old is not for sissies.

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Lauren

The Zs ~

I am watching my granddogs, Zeke and Zala for a few days while my local son and his girlfriend visit some of her family in Kentucky.  My son was excited because there is a Buc-ee's on the way and he could get a brisket sandwich (and I must say they are pretty darn good!).

The Zs are Pomskies, a Pomeranian-Husky mix.  Zeke has the Husky coloring, but Zala got the talkiness of a Husky.  They are very similar in size and only weigh maybe 20-22 pounds.

Getting them upstairs to bed the first night was like trying to nail jello to a wall, but we made it, and once in bed all was well.

A few more pics just to show their cuteness.

Husky butts.

On the way to the airport this morning.  I always hate having to say goodbye to my #1 bad boy.  His visit was short but sweet 💙

And speaking of bad boys, here are mine, Bill (L) and J (R).  Last year at this time J had just had his first chemo treatment.  It is so good to see him healthy.

And finally, I can't have a dog post without a picture of Ernestine.  Poor baby is really starting to show her age 😭

That's it.  Back to decorating.

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Lauren

Around the Yard ~

Now that the mulch is all down (even though I probably could use a couple more bags ~ ain't happenin') I can concentrate on deadheading and just tidying up.  

Random pics around the yard today . . . in no special order.  My yard is small, but lots of perennials and yard junk.

My helper today who wasn't much help 😁

Martha Washington geranium.  I have never purchased one before because of the cost, but well worth it with its prolific blooms.

Love my head planter ~ found at Michaels.

Sweet little lamb ~ a gift from a friend who know me well.  (Thanks, Laura!)

Hard to see, but the brick says OHIO.  An old glass insulator on a piece of rebar used as a hose guide.

Maypop, also know as purple passion flower.  So very pretty but so very invasive!

Lake Erie this morning.

Monday - Wednesday I am off to a hooking class with Donna Hrkman.  She is a true artist.  I will be a fish out of the water hooking with a smaller cut than I prefer, but I have heard she is such a wonderful teacher that I want the opportunity to take a class with her.  You can view some of her amazing rugs here.

Two of my all time favorites.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren