The Bugs is Back! The Bugs is Back!

Today did not start out as a very good day. When I finally rolled over and looked at the alarm clock, I discovered at that very minute I should be in my car, backing out of the garage and heading for work. Now in the last four years, I have only done this one other time. Normally it would not be such a big deal and I could call and let them know I was running late, but my co-worker (the two legged one) was off and I knew I had to download pictures from the camera and give it back to the lawn maintenance crew in approximately 25 minutes! Let me tell you I took the world's quickest shower, threw on the first thing I picked up (luckily our office is very casual) and was out the door in less than 15 minutes. Poor Eema did not know what was going on. No breakfast, no potty walk. Luckily my DSO said he would come over to feed and walk her. Somehow I arrived at work only 13 minutes late ~ 23 minutes after I got out of bed. Whew!

AND....on top of that when I looked out the window, I discovered "they" were back. It was NOT a good morning.

A few posts ago, I mentioned that the bugs were back, but only a few. Not this time! For you longtime readers, you may recall a post last summer where I blogged about the Canadian soldiers, aka mayflies, aka the bugs that don't bite or poop, live only a day, but scare the bejesus out of me. Generally, the closer to Lake Erie (they hatch from the lake), the more bugs, but these pics were taken at least a half mile from the lake. They seem to be most attracted to the color white. Just a bit creepy, aren't they?

Hopefully they will only be hatching for a few days and then be done!

A good part of the day was chilly, but it warmed up enough early this evening to take my grandson for a swim. It definitely was not warm enough for me, but of course he enjoyed himself.

Replicas of the Nina and the Pinta are docked at the Port of Lorain. It was hard to get a good picture of them. I cannot even imagine setting sail in one of these over 500 years ago, not knowing where you were going or what you would find. Definitely not Royal Caribbean!

Saturday I'm off to a hook in. Hopefully I can enjoy a little bit of "me time" and even pull a few loops. I'm hoping to have lots of pictures to share with you.

Thank you so much for stopping by and please come again soon!

Pug hugs :)

Lauren

I've fallen and I can't get up ~

~ WELCOME ~

Many of you have already met my foster pug Eema, a 7-8 year old former puppy mill momma who I foster through Ohio Pug Rescue. We've started a new game we play each time we go outside. She'll start to walk...

...oh, she's getting tired...
...she's down...

...now she must roll over and get a belly rub! (But she's not spoiled ~ honest!)

Instead of the Flying Nun, she looks like the Flying Pug.

Sometimes it gets a little frustrating when I need her to take care of "business", but it's hard to be mad at her because she is so funny and brings a smile to my face. She just doesn't understand the concept of "Hurry up. Mommy has to go to work!".

I hope these picture brought a smile to your face. Thank you so much for stopping by. I do appreciate each and every one who reads my blog and a big thank you to those who take the time to leave a comment.

Pug hugs :)

Lauren (and Eema)

Blooms~

Yesterday I spent a few hours working in the gardens.

It was so hot and humid I thought I was going to melt :)

Today is cooler but the humidity

is still very high.

If it dries up, I will hopefully get some more work done.

It's a never ending job, isn't it?

I thought I'd share a few blooms from the gardens.

I wish I was a better photographer to capture the true beauty.

Perhaps in my next lifetime.....sigh.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Please come again soon.

Pug hugs :)
Lauren

I hope my frogs can read ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ because I've gotten them a frog hut!

I've read that if I blend up some yogurt and moss and put it on the hut, it will start to grow moss of its own. I was also told that yogurt alone would do the trick. I bought the yogurt, now just need to do it.

The frog hut was purchased a couple weeks ago at a great antique/primitive sale that my hooker friend Karin told me about. I got there about an hour after the sale started and found out after the fact that you really need to be there when the doors open to find the real treasures. She said it is wall to wall people at that time, but by the time I arrived, the crowd had thinned. Of course I still managed to pick up a few things.

Here's a piece from an old overshot coverlet I purchased...

...and a great little brown crock. I also picked up a couple 48 star American flags to add to my collection.

LUCKY ME!!! I won a give-away from Pat at Hook, Hand and Heart. Pat is probably the most talented lady I have met in blogland. She is an amazing hooker, dyes the most incredible wool, weaves, is a former designer of cross stitch samplers, and who knows what else. This dish towel was woven by Pat. It's cotton and butter soft. It feels so good to the touch. It is much too beautiful to be used as a lowly dish towel! The soap is another creation of hers. I can't wait to try it. Please stop by her blog. She always has something interesting to say! Thank you so much Pat!!!

Here's a recent picture of Eema. She looks so grey in this picture! She is as sweet as ever.

The bugs have returned to northern Ohio. The lake flies (aka sand flies and what I call midgies) have been around for a couple of weeks. Today's hatch was larger size-wise than normal. AND...the first of the Canadian soldiers were out today. Oh, the joys of living near Lake Erie!

It was a gorgeous day here on Ohio's north coast. Rather than doing some much needed yard work, I picked up my grandson Jake and took him swimming. He doesn't know how to swim yet, but has no fear. I can't take my eye off of him for a second. Of course I had forgotten my camera :(

That's it for today. Thank you so much for stopping by and please come again soon.

Pug hugs :)
Lauren

My New Office Mate ~

~ WELCOME ~

I recently moved to a new department in the city where I work and I'd like to introduce my new co-worker, Sam, the resident mouser. He has been in the department for about a year and a half, and before Sam started working here, there was a problem with "other" four-legged creatures. Sam has taken care of that and for that I thank him! He has the run of the building and greets us every morning ~ very vocally ~ until he gets his morning treat of lunch meat. His current culinary favorite is deli ham.

Sam is a typical cat and pretty much goes where he pleases!

Occasionally, I have to gently remove him from my chair so I can get some work done!

Here he is getting sleepy.....

....it's hard work being a mouser.

Now I know you will all feel bad for me. In moving to the new department, I doubled my commute time to work. Instead of taking 4-5 minutes to drive to work, it now takes me 9-10 minutes. {Okay. I'm very lucky and I know it!!!}

Thank you so much for dropping by and I hope you will come again soon!

Pug hugs :)

Lauren

If it weren't for bad luck ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ I'd have no luck at all! Friday I accidentally smacked my digital camera in to a kitchen cupboard. Uh, oh. It stopped working. I set it in the camera dock and tried it again later. Oh, good. It's working again so I take it to the Akron Pet Adoptathon hoping to get lots of pictures. I'm sure you've figured by now that it's no longer working :( I decide to take a few pictures with the phone. I've never tried downloading pics from the phone to the computer. Even with the help of my DSO, it's not working. The computer just won't read the information. So....I did buy a new camera today, but need to charge the battery and figure out how to work the darned thing.

I was determined to blog today, so I thought I'd share pictures from the 2008 rug show at Sauder Village. I hope you enjoy the show!

Thanks for dropping by. Please stop in again soon.

Pug hugs :)
Lauren