In the bleak mid winter

Dogs on the run

It has been a little while since i last posted on the blog, and lots of things have happened. We are now in the grips of the harshest winter in 18 years and the fluffy babes love it.I have been housebound for just over a week as i dare not walk on the icy pavements in case i slip. But Simba and co have been walking in the outer wilds of Waterbeach jumping in all the drifts and playing boo with the deer. They love the snow and it has been hard getting them to come inside so that we can close the door and keep the snow in. Lily likes bringing in large lumps of ice and chewing them over your feet, just to make sure that your feet are clean and that you keep awake.

Missy in the Snow

Her adventures continue and her task to make the world one glorius play area is well on the way. In the last weeks she has eaten Martin's ear piece for his computer, ate and spread a large jar of Gold glitter. Yes it's every where, in the chair on there fur and even in the bed, snow and glitter look well together. She has created a new game called rummage the dustbin, you put the rubbish in and she takes it out re distributing it all over the floor. Those scappy bits of plastic are important to a girl.

Loverable lily, free at last

Martin is back at University, happier this semmester as he likes the subjects more. it's all way beyond me, but he enjoys it.In his spare time he is playing Oblivion and is pleased because he is no longer a vampire or something. He has been getting all the shopping etc and dog walking in this bad weather, so if nothing else he is keeping fit.

Simba in the mud and muck as happy as a dog can be

As for me other than being house bound for awhile, which i have quite enjoyed, i am the same as ever. I have new purple shoes and braces from the hospital. I thought if i have to wear it i might as well choose something bright. I am in the process of knitting, sewing, painting various things, plus i still do my JP bit. in knitting i am making the Debbie Abraham mystery blanket. It comes in kit form, 5 squares per month and slowly the theme emerges. Each square is an advanced knit, either beaded,intarsia,cables, fairisle etc or all or some of each. It's fun but taxing to do, and will eventually make a large wall hanging. This year the colours are very ethnis and i think the theme is Arabian Nightys but i am not sure. i am also completing the Olivia Alpaca knitted coat, plus a Scandernavian throw. Painting i am still completing my 3 Kings picture with Deanna, painted Mosaic style and completely different to what i had in mind. In embroidery i am still stitching Ben Hur for the Embroidery of the Centuary.

What else has happened, my Winter warmer swap came through and i received a lovely box of 3 kinds of handspun wool, a ball of turqoise Alpaca, some knit pro cable needles, buttons and beads and a lovely card, hopefully a picture of my box will soon appear here.

Picture of the family, Martin is there somewhere.

They say that it is a dog's life.