We have a new puppy at our house! He is an 8 week old min-pin and we've named him Mr. Bentley, because he has a bow tie on his chest as part of his natural markings. He gets called Bentley most of the time though. He is a dear little soul, sometimes in hyper warp speed, sometimes calm, sometimes sound asleep. He's brave and timid and curious, all rolled up into a little black fur baby. And he gets told how adorable he is a million times a day.
Yesterday we went to the Pella Tulip Festival in Pella, Iowa to take photos of tulips. Bentley went with, as I am determined to have one of those dogs that goes everywhere with me this time. Anyway, there was another photographer there and she HAD to have a picture of him by the tulips. He was a reluctant model, but she eventually got the shot she wanted after about thirty tries. Ha! I was glad he was nice to the tulips, because when he comes across a dandelion he promptly rips it head off and shakes the crap out of it. The head of a dandelion fills his entire mouth, so you get an idea of what size he is.
Bentley has caused me to take a new look at things again, from his level. Together we've found some interesting things (at least they are to Bentley): A couple of screws, a few cigarette butts, a link of a chain, interesting rocks that promptly go into his mouth, some interesting leaves, violets at the park...anything tiny that I normally would have passed by. He has caused me to speed up (as he is really quick on his tiny feet) and slow down (because he is so tiny, I don't want to step on him...and he consumes great quantities of my time-- so who cares if something doesn't get done? The house hasn't fallen down around our ears yet). I think we are going to be good friends.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Lots of irons in the fire
I'm great at starting projects and not finishing them before I start another. Must be the thrill of having all those supplies at hand, the anticipation of starting, and all the possible outcomes I see in my head that gets me pumped up to start something new. Not only do I have many "works in progress" but I have an even bigger list of this I want to start!
Current projects include: a painted guitar strap cover (completely painted, not sewn together), a woodburned art piece that needs paint and fabric on it, a photo mixed media that needs another photo and some more paint and doo-dads, several sketches meant to be turned into paintings, all those soldering supplies waiting to be used after signing up for an on-line class, a fabulous felt hat that has been embellished with embroidery and beads, a fabric book with about three pages done, a new puppy sweater on the knitting needles, a scarf for my husband on the knitting needles, an amulet bag that only needs a bead sewn onto it, a knit messenger bag that needs assembling and felting, crocheted chokers with flowers that just need the flowers attached, a crocheted beaded cuff bracelet that only needs the closure sewn on, and my "secret project" for my family's friendly flower garden competition...just to name a few. Oh, and I need to make two Mother's Day presents! Yikes, just remembered that!
This week is not a good week to resolve to finish the WIP's as we have photo shoots, college graduation, in-laws coming for a visit, and a new puppy. Still...maybe I can squeak in the final touches on some of the things. I feel like I just need a week without interruptions to accomplish quite a lot, but if I had a week, really just had a week, you know what? I'd probably want to start new projects!
Sometimes I feel like the storybook character in, "If you give a Moose a muffin, he'll want a glass of milk to go with it." Where one thing just leads to another and another and another and I end right back where I started. But I'm okay with that! I love the thrill of the beginning of projects, but I also love having the final product. I'll get it all done eventually if I want to bad enough.
Current projects include: a painted guitar strap cover (completely painted, not sewn together), a woodburned art piece that needs paint and fabric on it, a photo mixed media that needs another photo and some more paint and doo-dads, several sketches meant to be turned into paintings, all those soldering supplies waiting to be used after signing up for an on-line class, a fabulous felt hat that has been embellished with embroidery and beads, a fabric book with about three pages done, a new puppy sweater on the knitting needles, a scarf for my husband on the knitting needles, an amulet bag that only needs a bead sewn onto it, a knit messenger bag that needs assembling and felting, crocheted chokers with flowers that just need the flowers attached, a crocheted beaded cuff bracelet that only needs the closure sewn on, and my "secret project" for my family's friendly flower garden competition...just to name a few. Oh, and I need to make two Mother's Day presents! Yikes, just remembered that!
This week is not a good week to resolve to finish the WIP's as we have photo shoots, college graduation, in-laws coming for a visit, and a new puppy. Still...maybe I can squeak in the final touches on some of the things. I feel like I just need a week without interruptions to accomplish quite a lot, but if I had a week, really just had a week, you know what? I'd probably want to start new projects!
Sometimes I feel like the storybook character in, "If you give a Moose a muffin, he'll want a glass of milk to go with it." Where one thing just leads to another and another and another and I end right back where I started. But I'm okay with that! I love the thrill of the beginning of projects, but I also love having the final product. I'll get it all done eventually if I want to bad enough.
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