Miss Beans Breath ...

makes fabulous frost patterns

on the inside

of the porch windows

Sweet Beanie!

Early this morning I was uncomfortable as I have slept on the couch since my surgery so I moved to my beading studio aka Thomas's bedroom. Miss Bean was delighted to find me there when she came in this morning and decided to join me. She is sure turning into a house dog!

she was much too warm

but would not budge from this cozy new bed!

Kinoje

Our beloved gentle giant, Kinoje left us on Friday evening.

With great sorrow and sadness he is being missed.

He will live long in our hearts and memories.

Road Trip & A Felted Wool Sweater Rug

Very early yesterday morning we drove to Thunder Bay with our female dog, Cali Coco Bean, Miss Bean. She had an early appointment with the vet to have her teeth cleaned, and possibly an extraction.  She was really stressed during our road trip, so just before we got into the city, we stopped at the Terry Fox Memorial, to let her out for a walk. 

Terry Fox Monument

Lucky for her, her teeth were just very dirty and she did not lose a tooth, yay Beanie! Her teeth are so amazingly white, they did an unbelievably wonderful job!

After a long day in the city, and a long drive home, it was nice to sit and relax and watch tv when we got home. While I was watching tv, I cut up the red sweaters that I wove this rug out of today. Gorgeous different rich tones of red!

felted wool sweater rug

Family and Coffee Drops

We got very good news last night! Marks brother is back home again. He will need to take life easy for the next month or so, but being home is wonderful.

His Uncle has a blocked stent, and will be sent home later this week with meds to hopefully dissolve what it needs to.. if not surgery may be necessary.

Life... it keeps us on our toes!

Thomas and Kinoje

coffee drops

simple copper sleeper hoops with a gorgeous dangling coffee brown pearl

Kinoje

Noje enjoying fresh straw in his house last week after the snow.

We brought Kinoje to the vet in the city early this morning to have a big molar extracted. They also removed two other teeth that were broken to the gum line, old war wounds.. fighting his dad and brother ...

He got home,  drank a gallon of water, ate a big dinner and cozied down in his straw lined dog house. We are all glad to be home.

In Memory of Tukker

We lost our dear old dog Tukker, Canadian Inuit Dog, unexpectedly this morning at the age of 12. 

Here are a few photos of him.

Tukker in the river, a favourite spot!

Sleeping out back this winter.

Mark covered Tuk with this sleeping bag a few weeks ago, on a cold day, he slept like this for a couple of hours.

A close up view!

Thawing out in the front porch, he slept here every night this past winter.

He was a character, our big sweetie!!