Bobetta in the snow

All decked out for Christmas. Who knew Bobetta  could pull anything? This was her first Christmas..and her first  expericence with snow. The  Elf shoes were too big but she was wearing them  with spirit. That dog  Lives for shoes of any kind. These ones jingled and out noised her... but at least she could still deliver  Christmas in them... (she has not quite forgiven me for not  posting her halloween costume pictures.. she was "Lady of Spain" after-all, complete with a huge veil and stilletto shoes! She  Lives to dress up!) She is under the impression  she gets shoes for every season now! *sigh* What ever would Valentines shoes for a dog LOOK like?  Red mocassins with fur trim ..the latter exploding with  heart shaped confetti? hahaha yah She would  concur. My knitting needles are currenly visiting baby land with a crib sized blanket, coat  (with a hood), socks and a toy moose to match... (charity) so Bobetta's shoe fettish is not on the agenda. : (  

She awaits  February..as she turns a year old. Perhaps there is SHOES involved. I'm thinking black patent dress shoes with red bows. She does look  unusually good in red. THAT's MY Dog!!

Bobetta's Mad Hatter Tea Party

Ok.so It was like Fort knox it get into here.. ( it's been a while) I have knit many things.. I won't bore myself trying to  show off every last detail..just the highlights of summer in the city with a hand knitted dog. Here she is in all her  "Alice in Wonderland" fun attire.. BOBETTA! She was dressed up for...A Mad Hatter's Tea party! Oh the silly things that go on in this dogs life! (the last photo is Bobetta's guests at this Shindig) Did'nt the  family cat do a great job playing "Chesssss"? : ))) He scores high for the "I'm bored" look.

O.k. back to serious knitting.. That was my brain on drugs.. Actually I'm working on a bobbled wonder that actually HURTS to knit. (who knew) Bobetta's  Mad hatter tea party was a st.st. wrist relief ..I'm healed now and WILL finish the bobbled wonder as it IS a Christmas gift.  Oiy..the descent into The festive season! It's here already?! Mercy. So stay tuned .I'll be knitting Bobetta a few friends for Christmas.. she is a social butterfly and very on the go. I can hardly keep up with her. Oh right ..she'll need a Christmas dress. I can't WAIT to find matching SHOES for that! She'll want shinny something. What a girl!                       Dog.

Bobetta and the boat..

Here she is..all "decked" up to go sailing.. The wind planned to  blow her away so I gave her a lollipop to calm here after I TIED her to the dock!  Dogs and water are usually a happy mix.. Bobetta is a true girly girl. She did not like the salty mist coming up off the wind skimmed ocean and she did not like removing her deck shoes once off the yacht!  Tofino is a very windy tourist trap.  Bobetta  may like the farm better and her big outing to learn to ride a horse. Me thinks she may require some dog hiking boots? : )

A Shower of Roses

Herietta and the gang are coming..the foxes are having a longer than normal gestation...but soon all the animals will be here.. the delay is a shower of roses for someone I've never meet. The things knitting leads me to.. Shown here is a baby shower gift for a not so little  baby, but an adoption of a 4 year old.. Instant motherhood and happiness awaits. Knitters the world over are uniting to "shower" the new mother.

Before heading off to Vancouver island to photograph "A Good ship Lollipop" I was pushing out daisies.. ok just the knit kind...  here's a front and back version of "Driving Miss Daisy"

Lavender Leaves and Lace

And then...I drove myself crazy with common knitting, albeit a self inflicked design. I dunno why I dislike pastel colors yet buy them anyways, thinking it's Oh-so-Easter-y... yet Easter was COLD heavy coat weather. *sigh* It's the way of things. The  seasonal functioning of brain cells does not always take the  correct route. Here it is finally OFF my needles... and ready to accompany me to a wedding. Coming next: My nautical summer designs, Asope's saddle, plus a new adventure for Bobetta: "Maurice and Bobetta go for a ride" (more muppets come to my house.. Kane the rooster, Hanna and Hazel (geese)  Henrietta (hen) plus a fox and her pups! Bobetta gets scolded and sent to the barn for a day. I think she's going to like there. : ))))

Along came Maurice...

Before Maurice picked up a guitar and became a  yo-bro-on-the-go jazz player extroidionaire he of course took issue with loud, and-ever-dog-like Bobetta. They ran and played and Bobetta got scratched. Eventually though they became friends. Life has changed here in River City. That's the way of things when animals have to co-exist. They find a way. Of course, a small bribe of a pearl encrusted dog coat helped considerably. I did promise not to make muppets anymore did'nt I? I seem to enjoy knitting barn yard friends to much to  stay committed to my promises. I did return to  sane-R knitting..you know...the kind you wear. I have miles and miles of lavender colored tweed  strangling my muppet brain cells at the moment. But I'll "be backkkk" There is still a horse trying to get out ! Mercy.