Yes, it's been awhile

I'm not making excuses for myself, but I just want to say that I really meant to be more productive on this blog.  Life gets in the way sometimes.  I will, however, try to keep this more up to date.  Even if it's just to pop in and say a few things unrelated to doll making.

Like now. I am beside myself with worry over my sweet 13 year old dog, Roxy.  She has been a constant joy to have around and she's beginning to show her age.  First of all, she's a German Shepherd-Sheep Dog cross, so she has inherited all of the worst health problems from both, unfortunately.  She was diagnosed with bilateral osteoarthritis when she was only five and later on it was discovered that she has degenerative myelopathy.  Add to that, she suffers from seasonal allergies, so she's constantly licking and chewing at her itchy patches if we don't medicate her.  Luckily we decided to get her pet insurance when she was just a pup.  Otherwise we would have had to mortgage our house in order to pay for all of her medications.  But, it has all helped.  Until now.  Her age is something we can't protect her against.  In the recent months she has had three separate vestibular episodes that have only made her weak and wobbly.  The dizziness from the imbalance makes her sick and when she's sick, she won't eat.  When she doesn't eat, she gets weak and can barely stand or walk.  So, we treat her nausea and help her through these episodes.  But they all take their toll, and she gets weaker and wobblier.

Our vet has told us that Roxy's overall health is good, so she'd be a good candidate for wheels.  I guess we'll see.  We'll continue to take her for her short walks, which she still loves, and when we think she no longer is enjoying herself we'll decide what to do.  Whatever is best for Roxy. Not us.

Sleeping With The Dog

So I know a lot of you will cringe at the mere thought of sharing your bed with your furry creatures.  Not so our household.  Sure, we started out with "rules".  Dog not allowed on furniture, dog not allowed near dining table, no people food, no sharing drinking glasses.  You know, the regular stuff.  And we were well-intentioned, but seriously misguided.  It seems that our dear canine had other plans.  Yes, we went to obedience classes.  Yes, we took it seriously.  But the only thing that came from all of that training was that we found out that the dog was smarter than us.  She trained us well.  Not only do we have to jockey for position on the bed, she has taken to sharing OUR bed with her feline companion.  But truthfully, it's not such a big deal.  There is harmony in the house, the pooch is well behaved and the bed is big enough for us all.

But, what does all this have to do with dolls?  Well, nothing.  It was just a way to get going on this blog.  What I do want to tell you though is that I am almost finished the project I started a few weeks ago.  I had this idea that I wanted to make a doll in every colour of the rainbow.  Sounds simple enough doesn't it?  Well, not so.  Ever try to find indigo fabric?  How about indigo beads?  What about indigo yarn?  Indigo lace?  Uh-uh.  The rest was easy.  Violet, blue, green, yellow, orange and red were a piece of cake.  Indigo, not so much.  However, after much searching and a lot of luck I managed to gather what I needed and I am on my way to completion.  Here's a sneak previow of Yellow, Indigo and Orange and Red.

 

I will post them all once I've finished.  They all can be purchased from my Etsy site once they're all done.

 

Well, that's all for now.  Talk soon.