Riverwalk...

Gorgeous afternoon so the houndies and I set off for a riverwalk...of course once again, I forgot my camera, but did manage a couple of snaps on my cell phone.

The fall colors are really coming out.

I don't know if you can make out the picture below, but it was clusters of wild grapes left after the grape leaves have died back.

So after this idyllic walk, imagine my horror, that in between loading up the hounds to come back home and unloading back at the house, HoneyDew's face and head must have been crawling with thousands of ticks! Well maybe not that many...but it sure seemed like it. Thank heaven the frontline was working because the ticks would go down into her fur then come right back up which made it a lot easier to get them off her. All I can say is eeeewwwwwe! Sampson only had like four on him, but he mostly stayed in the clearings unlike Miss Nose that has to go into every bit of underbrush and high weeds she can find.
Someone remind me of this next fall, k?

Rain, Rain, go away!

This past week, it hasn't done much but rain in these parts, so the Bassets caught up on some "much needed" rest...

and dreamt of days like this....

Happy DOT's!

All Mondays - Cancelled - Until futher notice...

I don't know about you but I could do without Mondays. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong on Monday...or at the very least that is when I will hear about it.

Somedays, I really want to put a sign on the door, an automated email response, facebook posting, answering machine message, etc, that says "Sorry but we are closed on Mondays, come back on Tuesday. Unless it is bad news. In case of bad news, we are closed for good!"

I am always hopeful for Mondays, they are the start of a new week. A new beginning. This week I am going to stick to my fitness plan, excercise plan, cleaning schedule, project schedule. I have energy, I have a plan! Then within an hour of getting out of bed, the phone rings, there is a knock at the door, I open the newspaper, turn on the tv, or whatever and bam there it is -bad news. Plans, projects, schedules are poof, gone. Lost. Scattered. or Hiding. Come on already, I haven't even had my cup of tea yet!

Maybe it is not really Mondays? Maybe it is that I get out of bed on Mondays. If I told you what Mondays have been like around here, you would a.) laugh, b.) cry or c.) just shake your head and say thanks for the warning I will stay away on Mondays just to be sure it doesn't rub off!

I should ask my mother which day of the week I was born on. I don't have a clue. And although we have all heard...

Mondays child is fair of face,
Tuesdays child is full of grace,
Wednesdays child is full of woe,
Thursdays child has far to go,
Fridays child is loving and giving,
Saturdays child works hard for his living,
And the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

...I don't believe it for a minute. Of course this poem was recorded back in 1838 with early evidence of it being around since the 1570's. I'll bet they went by a different calendar back then. And it has also been rumored some of the days/fortunes may have been switched around.

If the two suppositions mentioned above are true, I'll bet I was born on a Monday. Yep, that would explain a lot!


Come back on Tuesday, it will be a more upbeat post. Tuesdays are great. Yep come back on Tuesday...and thanks for letting me rant!

Pups on Vacation

To say that the pups had a fun time would be an understatement. They loved having a tv and and a bed to themselves...

and excursions planned just for them...

of course they did stop to check out the rules...

then it was off to meet new friends...

get informed of the local points of interest, find out the best spots for sniffs and smells...

explore the boundaries...

play some doggie games...

HoneyDew: Are you sure it is really "fun" to go in there?

Some pups got real rambunctious...

HoneyDew thought maybe she would watch the action from here...

and that just maybe someone should remind the pups of the rules...

it seemed like all the doggy parents were catching up on the latest too....

HoneyDew and Sampson were happy to spend some time with Max, cause they do miss him alot!

The saying goes that a tired pup is a good pup, I have to say I must have the most wonderful pups, because at the end of the day...

Happy Dogs on Thursday!

A peaceful Sunday ride...

Hubby and I decided to take one Sunday, pack a picnic lunch and bike from Oil Creek to Drake Well. Would you like to come along?

Petroeum Railway Center

One of two bridges we cross over, very scenic views as you can see below.

And if you look even closer...

a lovely heron. I love how everything reflects in the water on days like this.

A very quiet peaceful ride and quite beautiful with the leaves and the moss growing on the trail.

The trees take no notice of the calendar, it looks as though autumn has arrived.

Along the bike trail you see sign posts of villages that used to be and even the remnants of previous inhabitants. If only the trees could speak, to tell of the past they have witnessed.

Part of an old foundation.

We sat and had our picnic here at Drake Well near the station. We just missed the train but could hear the whistle blowing.

I love this old brick house that now is the manager's home. I especially love the flower bed surrounding it.

On the return trip we spotted these two lovelies eating apples from trees that I am sure Johnny Appleseed planted.

They seem to be just as curious about us, as we were about them.

We finally did catch a glimpse of the Drake Well "Express" as it meandered through the forest. If you click on the picture you can see how clear the water is and the stones beneath the surface.

Lovely old railroad bridge...we are almost back to the beginning of the trail.

I hope you enjoyed the ride as much as we did, sans the sore seat!

WIP's, FO's and Frog's...

The dress above was from a pattern designed by Debbie Bliss, called Flower Frock. I have the body finished and sewn together, but am still in the process of making the flowers that surrounds the waist. This is for my Sis's Gwen impending arrival of little Maddie.

The crib blanket above was made from the pattern Building Blocks by Debbie Macomber in the Shop on Blossom street book. The hippo was from Itsy Bitsy Toys by Susan B Anderson. my first attempt at knitting a toy and I think he turned out rather cute!

The next baby items I make will be going into a hope chest for my future grand children. If I learned anything from making the above was I enjoy my knitting better when I don't have a deadline!

Now this one is for my own pleasure. I loved the yarn the pattern too! It is newly on the needles so I don't have a picture of it as yet but can show you the yarn and the pattern...

I am using the Bodega Bay (third on the bottom), to make this...

The yarn is a dream to work with, it is so soft it just glides through my fingers and over the needles! Awwww so much yarn and so little time...

Have a great day!

Nope not waking up, not going outside!

It's raining today. So the pups took a vote and decided this was a good time to rest up.

Because Saturday is ROADTRIP!

We will be visiting with Tim for a week!

While DH and Tim are off fishing, me and the hounds will be visiting this dog park, Ogden Dog Park and Fort Fisher to explore the beach.

Happy DOT's!