It is with tears that I write this sad entry - we've lost our dear doggie friend Buddi. He was almost part of the family and we all loved him so very much. Sadly, he suffered from a fast growing brain tumor. Buddi was such wonderful dog, and quite a fighter to put up with so many treatments, his family did everything for him. It's been a long and difficult battle. He was let go yesterday and is at peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family as they grieve his loss.
Teddy, Maisie, Maggie and I will forever miss you Buddi!
Maisie recently had a haircut and we took advantage of the lovely day (I think Spring is FINALLY here!) to take some photos. Our friend Pat gave the girls each lovely wool coats for Christmas, and Maisie looks especially adorable in hers!
After having SNOW on Easter, it was lovely to get some sun today! I took advantage of the light to get some of my inventory items photographed. As you probably already know if you are on my newsletter, I unfortunately had to cancel attending a big bird show next month due to a flare up related to my health issues. It was a major disappointment, but I am swamped beyond what I can keep up with as it is with the custom orders from January's opening, so taking the stress of the show off of my mind really was for the best. I have a stash of creations that I had been holding back for the show to now offer for sale. I hope to get a couple of these items photographed every week, so do watch my eBay auctions and Etsy shop for some of these creations to show up shortly!
My shaggy dogs (Maisie at the top and Teddy at the bottom) enjoyed sunning on the porch and overseeing my photo shoot this afternoon. As you can see, my poor babies are quite overdue for haircuts! Anybody want to come over and do the job for me? :)
I recently got a new camera that also takes videos, so here is a little home movie showing Killian doing his favorite activity: running around (under close supervision) on the floor, exploring any and all nooks and crannies that he can find, along with his beloved doggies, who are thankfully completely trustworthy and "bird-safe"- they just have to be told not to lick him! He really loves the dogs and would spend all of his time as close as possible to them if I let him! Even when he is in his cage, he crawls down to the bottom to be on eye level and talk to them. :) I am really thankful that all of my pets get along so well.
I've been sick and not able to work on anything for a while, but I thought I'd share a picture of my dedicated nurse-dogs! They take their job very seriously. ;)
I haven't yet introduced my poodles on my blog, though you have probably seen their photos on the little slide show at the right as well. Teddy (a large miniature poodle) is in the back looking at the camera. Next is Maisie (a black toy poodle) and Maggie (an apricot toy poodle) both taking a snooze. They really are the light of my life and each have such unique personalities, I will write more about each of them in the future. They are never far from me, and can be usually found on their nap couch while I work at my table a few feet away.
