Artie gets the groceries

I know there's something for me in here somewhere.  Aha...Nutri-Dents.

That sure was good!  Do my teeth look whiter?

A dip after my treat.

Time for a nap.

THEME THURSDAY-BOX- The "in" box

I'm having such fun with Sepia Saturday and Shadow Shot Sunday that I might as well fill all my days. So here goes Theme Thursday.  Today's theme: Box.
 

Abbie in her favorite bed- the "in" box on my desk. 

Go to http://themethursday.blogspot.com/  to see more Theme Thursday.

SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY

LOST AND FOUND DOG- HAPPY ENDING

 

She had just run into the street in front of a car. I grabbed her and Nancy brought me a leash that she took off of Tootie who was safely in the car. We asked around the neighborhood and there were stories of her having been wandering around for two days.  I took her home and the next day I put signs near where I found her. 

She was a wonderful dog- sweet and obedient-and knew several commands. She wasn't much trouble at all except for my 6 cats. She liked the cats but most of them didn't like her. Except Abby and Chloe who were quite tolerant.

 

 Abby & Chloe

The next day I was placing an ad in the newspaper and had just hung up when the phone rang. It was the dog's owner. She had been putting up lost dog signs and started putting one on the same telephone pole that I had put mine on.

So I drove Lilly home for a happy reunion.

Shadow Shot Sunday

My blog friend, Elizabeth at theworldexaminingworks shoots beautiful shadow photographs. Someone who was inspired by her started Shadow Shot Sunday with (obviously) shadow photos every Sunday.  Here's mine for this Sunday. You can see more by clicking on the Shadow Shot widget at the right below the blog list.(You can also participate here.)  Or click on Hey Harriet on the blog list.

An art-full trip to Los Angeles

Our friend, Suzanne McNeill, was here for a visit and we spent a few days in Los Angeles. It was all centered around art and started with a Zentangle class at my cousin's store TheART bar in Santa Ana and ended with The L.A. Art Show.

Zentangle by Penny Raile whose loft we visited in L.A.

 

One of Suzanne's Zentangles 

One of the murals in the L.A. library

Also in the wonderful L.A. library

Murals, while walking to the Grand Central Market for lunch.

 

A bridal shop on the way to Grand Central Market.

Suzanne at the Market.

 

Penny and some of her Zentangles in her loft.

One of Penny's paintings.

The model.

More art... on our lattes at breakfast.

 

At the Neon Museum.

More tomorrow about the Art Show.

Hiking the Santa Margarita Trail, Fallbrook, Ca.

Nancy and I took the dogs for a hike. I've lived in Fallbrook for almost 20 years and I had never been to the Santa Margarita Trail. It was absolutely beautiful. No need to drive up to the mountains to get away from it all. A wilderness is right here in Fallbrook- about 15 minutes away. Why has it taken me so long to see it?  I'm not much of an outdoors person and definitely not a hiker. But it was a real easy hike even for Artie (Megan's dog) who is old and blind. Nancy's dog, Tootie, loved it and sniffed every stone and blade of grass.

Artie jumps over a log.

Remnants of the big fire in 2007.

A tree grows right out of a rock.

On the way home there was a beautiful sunset. We were stopped at a stoplight by the marque of the Baptist church and Lo and Behold-- A miracle !!  The marque wasn't lit up.  Nancy said "what if it says something about the sunset". Just then the light came on and it said
" Forecast- The Son will shine forever."
I'm not the least bit religious and I certainly don't believe in miracles but for a minute there.....

A dogone good Christmas

We spent Christmas this year with a lot of our dog friends.

Megan brought Arthur all the way from New York. She, Nancy and Arthur drove all the way across the country, missed most of the bad weather and enjoyed the trip. I took care of Tootie, Nancy's dog, while they were gone. We worried about how Arthur and Tootie would get along, but so far so good.  Arthur is pretty old so he doesn't particularly like to play while Tootie really does but they seem to have worked out a plan.  Here they are opening their presents.

On Christmas day we all went for a walk in Fallbrook's beautiful Los Jilgueres Preserve.

Megan and Arthur, Nancy and Tootie

You wouldn't think Southern California would have so much Fall color.

Before Nancy left she and I spent a few days at our timeshare in Del Mar. We had a wonderful time, shopping and eating. While we were gone Jeri took care of my 6 cats. She took the morning shift and my friend, Robin covered the night feeding. So while Jeri was gone for Christmas I took care of her dog, Prince.  Prince wasn't too sure about me at first but when I shared my donut with him we became fast friends. It was so hard to say goodby to him each night.

Prince

OUR FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY JOB- NEW ASSISTANT

We actually do take our job very seriously, and we don't usually let the new assistant into the photography studio. She was hired to answer the phone and pay bills. But sometimes she feels that something is important enough to disturb us. She noticed that this particular food wasn't on the layout. Then she noticed that it wasn't even in the pan. Lucky she caught it before we started to shoot.