Mid January back yard view

This looks so different from the one a fourtnight ago that I thought I might post it, too.

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Tina

Legs and tails

Here you go to divide them up:

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Myrtille and Bisou

Ment to love together!


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P.S. I ment to write "live" but that's just ok like it came out... :-)

There's also knitting going on

These are my current projects I am working on:

a sweater from the German magazine Verena Winter 2010 that I loved the instant I saw the picture. Had yarn in stash that is not exactly the same yardage and I am knitting at a tight gauge but I think with wet blocking it will come out great.

Then there is the Quarter Corner. Had the idea for that when I saw the wool to felt in the supermarket. It is going to be a dog blanket for Flavie's favourite spot on the couch when we are away. Not sure if it is working out size-wise as it is my first felting project. All I know is that it is a yearn eater. Need more. The border you see here is gone as I write this as it will be nearly non existent after washing so I thought if I have to buy more yarn anyways I can keep up with the pattern on the border...

Oh and to talk about the weather for a second - the snow is all gone due to temperatures about 10°C and a day and night of rain. Welcome the mud!

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Meet Bisou

As you have seen on my new year's picture we've got some new addition to The Pack:
Bisou is an 11 month old rat terrier aka Ratonera Bodeguero Andaluz – a rescue from Spain. Unfortunately she had fractured her foreleg at the place where she was waiting for her new home and we found out that she needed surgery as the bones hadn’t healed in the correct position and there was no bone-tissue after 6 weeks. We had the opinions of several vets and we saw that it just had to be done.
It went well and she is fine, no pain obviously, now the wound needs time to heal. and I hope the bones will heal properly, too.

She is very lively on her on-leash-only-walks outside and just loves to dig her little nose in the snow or deep down into the grass to smell for the mice down there, while she is quiet in the house and loves to snuggle with us as well as with Dingo or Myrtille (Flavie isn’t as grumpy with her and in general since she is here but still doesn’t want contact-lying with the other dogs).

Perfect playmate for Myrtille!

Myrtille was on heat once and now spaying is over. I hate general anesthesia and surgeries! This is her in her cute little body to protect the wound recovering covered up on the couch.

Dingo loves the snow and is acting a lot younger out there again! This picture though is from late fall.

Flavie loves the snow too, just as much as she hates rain, that fluffy white water seems to be ok. But best place is home!

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Tina

January Garden

What looks like I made some new year's resolution is something I have wanted to do for some while now:
Take and post a picture of the back yard from the back door on the first of every month to see the changes with the seasons and with time in general. This is going to be our third year of gardening.

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Tina

HAPPY NEW YEAR

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Tina with Flavie, Myrtille, Bisou and Dingo

Myrtille's sweater

Few things are worth not finishing my Aberlady sweater, but this definitely was. Two days of knitting time, grey skies and feeling unwell on sunday helped a lot to knit a warming sweater for Myrtille, just like the one I made for Flavie, a bit tighter. Perfect for going out to see her first snow. She doesn't mind wearing it as Flavie does, just keeps going on, appreciating the provided warmth around her.
here's Flavie wearing hers: http://hundgestrickt.blogspot.com/2009/12/wamth-for-princess-on-cold-winter.html

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Tina