one can look at dog butts for only so long. last night i brought my camera with me on our walk, to focus my attention on the little things around me. and to give me something other than dog butts to look at.

…from me & the doggies. posting will be light over the next week and a half. hope santa visits, hope you eat lots of yummy food, hope you are able to be with the ones you enjoy. xoxoxo, jen

see cute grey dress at target. oooh and ahhh. discover they don’t have your size. order it online. pay $4.98 for shipping. after it arrives 5 days later, eagerly try it on. decide the length, 2 inches below the knees, looks too matronly for your youthful 30-something years. take it to a tailor, pay $26.75 to have it hemmed 3 inches. voilà, $56.72.

so much for being frugal. sigh.

happy valentine’s day with love from gus, dad’s dog daisy, and hannah.

merry christmas from me, and the studio dogs: hannah, the one-eyed mutt and gus, the patient lab.

have a wonderful holiday! regular posting will resume after the new year.

shane and i stopped at the red wing art festival on the way home from buying pumpkins and apples last saturday. i was so happy to see holmquist pottery there! they’ve been a favorite of mine for years, and are regular exhibitors at the uptown art fair. i just love the color and illustrations - they’re cute, without being too cartoony. i’ve got 2 of their treat jars (one holds treats for me, the other holds milk bones), and decided i need a new tea mug for work that reminds me of my dogs:

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