Monthly Archives: May 2012

Crazy Pugs……….

…………..as a Get Well, to myself 

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Red Mist……………………………..

…………the latest Patricia Cornwell book is superb. Not only more pacily written (IMHO) than the last few, but Brilliantly, features Retired Greyhounds !!  …………being a slow reader, I’m still on page 42, but the idea of prison inmates “rescuing”, looking after and … Continue reading

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Still Raining…..?…..you need a Waterproof Suit !…….

…….For Your Dog !!……and in an Outstanding Colour, just to show off  …….. and yes, this is real………..look :

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A Black Pug …..& a Black Mini……

…..this is part of a painting I have been wrestling with for a while, and why I deviated suddenly to sketch “Usyaka”, for some light relief ! The response to “Usyaka” has been so over-whelming, kind and uplifting, that I’m sure … Continue reading

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Top Tip……How to ……Sharpen Your Nose………

……..Usyaka – style. Usyaka is my Absoluely Favourite Blog, and cheers me up most days. She is an Oriental Cat (in Montenegro, I think). She is Brilliant !    see her here : http://usyaka.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/morning-ritual/ Brilliant !!

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Crochet……..???…….Absolutely Fantastic Lionheart Exhibition……….

………..at Chatsworth…………3 Giant Crocheted Lions by Shauna Richardson, in a huge 16 metre glass case in front of the Bastion Wall…………. ….. 2 Years in the making, and the largest single-handed “Crochetdermy” sculpture In The World !! …………. …….part of … Continue reading

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