Here is a little poem I wrote for my much loved and much missed dogs, Tiny and Pretty.....
A Dog's Job
The work of dogs...
is to cause smiles
give endless welcomes
to keep you fit
to listen without comment
to lick tears before they reach your chin
The work of dogs is...
to cherish old bones
chase flies
and chew slippers
The work of dogs is to...
be on the wrong side of any closed door
break wind (silently) when you have company
and look adorable while doing so!
....The final job for a dog is
to quietly steal away
taking a piece of your broken heart with them.
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Pretty Prezzies
On a lighter note I was thrilled to open a lovely present from my good friend, Kimme, of Irishcottagedreams
Thanks so much, Kimme, I will be making two of the projects from this lovely book - the pot holders and the tissue pouch over the holidays.
Oooohhh.... how I love the 1950's table square! It is divine and just SO ME! You know my taste so well.
Sorry, the edibles were gone before I could take a picture! Guess who? Choccy and frog gobblin' hubby that's who!
Thank you very much. It really made my day today and I have gotten all Christmassy now! Merry Christmas Kimme and Co.
Lucky Shamrock Pin
I have just finished my first crochet shamrock brooch and put it for sale on my website and on Etsy.com (link on right hand side, bloglists)
$3.99 including postage.
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aww, lovely tribute.
the book looks interesting, can't wait to see what you're going to make!
Josie x
Posted by: Josie | December 03, 2009 at 03:02 PM
What a lovely tribute to the doggies.....is there no end to your talents?!
I would love that book! XXX
Posted by: tracey | December 03, 2009 at 05:01 PM
Oh, they were such good pups for you! I know how your heart breaks when you think if them..I'm so sorry.
What a good friend Kimmie is to all- have a very happy Christmas season!
Posted by: Colleen | December 03, 2009 at 06:15 PM
Lovely poem, gorgeous doggies. My auntie used to have a lovely Yorkshire Terrier called Spanky (named after my Dads best mate when he was little :)
Great gifts from Kimme. Hope you're getting Christmas excited, we are!!!
love
Twiggy x
Posted by: Twiggy | December 04, 2009 at 02:48 AM
I loved your poem.. dogs are treasures and they
steal our hearts. I know you must miss her.
I am so glad you liked the gifts. I was hoping you
would enjoy them :).
Hugs~kimme
Posted by: Kimme | December 04, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Thankyou for visiting my blog , I,ve just scrolled down and read yours, it,s great . I also crotchet flowers and this week I made denim flowers from a pair of Jeans . cut 4 circles varing the size, snip into the middle all round (not quite into the middle) layer them up and put a button in the centre . I turned 2 of the circles over to get a variation in the colour. add a bvrooch pin on the back.
Please keep in touch--cottonreel
Posted by: Kathleen Solomi | December 05, 2009 at 01:48 AM
Such a lovely tribute.
Posted by: Val | December 09, 2009 at 01:36 PM
Lucky you getting that Japanese craft book as a gift - look forward to seeing what you make. So sorry to hear about your loss of Pretty, it's always so horrible when a beloved pet leaves us.
Posted by: Elizabeth | December 13, 2009 at 06:57 AM
I've got that book - and funnily enough those two things you mention are the exact two things I made!
I find the pattern instructions extremely hard to understand though; but I just love the messy style and look. Very inspirational, have fun - post 'em when you've finished so we can see
x x x
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