Author: Patty

At the dog park we were asked the difference between a Fox Terrier and a Rat Terrier. Good question. So I looked up both breeds on Wikipedia. While they didn’t compare the Rat Terrier...

There is no dog or fiber content in this post. I love magazines, but there is this problem of what to do with them when they’re “done.” Some I save—I have all issues of...

And there are so many pictures I miss because the camera is not where I am… Here is the latest installment of Jake pictures with some good pictures of Mandy thrown in.   Site Feed

Drop Stitch SkirtThe skirt went by much more quickly after the second start and it’s done. I had a hard time knitting the wraps at first because the flat ribbon tightened on the cable...

As much as I do like spending time with my Mom, truth be told I’d rather spend it here than there—there being Arizona—Sun City West, to be exact. There was a time when I...

When in Scotland a few years back, we saw LOTS of hydrangeas in so many different colors. At the time we still lived in San Jose, where I had seen them only in a...

He’s a smart little dog and in a very short time has become part of our family. Jake’s first week with us has been a learning experience for us all. And there are still...

Her week with Barbara was up, so we headed back up to Tacoma to pick up my Mom and bring her to our house. We had a very nice visit, on what was the...

The mystery stole has been done for over a week, but with the arrival of Patty’s mom, taking her to Tacoma, bringing her back from Tacoma, and getting to know Jake, there have been...

Jake has adopted us. He has settled in without missing a beat. What we’ve learned about him in the less than 24 hours we’ve known each other:1. He’s a foody. At the shelter he...