Can You Hear the Voices???

There it is again the carpets are calling to see the vacuum cleaner but I'm not listening.

Now the sewing room is growing louder and beginning to groan. I can't ignore it anymore. It wants to be cleaned and now!

It's time to put the needle, thread, floss, and hooking aside to find a path in the room and then find the vacuum cleaner so the voices will quiet down once again. I did manage to finish up a few little things for the upcoming updates. I'll be back again soon unless I get lost in my sewing room.
With all that said it's time to get after this room so I can find my needle and thread once more.

Happy Trails...Ginger

Yippee I went for a long walk OUTSIDE

It was supposed to reach 44 today but needless to say the weather person got it wrong again. But the sun was shining and mom and dad put on their heavy coats and gloves and off we went in the car down to the path along the river. Mom finds this time of year very bleak when the trees have lost all their leaves and the grass turns brown. Me, I am just happy going where my nose takes me and today it took me along a long winding path. There was park benches to sniff, trees, the gazebo, lumps in the ground, bumps in the ground, rocks and pebbles, twigs and branches......dog oh dog, I sniffed everything! There was also another dog there but we stayed well away from it as it was snarling and growling me and mom said it was mean German Shepard. As you can see in the photos there is still a little snow on the ground and ice in the river. I am off to have a nice long snooze now, hope you all had a great weekend.

For Everyone

It's a chilly afternoon and I have been bored so I have been playing on the computer. I came across this poster online a long time ago but it wasn't very good quality, so I redid it, added to it, and here it is. This poster should be printed out at least 50 times and then placed all over your home. Just double click on the image so you get the larger version and then right click and do 'save as'. You will then have the poster for yourselves that you can print out. I don't recommend sticking it on the TV though - dad got a bit upset when he couldn't see the foozball.

katie also added another one that is great.

"if you're thinking about sneaking it while I'm asleep, it's mine."

Dog Year Resolutions

I have been reading about these things moms and dads make at the beginning of each year called 'new year resolutions' and was thinking we should have 'dog year resolutions. So here is your challenge guys......to make 10 resolutions. Here are mine.

1. Go for 2 walks everyday
2. Do 2 miles on my treadmill everyday
3. Do half an hour of agility training every day
4. Do half and hour of obedience work every day (training moms is soooo hard)
5. Play tug at least 5 times a day
6. Play chase the red dot at least 3 times a day
7. Play ball twice a day
8. Have at least 5 cuddles a day (erkkkkk mom made me put that in)
9. Go for a car ride everyday
10. When it warms up again - go to the state parks every weekend.

Here are Ricky's resolutions......these are VERY GOOD

Ok - #1. Eat 4 meals a day (not
just two!)
#2. Bark as much as I want
#3. Actually start catching
squirrels instead of
just chasing them
#4. Walk off-leash every
where I go
#5. Never have to get a bath
#6. Long walks in the park
every day
#7. Never have to cuddle no
matter how much mom tries
#8. Agility practice every
day with real salmon as
the reward!
#9. Learn a trick a day with
real salmon as the reward
#10. Play tug as much as I want

There you go, Reilly! Think we can keep our resolutions? (Probably not as soon as my mom hears about this!)

Time to start exercising!

Well it doesn't happen too often that I don't get enough pictures taken during Christmas but this Christmas I fell short. Hopefully my sisters grabbed some quick shots and will share with me (Hint) and to top it off I forgot my camera battery when we went for a visit to Danny's folks. Guess my age is showing!



My two lil' boys!


Time for pj's!


A day of exercise. We had to get inventive since Sloan isn't quite tall enough for his new basketball goal the only thing is he decided he could also use the box to climb on the loveseat. I'm in big trouble now.





Needless to say Grandma did a lot of ball chasing today....I just keep telling myself it's EXERCISE!

Happy Trails...Ginger

Merry Wooftmas

To all my wonderful buddies and their moms and dads - we (mom, dad and me) want to wish you all a very happy and safe Christmas. We hope that Santa Paws brings you lots of goodies and that you just enjoy being together and of coarse make time for us smaller ones. I have been so lucky to have my dads 'other' hooman daughter (he has two of them) staying with us over Christmas - she came all the way from Wisconsin. (I know about Wisconsin because I was born there!!!) Oh coarse she just fell in love with me and she was so nice, she would go outside with me and throw snowballs for me to chase and she played tug with me a lot too. Merry Wooftmas everyone and a happy new bark year. Woofitty woofs and slobber kisses to all.

Tis' Christmas Day!

We Both want to wish you and your's a Very Merry Christmas! Enjoy the day...remember the Reason for the Season and Have a Safe and Happy Christmas!

Happy Trails....Ginger & Danny

Christmas Eve...."A Silent Night"

It's been a busy day here on the farm with the final preparations for Christmas. The ham will be baking later tonight and perhaps a few more cookies to go. Wishing you and your's a wonderful evening!



Happy Trails...Ginger

~ *TIME * ~ for a first!

Thanks to Betty and another one of her wonderful freebies I decided to give cross~stitch a try. I'm just as pleased as can be with how this turned out.




I also have to give the big guy a thank you cause while I was finishing up this little piece he took "TIME" to do the dishes!

Happy Trails...Ginger

Welcome to ~

It's beginning of calving down here on the farm.



Even the other cows are coming over to see who's new!



No crowding please everyone will get a turn to have a little looksy!



Proud and cautious Momma.



Look at my new addition!



I thought I would share this tree that is loaded in mistletoe!



My farm boots! Got to love a good pair of boots on a cold winter day!

Happy Trails...Ginger

A Christmas Doodle done in Blackwork

I finished up one last Christmas goodie for myself. This Christmas Kitty was a doodle offered by my good friend Betty of Primitivebetty's. I couldn't resist a quick little blackwork and I had the perfect little wood frame for it to go in. Thanks Betty for sharing!

Happy Trails....Ginger

~*The 1st Day of Winter and Birthday Wishes*~

Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer, when they complained about the heat. ~Author Unknown

Winter's blast has blanketed much of our country and looks like it is here to stay for awhile. Time to keep the kettle going to keep the cups steaming with hot apple cider and mugs of hot cocoa topped with whipped cream. A time to wear flannel pj's and wool socks, throw another log on the fire and cozy up under the covers with a good book or movie.

Celebrating a special day was my lil' niece "Megan" today she turned 7. Here are the 3 M's as I call them...Maggie, Mandy Jo, and Megan!



The Birthday girl....MEGAN!



I just finished up another hooked rug. Now I just need to get this one bound. Reminds me of springtime!



If you are like me you are counting down to Christmas. I have a growing list of things to do before Christmas day. It's sure to be a busy week.

Happy Trails...Ginger

A little chilly

It is like -12 outside and we even ice building up on the inside of our patio glass doors and two of our windows! Dad says it is because they are crappy windows and doors - he use to work for Anderson windows so anything less than that is crappy.....or so he says. Anyway, with the wind chill (and it is blowing a gale out there) they say it is like -30. Even I don't like it this cold!. Here is a photo of the snow building it yesterday. The other picture of coarse is me sitting near our tree....there are no presents under it for me......mom said Santa Paws put all my goodies in a Christmas stocking that is hanging above the fire place. He seemed to think if I could smell the goodies under the tree I might be tempted to 'investigate them'. I hope you are all keeping warm where ever you are.

I am sooooo bored!

This cold weather is so nice for me but the mom doesn't want to take me anywhere. Just because we had a couple of inches snow and two inches of ice on the roads and its only 26 degrees....she says no every time I rattle my lead to remind her about walks. Well if she won't take me walking I will just have to spend my time on the computer and blogging. Mind you this can be fun.....look what I found today. Wow, I wish I had the markings this cowspotcow has.....I would NEVER get lost (look closely at the patches).

Then I found this one....personally I don't get it but the mom thought it was so funny. Mini moo.....what is funny about that?

I guess I can't really say I am bored...the mom does play tug with me all throughout the day and we play chase the red light a couple of time each day. We also go do some agility work down in my basement playroom every morning and I do my treadmill 3 times a day now which is 3 miles in total. Yesterday mom and I went over to Franklins (the corgi) and we took him and his mom to PetSmart with us and we had a wander around, got lots of pats and had fun sniffing at every corner. Of coarse I didn't think it was right that Franklin got a treat and I didn't !!! (They know about my food allergies so don't give me treats anymore). It didn't stop me from protesting loudly about it though. I guess the other good thing, my dad is home for the entire next week and home as in vacation. We are also having someone new coming to stay with us this week. Dad's oldest daughter is coming from Wisconsin to have Christmas with us, and the youngest daughter that lives with us, she is going home to Tennessee to visit her mom for the week. Maybe I won't be so bored this week afterall ....woofitty woofs

Snow snow and more snow

Hey mom - look at me, I sneaked out without my hat and gloves on!!! I think there is a bit of snow storm blowing out here but it's lots of fun to play in........Come on mom - trust me it's not that cold.....its up to 6 degrees today.

It is soooo cold

The mom says it went down to -24 last night and hasn't got above 0 today. That is so cold she worries about me even going out for a few minutes to do what a dogs got to do - which as we all know is BARK!!! Anyway, she decided I had better rug up a little (please mom - do you not notice I have a big heavy fut coat!!) She said she was worried about my ears and feet getting frost bitten.......and this was her answer. The hat I could cope with......but the gloves on the feet......good grief. Moms can be VERY silly sometimes.

Cold Wintery Days and Keeping Busy!

December is flying by so fast and the cold temperatures have arrived. It's been a busy past few weeks for sure but I'm sure after the New Year things will slow down a bit. I dusted off my punch needle and made a few things to update the Lemon Poppy Seeds and Country Fried Primitives shops. I wanted to do more but it's that time of year! This one is just a little pillow with a simple primitive needle punch heart.



A little sewing pocket with a red wool pincushion. Perfect for little projects.



An olde~fashion heart with bits of gold to keep your pins and needles nice and sharp.



Then because I do love to make penny rugs....the 3 little kittens with a penny border. Mercy as cold as it's been they really should have mittens!


This week my daughter Jennifer Noel with celebrate her 24th birthday. Where has the time gone.

Then my little niece Megan will turn 7. She is just the sweetest thing always full of energy and happy to give you a hug!

Well I better get to work. No little elves here today to help me with my growing list. Just a sleeping little boy that will be ready to go hard at it again!

Happy Trails....Ginger

Honorary Cowspotdog

My little buddy Ludo had his mom do some photo magic and this is what he would look like as a cowspotdog. He is very cute.

Mom has something she calls a 'soft spot' for Ludo as he reminds her of the puppy mom had before me. Her name was Bonnie and like Ludo she was a Blue Merle Sheltie with a tan face. Mom loved the little Bonnie very much and when mom got her she was very sick. The vet doctor told the mom that if she hadn't bought her, she would of died within the next day or two. (mom later found out that Bonnie came from a bad place called a puppy farm and mom hates those but she was so glad she saved the Bonnie) Anyway, mom worked very hard every day to make her better and eventually she did. Mom and dad then had to go to somewhere called Italy with dad's new job and then move to California where the happy Cows live but sadly they could not take the little Bonnie. Mom was very very upset but little Bonnie went to live at a new forever home and it was meant to be for little Bonnie preformed her own little miracle the very first day. Bonnie's new home was with a a family who had a Downe Syndrome boy. He was sixteen and had not spoken a single word in over two years. As soon as he saw Bonnie though he ran to her and cuddled her and said 'doggie" After that he started speaking a lot to Bonnie and eventually to his mom, dad and sister too. His sister was also on the track team so she would take Bonnie on runs with her every morning. Bonnie's new dad was a Pastor and he said Bonnie was indeed a little miracle for their family. My mom was very sad for a long time at having to give Bonnie to a new home but glad too that is so loved and adored by her new family. So that is the story of Bonnie, but of coarse now my mom has me and is very very happy again. The photos below are of Bonnie the day she went to her new forever home.

The Day Santa Claus Came To Town

It was a crisp, windy day when Santa and Mrs. Claus came into town today riding in on not a sleigh pulled by eight tiny reindeer but by a big, bright fire engine. Kids of all ages were waiting to see him at the fire station. For one little boy he would have been just as satisfied to have seen Santa from a distance.



It's almost heartbreaking to see him all in tears and I can truly say this is one of my first as far as crying photo's go. He hardly ever pouts or cries.



I believe he's telling Santa "Don't worry I'll be back again someday....just when I'm a little older!"



Everything is all better...Back safely with Daddy!

Our little community is so special each year at Christmas time Santa comes to town. He gives every little boy and girl a stocking filled with goodies and a stuffed animal. Door prizes are announced and it's a wonderful time to visit with Santa and your neighbors.

Wishing you each a wonderful Christmas Season!

Happy Trails....Ginger