Burrow House

scenes from a life

Hi friends.  I've been a bit MIA lately.  Mostly because I just don't feel very funny right now. A couple of things have happened in my world, and honestly, it's taken the mickey right out of me.  Not to worry, it's nothing that's happened TO me exactly.  Just around me. I'll get it together soon. But enough of that!

I thought I'd share a bit of what goes on around my house.  You know, so you can see a bit of how we roll around the Burrow.

This is Syd, my super sweet treasure of a dog.  We adopted him from an amazing rescue organization called GRRAND about 4 years ago. This dog is perfect in every way.  Except one.

When he sees a brush, he flips.out.  We think that whoever had him before us must have hit him. A lot. So I don't brush him.  I have him bathed and shaved with a groomer.  But we lost our groomer, and had to use a new one.

He had been there for about an hour when they called me and told me to come get my dog.

This was about the point they got to when he went ballistic and started screaming and trying to bite everything within a 5 foot radius. 

And oddly enough I find this absolutely hilarious. The haircut, that is. So now, I figure I'll just call him an Irish Setter.

But no matter what, I wouldn't trade him for the world.

species confusion

Every morning they excitedly greet me.  

More like dogs than fish.

the wet

I feel as if it's done nothing but rain here for weeks.

But this morning, the sun broke through and chased the clouds and the melancholy away.

Steam was rising from the trunks of the trees as if they were breathing in the light.

Rays dappled green through the branches as the boughs shook off the excess.

The blue of the sky so crisp and fresh.

Spirits rise, and a flicker of inspiration returns.

Then the rain came back.

makin' tees

If you haven't played around with Avery Dark T-Shirt Transfers, you are missing out!

I used them for the first time this weekend, and could not believe how easy they were. (you can find them in the label section of your local office supply store)

None of that printing backwards stuff. Just print, cut, cover (included), and iron. These are shots I had taken, then Photoshopped using first the posterize option, and then adjusting the hue/saturation to whatever color combination struck my fancy.

 

Learning curve was minimal. i.e. Cover the decal completely so you don't burn the bottom right corner. Oh, and wash the tee first.

He got quite a kick out of the fact that none of his friends believed it was him in the picture.  So, for today anyway, he thinks his mom is rockin'.

gro good

Now, if you've been hanging out at the Burrow for a while, you know that I'm a huge supporter of good food. And responsible gardening. And all things local. And socially aware organizations. Among other things.

Today, I'm here to make you aware of .

Their nation-wide website makes it SO easy to pledge to garden responsibly, AND to find local foodbanks that accept home grown produce.

Gro Good's mottos are as follows:

MAKE MY GARDEN WITH LOVE

EAT MY HOME GROWN FOODS AS OFTEN AS I CAN

PLANT A LITTLE MORE THAN I NEED

DONATE MY EXTRA HARVEST TO A LOCAL FOODBANK

Come on people.  Make that pledge.