Evening light.

Christmas 2013

Pumpkins and Squash

Autumn is in full glory in Dallas right now. I am loving it 

Artist at Work.

Happy Halloween!

The Laundry Room

The House was built in 1939 and our aim in remodeling it is to keep the look and feel of that time.  The Laundry Room, which is off of the garage, was once a half bathroom for the hired help of the house. When we moved in the toilet and a phone that was connected to one in the kitchen, were still in place.  Bobby transformed that room into the Laundry Room seen in the photos above.  He laid the new floor, replaced the ceiling and updated all of the lighting, electrical and plumbing in the room.  I love it.  Like the kitchen wall in Florida, any piece of art looks good on this wall.  Since the Kitchen here is now being remodeled, the Laundry Room is also doubling as a kitchenette.  The fifth photo is of the good neighbor door that leads into the Laundry Room from outside the House. The last photo is a detail of the Youth Drawing.

 Youth DrawingThe graphite drawing measures 26"W X 20"H.  Matted behind glass and in the silver leaf frame, the piece measures 35"W X 29"H.  Pricing and shipping information is available at http://www.etsy.com/listing/91815017/youth-drawing



Grace

 



While searching the Lost and Found section on Craigslist for any possible information about the two stray dogs he found (Millie and Henry featured below), Bobby ran across a posting about a wounded dog with a collar living on a construction site south of Dallas. Somehow, one of the dogs' legs had been cut or torn off and the bone was exposed.  She was living off scraps the construction crews threw her and apparently slept in the woods nearby.  The men we spoke to said she had been there for 3-4 weeks in that condition. The missing limb did little to slow her down though.  She would not get close enough for anyone to catch her.  Bobby and I spent two days there trying to catch her.  The second time we went out we were more prepared. Our lovely vet Dr. Lavender (who helped us get Henry adopted by a family she knew!) gave us a couple of tranquilizers to use on the dog, hoping to calm and slow her down enough for us to catch her and get her some medical attention.  After staking the site out, locating her and stalking her a bit, Bobby was able to get close enough to toss her the sedatives.  Once they kicked in, he was able to chase her down and get a rope around her neck.  After that, it was just a matter of getting her into the car and to the vet.  Which we did.  Grace, that is what we have named her, is now at our vet and will have surgery on Monday to amputate her half leg.  Once she was at the vet and used to us, she turned out to be just about the sweetest dog ever, loving on not only Bobby and me, but on the vet and clinic staff as well.  The next step, after getting her healthy, is finding a home that she deserves.  The picture above is of Bobby and Grace right after he managed to catch her.  Bobby is my hero.



 

Portrait of a Female
 

These are some really poor quality photos of a painting I really like alot. The size is good (40" x 40" square) and the colors are actually much better in person than in the photos above. I want to have it reframed and remounted on another board.  I am posting about it today in hopes it will spur me to take some action on it.  I wouldn't bet on it though...