I've had so little torch time, spending a lot more time working with the foster dogs, but I made this Halloweiner a while ago:
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I got the idea from one of my daughter's favorite Halloween books when she was little. There was a dachshund character, who dressed up as a hotdog. I saw a similar bracelet in an ad in an old B&B and thought, "I can do that!" I love this one:
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Another tree pendant with the beads Becki sent me:
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On the doggy front, here's my new foster, Hobie:
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Hobie was dumped with a bag of dog food in N. Ga., along a deserted road. A woman spotted him and took him food and water. He was friendly and playful, but had never had a collar or a leash, so he went nuts when she tried to coax him into her car. He stayed in the same spot for two months, waiting for someone to come back for him. The director of our shelter went up, with a woman from one of the local vets', and they tranquilized Hobie and brought him down. He's great, but terrified of being in the house. He's been with me since Monday and hasn't gotten off the doormat. He'll go in and out the door now, so we're making progress. At least he can't get into trouble when he won't get off the doormat! For another doggie pic, I'm attaching one of my favorites, Flying Nun (for her ears). I had this white boxer for two weeks. A lfe people thought she looked like a pit bull, but for boxer people who recognized her as boxer right away. (Google "white boxer" if you want to see more of them.) Anyway, this wild child lived in a kennel for the past 6 or 8 months. I brought her home and found that she was the best house dog, so well behaved, loving and smart. She got adopted and this picture is her with her new sister, a shar pei/boxer/mix. They were best buds from the moment they met. I couldn't have asked for a better home for this one. Nun's new mom has e-mailed me almost everyday to let me know how they're doing.
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That's it for me! (That's probably enough, huh?)