Thursday, April 26, 2007

My first blog post



Here it is, a cool gloomy day in South Central PA, even Fletch and Gabe are taking advantage of a day to just kick back and get some extra winks! However Remy decided he wanted to play, but it doesn't take much to tired him out.
Let me introduce "the boys" Gabe is the oldest. He's 5 and is our more timid boy. We don't know what else he is mixed with other than shephard, but that's ok. We got him when he was 9 months old and were his 3rd home. He had some "issues" but has really come out of his shell. His eyebrows are so very expressive and give him such character.
Fletch is our funny boy. He is a white shephard who LOVES the pool!!!!! We got him at 3 months old and he is pretty much the alpha dog, although there are times that Gabe has to put him in his place, but for the most part, he is the king. He's the baby of the bunch, but the king.
Remy is my step-daughter's dog who came to live with us in 2006. We never thought we'd fall in love so hard for a little lap type dog, but WOW, we've fallen hard!!! What a sweetie! Remy is Shitzu/Yorkie mix (Sukie) teacup version. He weighs all but 4 lbs. The big dogs LOVE him and certainly are his protectors when the neighbor dog comes over for a visit!

As for me, I love to knit or crochet, it really doesn't matter to me which one I do. I learned to crochet in 4th grade from my Aunt Edna. I dabbled in crocheting over the years, but really got back into it in 1999. Since then I have learned to knit and have been seen very infrequently since that without a hook or stick in my hand. I teach both crafts and love to pass along the knowledge to anyone who will give me their time.
Crocheting doilies is one of my main passions, I do love the beautiful fine work and I feel it's a lost art in some respects. As for knitting, I don't really care what it is, I'll knit it. Socks are alot of fun and I NEVER thought that those words would come out of my mouth!!!! But I truly am hooked on socks! I use the 2 cicular needles method and find it work so very smoothly and comfortably, however, I'll teach whatever method anyone wants to learn.