Tuesday Tails, knitting the toe, Blog award Blog, etc

Today these little dancing dogs are brought to you through stealing.  Sunday Stealing and Bud Weiser.

I love this breed but BOY are they a handful!

I've added another blog and, yes, I know it's been terribly slow because there are many more than 15 that I would nominate for this award.  Thank you Wendy for being so patient!

The blog is called Living in my Valley.  I find Karen's blog inspirational because of her writing skills and everything she shares about, well, living in her valley!  She shares a lot about the lifestyle of almost living off the land.  Also,  she is a knitter. 

Speaking of knitting..  I've been knitting and reading, knitting and organizing and knitting... and knitting.  I've found that fran's ten minute rule works for my hand.  Even though I do knit right handed, the left hand thinks it needs to be more active than it is because it's trying to maintain it's dominance.  Slapping it doesn't seem to disabuse it of this misconception, though it has lost the Computer Mouse fight, and the writing fight.  Now, the Right hand is trying to be obsequious, and it does concede the space bar wrangling to the Left thumb which guards it's territory viciously, even when it's aching like a Sorry Old Blister.  This space bar duty is something that will probably stay with the left thumb, since no amount of retraining has been able to change the status quo.  I guess if someday the left thumb falls OFF, this will change.

We have got another trunk from one of the kids, and we moved a TON of things yesterday to give it space in the dining area.  There is just nothing like AC to revitalize an old Hen like me.

This has to do with fins rather than tails, but I thought it deserved to be blogged.  You can ignore the appeal for funds in the corner, but aren't the numbers just astronomical regarding the killing of sharks?  And look down in the left corner for things that are more likely to nail your hide.  Toasters?

Rabia says that her kids are back in school already.  Wow!  I do know that my daughter is very VERY glad that she is through with her education, for now.  She just wants to find a job.

Ok, that's enough blah blah for one day!  Enjoy the week, and the coming of Fall. 

Tuesday Tails... and the beginning of the LIST for Inspirational Blogs.

Hello, this is Tuesday and the only tail available is one of near disaster.  Wolfie is fine but without the strong arms or a neighbor, he wouldn't have been.  A neighbor walks his Rotties, and our neighbor has warned us that his dogs do not like other dogs.  So, these two amiable dog owners, Mr.Z and Mr. X, walk their dogs with a respectful distance between them.  This usually means, the roadway is between.

Wolfie, who is an idiot, broke loose from Mr. Z's grasp, in a Herculean effort of brigandage, and charge the Rotties.  Well, in two blinks of an eye, the wolf was backed up against a brick wall, and the Mr. X was yelling, "No! No!"   His dogs obeyed - somewhat - since they had not started the fracas, but meant to finish it!  Mr. Z dashed across the street and re-asserted his alpha dog rank on an unrepentant little bundle of bristling fur.  I'm SO thankful that our neighbor is so strong, and that he is hyper alert!

Now for a few of the award winners.   One of these blogs is not being updated but it's still on the web and an inspiration to me because of two things.  It has tutorials on it for amazing little things, and some big, and it Lanea's sense of color and composition is Top Notch.

Crazy Lanea's Blog  Here are two links to one of her tutorials.
Part One to the knitting bag
Part two of the knitting bag

I've been reading  Bossy Little Dogs for years and years.  She inspires me with her true grit in the face of  what life handed her.  She's wonderful.



Catena's Expressions

Cinderellen's Corner

Clara's Window

I find all these women inspirational and full of the joy of life.  They are also all knitters/art crafters and artists love Animals, and they are flower lovers.  Yes, there will be couple of men on the list as well.  Science Guys, mostly.

Tomorrow, when I've had more sleep, I will find the post that started this, add several more names and shoot each blogger named, a post telling of them of it.  When I'm back from my sister's house; doggie and I are escaping all the noise and dust from the attic stuff. 

Have a Boon Day!  I am out of here!